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<delvegas>
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I have a situation where i need to call a procedure A from Procudure B.


-REPEAT :LOOP FOR &CNT FROM 1 TO &TCOUNT; (say its 10)
-SET &TestRequest = &TestRequest.&CNT;
-INCLUDE proc1.fex
-:LOOP

In the above code.. Iam trying to call proc1.fex for 10 times with different &testRequest (parameters).
I wanted to generate 10 different reports with different parameters passed to proc1.fex.

The above code is generating only 1 page with 1st parameter.


Thanks in advance
 
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j.gross
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Check for an -EXIT in proc1.fex.

Unless there are other & variables that proc1 needs access to, I'd use EX (execute) rather than -INCLUDE:



-REPEAT :LOOP FOR &CNT FROM 1 TO &TCOUNT;
EX proc1 TestRequest = &TestRequest.&CNT
-RUN
-:LOOP

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Posts: 1925 | Location: NYC | In FOCUS since 1983 | Registered: January 11, 2005Report This Post
<delvegas>
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hi Jack
Dont have an -EXIT command in b2765rp2 program.

-* Prog1.fex
-SET &ECHO = ALL;
-*-SET &STACK=ON;
-IF &TestRequest0.EXISTS THEN GOTO HERE;
EX app/b2765rp2 TestRequest = &TestRequest
-RUN
-HERE
-SET &TCOUNT = &TestRequest0 ;
-REPEAT :LOOP FOR &CNT FROM 1 TO &TCOUNT;
EX app/b2765rp2 TestRequest = &TestRequest.&CNT
-RUN
-:LOOP


Error Message:-
-*-SET &STACK=ON;
-IF 1 THEN GOTO HERE;
-HERE
-SET &TCOUNT = 2 ;
-REPEAT :LOOP FOR CNT FROM 1 TO 2;
EX app/b2765rp2 TestRequest = 800
-RUN
(FOC1538) 4GL procedure doesn't exist: b2765rp2
-REPEAT :LOOP FOR CNT FROM 1 TO 2;
EX app/b2765rp2 TestRequest = 802
-RUN
(FOC1538) 4GL procedure doesn't exist: b2765rp2
-REPEAT :LOOP FOR CNT FROM 1 TO 2;
-:LOOP

- I dont know why the program is not executing with EX command. But if i use -Include statement. It works fine.

But What i need is Each TestRequest should generate a report in different browser window.
In the above case.. I should get 2 reports in 2 different windows.

Delve
 
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susannah
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Del, are you running from MRE?

if so, do this:
put a blank space in front of the EX command.

now..if that works, its illegal.
the legal way to do it is
-MRNOEDIT EX fexname PARM1 = 'VALUE1'
or..
-SET &PARM1 = 'VALUE1' ;
-SET &PARM2 = ...etc
-MRNOEDIT EX fexname

i don't use apppath so i dont know about the syntax app/fexname ; i use edapath (because i'm a dinosaur) and just fexname works for me.
and -INCLUDE fexname works just fine. But that may be illegal, too.
-MRNOEDIT -INCLUDE fexname
is supposed to be the legal way, i'm told.
I have all this on good authority from one of the supreme wizards at Summit.
 
Posts: 3811 | Location: Manhattan | Registered: October 28, 2003Report This Post
j.gross
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quote:
Originally posted by delvegas:
[qb] hi Jack
...
Error Message:-
...
-REPEAT :LOOP FOR CNT FROM 1 TO 2;
EX app/b2765rp2 TestRequest = 800
-RUN
(FOC1538) 4GL procedure doesn't exist: b2765rp2
...
- I dont know why the program is not executing with EX command. But if i use -Include statement. It works fine.
. . .
Delve [/qb]
The app/filename syntax applies only to -INCLUDE, not to EX (See http://documentation.informationbuilders.com/masterinde...53mrdev/02_dev12.htm)

So omit the app/ qualifier, but make sure the APP declarations (or edapath, as the case may be) in effect on the EDA (oops, WFR) server lead to its real directory.

My impression is that MRNOEDIT has no effect on EX (or any other Focus [non-dialog-mgr] statement). Normally, MR does the inline substitution of -INCLUDE based on its repository; with MRNOEDIT, the statement is passed verbatim to EDA (there I go again) as part of an adhocfex.
 
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