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vaayu
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SO we have a application where developers pushed lots of fexes to prod with the dreading line ECHO=ALL; I'm wondering is there a global setting to turn it off? Unfortunately its a line in every fex inside each reportcaster job (over 100 or so). Definitely a bad idea to have that in prod but, I figured I'll ask here if any of you guys handled it differently?

Thanks in advance.

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Waz
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Probably not.

There are some options to turn everything off, but not sure of the results. and wouldn't recommend it.

SET EMGSRV=OFF
SET MSG=OFF

I would suggest getting your developers to put in a line like:

-DEFAULTH &DEBUG_MODE = OFF
-SET &ECHO=&DEBUG_MODE;

Then it can be set in a profile or as a parameter.

We have put in place a fex checker on release to another environment to scan for -SET &ECHO and flag it as an issue.

You may need to add this sort of thing to your release process.


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I wonder if you can use LET command to fake it out.


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use LET command to fake it out.

I suspect not, as it only works on FOCUS commands not dialog manager


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Check out theses docs

If you set the ECHO to NONE as a pre-process, that will prevent procedure code from being displayed (echoed). Once the value of &ECHO has been set to NONE, it cannot be changed during the session or connection.


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Wow that's outstanding! I didn't know this little feature exists. Very nice indeed. Thanks Hallway.


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What version did this come in on ?

Just checked 8.1.04 and its in the documentation.


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Thank you Hallway, that seemed to have worked for what we're doing. Appreciate your help!!
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Originally posted by Hallway:
Check out theses docs

If you set the ECHO to NONE as a pre-process, that will prevent procedure code from being displayed (echoed). Once the value of &ECHO has been set to NONE, it cannot be changed during the session or connection.


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Nice Thread


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Hallway
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What version did this come in on


It looks like 7.7 is when it came out.

I found it in the 7.7 docs:

...wf77appslang/source/test_debug.htm

But not in the 7.6.1 docs:

...wf761appslang/source/test_debug.htm

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Wow, need to read the documentation more often.....


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Originally posted by Waz:
Wow, need to read the documentation more often.....


I actually found the ECHO setting by helper fex that I have that reports all of the available SETs and their current/available values.
  TABLE FILE sysset
PRINT  
    VALUE AS 'Available,Values'   
    SETMAXLEN AS 'Max,Length/,Value'
    SETFPROMPT AS 'From,PROMPT'
    SETFTAB AS 'From,TABLE'
    SETFPARMS AS 'From,PARAMS'
    VALDESC
    IS_DEFAULT
BY SETNAME
BY SETDESC
BY SERVDESC
BY SETVALTYPE
BY CURR_VALUE
WHERE SETNAME EQ &SETNAME.(OR(FIND SETNAME IN sysset |FORMAT=A64)).Select SET value.;
ON TABLE SET PAGE-NUM OFF
ON TABLE SET STYLE *
INCLUDE=IBFS:/FILE/IBI_HTML_DIR/ibi_themes/flat.sty,$
TYPE=REPORT, LINES-PER-PAGE=UNLIMITED, TITLETEXT='WebFOCUS Sets', $
ENDSTYLE
END


There are other system tables that you can query as well. Docs here: https://webfocusinfocenter.inf..._lang/source/fmi.htm


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Yes, one of those gems that can be easily forgotten.


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If you want to turn it completely off in production, put -SET &ECHO=NONE; in the edasprof.


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I came across this while checking something about "-PROMPT".

BUT, Nice Suggestion John, to "turn it completely off in production, put -SET &ECHO=NONE; in the edasprof." Smiler




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