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Robert Teo
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Hej,

I get a reply when running a report that is to hold the result in xml. The resultating file stops when it hits a local character.

Anyone knows how to get pass this?

/Robert

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<JG>
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You need to correctly configure NLS in your WebFOCUS system.
 
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Robert Teo
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It is set at 865- Nordic keyboard.

The thing is that if we do not use HOLD FORMAT XML we get the NLS characters.

If we run the focexec (with HOLD FORMAT XML) in the grinder we see where it stops and the message asks us to either abort or click on the highlighted "update" word. When we click on the word update it then can produce the report in XML format with the NLS characters showing up.

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<JG>
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Robert,

You do not say what version of WF or what platform.

Both the WebFOCUS client and server must be configured to use the same code page.
Also make sure that the code page in use by your operating system matches.

If you are on Z/OS then check IBI_FILE_ENCODING in the web.xml file, that also needs to be correct.
If that's the cause then you will need to change it and re-jar the war file and redeploy
 
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Robert Teo
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We are running WF769 on windows server 2003.

Both are using 865-nordic.

Great, means we have to redeploy that file.

I think I have reinstalled WF versions about a hundred times and there is always some problem that needs to be fixed after.

I have a dream, where I click the button and the installation is done without all those questions that need me to answer, where is this, where is that, is the port ok, do I have the right permissions, do I need a cup of coffee, with suger or without, with milk or without......on and on it goes and at the end the systems test shows one failed Report Caster cannot access the SQL database.


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Francis Mariani
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What's "the grinder", by the way?

Also, this won't help with the problem you describe, but unless I misunderstand, you don't have to use the war file if you configure the web app directory on the app server - just make the change in the directory, then recycle the serverr.

At least, that is what I do with Tomcat on Windows.


Francis


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Håkan
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The funny thing is that it works fine issuing ON TABLE HOLD FORMAT XML, but not PCHOLD FORMAT XML. Is the encoding string in web.xml the problem? Should that be reset to 865 or ISO-8859-1 instead of UTF-8?

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Håkan


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<JG>
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UTF-8

Definitely not.

There are 2 encoding strings which on a totally standard install use DEFAULT.

   <context-param>
     <!-- Used as charset for app server file reads and writes -->
     <param-name>IBI_FILE_ENCODING</param-name>
<param-value>DEFAULT</param-value>
  </context-param>

  <context-param>
     <!-- Used as UNICODE support for the encoding value of JVMs default overridden -->
     <param-name>IBI_NLS_ENCODING</param-name>
     <param-value>DEFAULT</param-value>
  </context-param>


I would back up the web.xml and play with them.

You will have to redeploy ibi_aps every time you make a change.

As Francis said if you are tomcat and have deployed the folder and not the war file you do not need to re-jar.

Best way is
stop tomcat,
delete the folder C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 5.5\work\Catalina\localhost\ibi_apps
start tomcat

That way it will fully redeploy, (just stopping and starting tomcat does not redeploy).
 
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