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Kar
Silver Member
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Hi,
Here is simple report.
I am trying to generate luanch page equipped with output options - HTML, PDF, EXCEL 2000, EXCEL FORMULA.
It gives error message
(FOC295) A VALUE IS MISSING FOR: &WFFMT

Below is the code
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT
DEALER_COST
RETAIL_COST
CAR
BODYTYPE
FOOTING
"Page Footer"
ON TABLE NOTOTAL
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT &WFFMT.(,,,).Select type of display output.
ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
UNITS=IN,
SQUEEZE=ON,
ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT,
$
TYPE=REPORT,
GRID=OFF,
FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
SIZE=10,
COLOR='BLACK',
BACKCOLOR='NONE',
STYLE=NORMAL,
$
ENDSTYLE
END
 
Posts: 43 | Registered: August 09, 2007Report This Post
Bik
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I take it you just need to add the formats to the
variable:

ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT &WFFMT.(EXL2K,PDF,HTML).Select type of display output.


WebFOCUS 7.6.1 Win 2003
 
Posts: 3 | Registered: November 02, 2006Report This Post
GamP
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Bik is partly right.
You would in this case also ned to activate the parameter prompting in the WebFOCUS admin console. If this would have been activated you would not have gotten the error in the first place.
Another option is to do a -DEFAULT &WFFMT = 'HTML' before the TABLE request or to do a ON TABLe PCHOLD FORMAT HTML iso &WFFMT.


GamP
- Using AS 8.2.01 on Windows 10 - IE11.
in Focus since 1988
 
Posts: 1961 | Location: Netherlands | Registered: September 25, 2007Report This Post
Leah
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Are you using developer studio to develop your launch page?? or just typing it in?


Leah
 
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Kar
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Hi,
1. I have added the format below
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT &WFFMT.(EXL2K,PDF,HTML).Select type of display output.

It still gives the same error message.

2. I checked parameter prompting is on in web focus console

3. I tried adding the following before TABLE request.
-DEFAULT &WFFMT = 'HTML'
It gave me parsing error.

3. I tried adding the following
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT HTML iso &WFFMT.
It gave me parsing error.

I am using WF 7.1.7.

Thanks
kar
 
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FrankDutch
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Kar

the line "-DEFAULT..." should be ended with ";"

How is this report started? from EDA or MRE?

If from the MRE you can force it to ask for user prompts.




Frank
prod: WF 7.6.10 platform Windows,
databases: msSQL2000, msSQL2005, RMS, Oracle, Sybase,IE7
test: WF 7.6.10 on the same platform and databases,IE7

 
Posts: 2387 | Location: Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Registered: December 03, 2006Report This Post
Tom Flynn
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Kar,

1) This is the proper technique in using &WFFMT, or, &OUTPUT, or, whatever amper variable you want to use for a prompt:

  
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT &WFFMT.(<HTML,HTML>,<PDF,PDF>,<Excel 2000,EXL2K>,<Excel Formula,EXL2K FORMULA>).Select type of display output.


2) -DEFAULT never has, never will, end in a semi-colon:

  
-DEFAULT &WFFMT = 'HTML', &COL1 = 'WHATEVER1', &COL2 = 'WHATEVER2', &CNTR = 0


Tom Flynn
WebFOCUS 8.1.05 - PROD/QA
DB2 - AS400 - Mainframe
 
Posts: 1972 | Location: Centennial, CO | Registered: January 31, 2006Report This Post
GamP
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Kar,

Maybe it would help if you give the complete code of your request, together with the exact parsing error that you get.
From the look of it, everything seems to be ok, and this parsing error may be related to something else entirely.


GamP
- Using AS 8.2.01 on Windows 10 - IE11.
in Focus since 1988
 
Posts: 1961 | Location: Netherlands | Registered: September 25, 2007Report This Post
Darin Lee
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You might also want to check the properties of the FEX itself to see if "Prompt for Parameters" is checked.


Regards,

Darin


In FOCUS since 1991
WF Server: 7.7.04 on Linux and Z/OS, ReportCaster, Self-Service, MRE, Java, Flex
Data: DB2/UDB, Adabas, SQL Server Output: HTML,PDF,EXL2K/07, PS, AHTML, Flex
WF Client: 77 on Linux w/Tomcat
 
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GinnyJakes
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Tom's code or this code works fine.

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT 
DEALER_COST
RETAIL_COST
CAR
BODYTYPE
FOOTING
"Page Footer"
ON TABLE NOTOTAL
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT &WFFMT.(EXL2K,PDF,HTML).Select type of display output.
ON TABLE SET HTMLCSS ON
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
UNITS=IN,
SQUEEZE=ON,
ORIENTATION=PORTRAIT,
$
TYPE=REPORT,
GRID=OFF,
FONT='TIMES NEW ROMAN',
SIZE=10,
COLOR='BLACK',
BACKCOLOR='NONE',
STYLE=NORMAL,
$
ENDSTYLE
END


As GamP said, please make sure that IBIF_wfdescribe is set to XMLRUN in your WebFOCUS Client Console.


Ginny
---------------------------------
Prod: WF 7.7.01 Dev: WF 7.6.9-11
Admin, MRE,self-service; adapters: Teradata, DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, Essbase, ESRI, FlexEnable, Google
 
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