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KellyT
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Hello,
I have a .fex file that has the following code:
-SET &BEGINEQUIP = IF &BEGINEQUIP.LENGTH GT 2 THEN &BEGINEQUIP ELSE '_FOC_NULL';

-SET &ENDEQUIP = IF &ENDEQUIP.LENGTH GT 2 THEN &ENDEQUIP ELSE '_FOC_NULL';

I then have an .htm (composer) file that I created to use on our dashboard. If the user does not enter a begin or end equipment number then I want to pass just NULL into the .fex. I have my parameters set up to have a text box that will accpet the begin and end equipment numbers.

This worked from our old 7706 version just fine.

Thanks,
Kelly

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Prod: WebFOCUS 8.2.0.4
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Outputs: HTML, PDF, Excel, PPT
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globalwm
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What about setting (hidden) variables initially with:

-DEFAULTH &BEGINEQUIP = '_FOC_NULL';
-DEFAULTH &ENDEQUIP = '_FOC_NULL';

Then your SET:

-SET &S_BEGIN = IF &BEGINEQUIP EQ '_FOC_NULL' THEN 'NULL' ELSE &BEGINEQUIP;
-SET &S_ENDEQUIP = IF &ENDEQUIP EQ '_FOC_NULL' THEN 'NULL' ELSE &BEGINEQUIP;

??

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KellyT
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Hello,

I tried the -DEFAULTH however i'm then getting an error on my .fex because it is expecting either a number or NULL value.

The Defaulth is a hidden variable and on my dashboard the equipmentnumbers are not hidden.

What happens is if I leave the equipment numbers blank from my dashboard the parameters window opens (when it just have just passed in the null value).

Thanks
Kelly


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Ok globalwm that DID work. My Bad I missed the -set that you had changed from what I initally had.

Thanks so much for the help


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Hi globalwm,

I have another report that i do the same thing with. Can you please help me with this one also?

-SET &DATEPRINT=IF &WHICHDATE EQ 'Pickup Scheduled Date' THEN PUSCHEDULEDDATE ELSE IF &WHICHDATE EQ 'Pickup Actual Date' THEN PUACTUALDATE ELSE IF &WHICHDATE EQ 'Pickup Released Date' THEN PURELEASEDDATE ELSE IF &WHICHDATE EQ 'Delivery Scheduled Date' THEN DELSCHEDULEDDATE ELSE IF &WHICHDATE EQ 'Delivery Actual Date' THEN DELACTUALDATE ELSE IF &WHICHDATE EQ 'Delivery Released Date' THEN DELRELEASEDDATE ELSE '_FOC_NULL';


Basically with this one I have a drop down list box that has the Pickup Scheduled Date, Pickup Actual Date, Pickup Released Date, Delivery Scheduled Date, Delivery Actual Date, and Delivery Released Date in.

The user can select one of those options and then they fill in the a begin date and end date box.

Thanks,
Kelly


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