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DWaybright
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I have a fex I wrote in AppStudio using -READFILE to pull in fields from a master file, but since we upgraded to 8.2.03 (from 8105M), it doesn't work. I get prompted for the variables. The master file is a synonym to a single row MS-SQL table.



-READFILE MAINT_REPORTING_DATES
-RUN
-SET &ME_DATE = EDIT(&CURR_REPORTING_MTH_END, '99/99/9999');


Am I missing something?

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Doug
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I guessing that "MAINT_REPORTING_DATES" is the name of your HOLD file, right? If so, add the following immediately after your HOLD... End... 
  -RUN
?FF MAINT_REPORTING_DATES
to verify that "CURR_REPORTING_MTH_END' is the name of the field.
 
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MartinY
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Try this

-DEFAULTH &CURR_REPORTING_MTH_END = ''
TABLE FILE abc
BY CURR_REPORTING_MTH_END
WHERE .....
ON TABLE HOLD AS MAINT_REPORTING_DATES
END
-RUN
-READFILE MAINT_REPORTING_DATES
-RUN
-SET &ME_DATE = EDIT(&CURR_REPORTING_MTH_END, '99/99/9999');


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Doug
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-DEFAULTH &CURR_REPORTING_MTH_END = ''
That's important. It'll be prompted for if it's not included.
 
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DWaybright
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-DEFAULTH &CURR_REPORTING_MTH_END = ''

Ah! the DEFAULTH line was key.
THANKS!!!


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Wep5622
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From a similar post, I have picked up the habit of definging those -DEFAULT's right after the -READFILE statement:
TABLE FILE abc
BY CURR_REPORTING_MTH_END
WHERE .....
ON TABLE HOLD AS MAINT_REPORTING_DATES
END
-RUN
-READFILE MAINT_REPORTING_DATES
-DEFAULTH &CURR_REPORTING_MTH_END = '';
-SET &CURR_REPORTING_MTH_END = TRUNCATE(&CURR_REPORTING_MTH_END);
-SET &ME_DATE = EDIT(&CURR_REPORTING_MTH_END, '99/99/9999');


That has the benefit that WebFOCUS does not warn you that you are overwriting a variable's value.

I also got into the habit of TRUNCATE()-ing values from -READFILE. Or LTRIM() in the case of numeric values. The extra spaces can cause surprises Wink

Also, a couple of implicit nits I picked: You don't need -RUN after Dialog Manager statements (-READFILE) and -DEFAULT(H) is supposed to end with a semi-colon these days, I've been told.


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