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hainguyen
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How can I break my code in many lines ? If I put all in one line, it will be so long.
Ex :
 
-SET &PARAM = IF ..... THEN ..... ELSE IF .... THEN... ELSE...;
I want to break it like:
-SET &PARAM = IF ..... THEN......
 ELSE IF .... THEN... 
 ELSE...;
Thanks in advance

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WebFOCUS 7.7.03
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Posts: 125 | Registered: June 17, 2013Report This Post
Waz
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With Dialog Manager, you can extend the line over multiple lines by starting the line with a -.

e.g.

-SET &PARAM = IF ..... THEN......
- ELSE IF .... THEN... 
- ELSE...;


Waz...

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jfr99
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Dialog manager statements can span multiple lines, but all lines have to start with a "-"

Here is an example ..

-SET &V_POL = IF &V_POL EQ ' ' THEN 'zzzzzz'
-ELSE IF &V_POL.LENGTH EQ 1 THEN EDIT(&V_POL,'000009')
-ELSE IF &V_POL.LENGTH EQ 2 THEN EDIT(&V_POL,'000099')
-ELSE IF &V_POL.LENGTH EQ 3 THEN EDIT(&V_POL,'000999')
-ELSE IF &V_POL.LENGTH EQ 4 THEN EDIT(&V_POL,'009999')
-ELSE IF &V_POL.LENGTH EQ 5 THEN EDIT(&V_POL,'099999')
-ELSE EDIT(&V_POL,'999999');

Hope this helps.


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Dave
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...except for

-PROMPT


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George Patton
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A further tip: As someone pointed out in a recent discussion, as long as the dash is in the leftmost position, the text can be indented, except for the -SET itself.

So the following is acceptable:
-SET &SKYCOLOUR=IF &IS_SUNNY THEN 'BLUE'
-ELSE IF &IS_RAINING THEN 'GREY'
-        ELSE 'PARTLY CLOUDY';


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Danny-SRL
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Also,on the subsequent lines, it is advisable to leave a space after the -
-SET &SKYCOLOUR=IF &IS_SUNNY THEN 'BLUE'
- ELSE IF &IS_RAINING THEN 'GREY'
-        ELSE 'PARTLY CLOUDY';


Daniel
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hainguyen
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Thanks. It works. I don't know why it didn't work at the first time I did it. Maybe I did something wrong.


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