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bug
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I just found that if I use a loop to read data from a multi-row file, I can't use -RUN in it. Otherwise the value of the -READ always stay the same.

Example 1:

quote:


TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT MODEL
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'ENGLAND'
ON TABLE HOLD AS TEMP_CAR FORMAT ALPHA
END


-SET &TIMES=&LINES;

-REPEAT :END_LOOP &TIMES TIMES

-READ TEMP_CAR &MODEL.A20.;
-TYPE &MODEL

-:END_LOOP



The result is correct as

quote:

V12XKE AUTO
XJ12L AUTO
INTERCEPTOR III
TR7


Example 2:

quote:


TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT MODEL
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'ENGLAND'
ON TABLE HOLD AS TEMP_CAR FORMAT ALPHA
END


-SET &TIMES=&LINES;

-REPEAT :END_LOOP &TIMES TIMES

-READ TEMP_CAR &MODEL.A20.;
-TYPE &MODEL
-RUN
-:END_LOOP




The loop still runs but the -READ result is always V12XKE AUTO

quote:

V12XKE AUTO
V12XKE AUTO
V12XKE AUTO
V12XKE AUTO


Why is that?

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Tom Flynn
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As the manual states, to read a multi-row file, either use -READFILE(available in 7.x.x release, don't know which one)
or
-READ FILENAME NOCLOSE &VAR1.A/In.

EDIT:
And, there is no ; at the end of the -READ line

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Tom Flynn
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bug
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quote:
Originally posted by Tom Flynn:
As the manual states, to read a multi-row file, either use -READFILE(available in 7.x.x release, don't know which one)
or
-READ FILENAME NOCLOSE &VAR1.A/I/n.


Yes it works.

Good to know that. I did not use NOCLOSE but it still works, until I got this problem.

Thanks Tom!


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Waz
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FYI

-RUN will close open files, unless you have the NOCLOSE option


Waz...

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