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kalyanswarna
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Hi all iam appending the data from 12 hold files into one hold file by using FILDEF...(APPEND
here i am getting the problem is the data is changing for some of the rows is there any workaround for this please let me know.

FILEDEF HOLD1 DISK HOLD1
-RUN
TABLE FILE XXXX
PRINT
ASDFF
SDFGH
ON TABLE HOLD AS HOLD1 FORMAT ALPHA
END
FILEDEF HOLD1 DISK HOLD1 (APPEND
-RUN
TABLE FILE QQQQ
PRINT
ASDF
SDFG
ON TABLE HOLD AS HOLD1 FORMAT ALPHA
END
FILDEF................

Thanks,


Thanks,
Kalyan.S
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WebFOCUS 7.1.4, Win XP SP2,
Oracle8i.
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Posts: 155 | Location: Bangalore. | Registered: January 24, 2006Report This Post
Francis Mariani
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Be sure to have -RUN after a FILEDEF

FILEDEF HOLD1 DISK HOLD1
-RUN

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT
RETAIL_COST
BY COUNTRY
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'ITALY'
ON TABLE HOLD AS HOLD1 FORMAT ALPHA
END
-RUN

FILEDEF HOLD1 DISK HOLD1 (APPEND
-RUN

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT
RETAIL_COST
BY COUNTRY
WHERE COUNTRY NE 'ITALY'
ON TABLE HOLD AS HOLD1 FORMAT ALPHA
END
-RUN

TABLE FILE HOLD1
PRINT *
END
-RUN


Francis


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kalyanswarna
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Hi Francis,
Thanks for your reply.i hope you didn't check muy code just see the above one i used -RUN after every FILEDEF Statement.

Thanks,


Thanks,
Kalyan.S
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Oracle8i.
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Posts: 155 | Location: Bangalore. | Registered: January 24, 2006Report This Post
Alan B
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Kalyan

Could you put a ?FF HOLD1 between each request to check that there are no format differences in the output files.

Also perhaps run a TABLE FILE HOLD1 between each request to check where teh problem you encounter is happening.

Try placing the HOLD1 file in a place that you can view the output in a text editor, again check between every step.

I have used this for many different applications and have never had an issue.


Alan.
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kalyanswarna
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HI ALAN,
i checked the same what you said inur post for only the first and seconf hold files the values are changing remaining all are ok
is there any set command i need to give.
Thanks,


Thanks,
Kalyan.S
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WebFOCUS 7.1.4, Win XP SP2,
Oracle8i.
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Posts: 155 | Location: Bangalore. | Registered: January 24, 2006Report This Post
Francis Mariani
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Sorry, I should have said "Put a -RUN after every END statement AND every FILEDEF statement". It is very possible that, since there is no -RUN statement after the first END statement, the second FILEDEF messes up the first FILEDEF.


Francis


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kalyanswarna
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Hi Francis,
i will try with your suggestion. thanks for your post.
Thanks,


Thanks,
Kalyan.S
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Oracle8i.
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Posts: 155 | Location: Bangalore. | Registered: January 24, 2006Report This Post
Alan B
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Kalyan

There are no SET commands to help, because an APPEND should only add to the file. It cannot change values already there.

Please can you show a limited output of what happens after the first and after the second holds, e.g. the 2 HOLD1 files, and where the file has changed.


Alan.
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Chuck-n-Charge
Member
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Hi all
I am no expert but what about using the MORE command to append the database.
From what i see here you data elements are all the same.

TABLE FILE XXXX
PRINT
ASDFF
SDFGH
ON TABLE HOLD AS HOLD1 FORMAT ALPHA
MORE
FILE QQQQ
MORE
FILE AAAA
MORE
FILE BBBB
END
-RUN

TABLE FILE HOLD1
PRINT
ASDFF
SDFGH
END



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