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Josh K
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After creating a new masterfile, do you have to restart the Webfocus server? When is the masterfile read?

Yes, I'm running an old version, 436.

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No, you do not have to restart the reporting server. The masterfile is read when you issue a JOIN or TABLE command (and in some cases when you run SQL without specifying the SQL engine). The master must be located in an application folder in the APPPATH.


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Thanks!
I created a quick report on the table, and got it to not complain about errors in the masterfile, but even without a where clause it always returns nothing and there is data in the table.

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if i use ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT EXCEL
it pretends to work and returns an excel with no data.

if i use ON TABLE SET STYLE *
ENDSTYLE

it gives this error;

(FOC205) THE DESCRIPTION CANNOT BE FOUND FOR FILE NAMED: F554851

I know the masterfile is being read because if I put in a typo, it complains about it. So what else can be making it think the description is not found?

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Can you try the command WHENCE F554851 MASTER and see if it finds the file.


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Yes, it returns C:\ibi\srv436\wfs\catalog\f554851.mas


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I guess its because the master file must exist on both the windows side and as400 side where the iway server resides. I uploaded the master to the as400 side and now its complaining about the access file. So I think that means I need to upload the acx to the as400 but I'm not sure where.

Now the error is
(FOC1351) ACCESS FILE NOT FOUND : F554851/F554851


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Access file goes to the same place, but is the set up for the data source, as the access has this information in it.


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Got the access file and now I'm getting this.

(FOC1400) SQLCODE IS -303 (HEX: FFFFFED1) XOPEN: HY004
(FOC1407) SQL FETCH CURSOR ERROR. : F554851


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The setup for this data source may well be quite different, you will probably need to review this.


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