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BobSh
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The problem I have is the final output file (which is a comma delimited) ends up with fields I don’t want and I don’t want to name each field with the PRINT command on the output. I want to use PRINT * if at all possible.

I want avoid doing this (listing every field):

Table File Focus_Hold
Print
Field1
Field2
On table hold as flat_file format comma
END

This is how the code works now.

Join Clear *
Join field1 in Focus_Hold to field1 in Oracle_table
END

Table File Focus_Hold
Print *
On Table hold as flat_file format comma
End

This is what the file looks like:
Field1 (from Focus_Hold)
Field2 (from Focus_Hold)
Field1 (from Oracle_table) <- I don’t want this field in my final comma delimited file.

Any ideas ?

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WebFOCUS 7.7.05M, gen 144, Windows 2008 Server R2 64-bit, Tomcat 6.0.33, IIS 7.0, SQL Server, Excel 2013, PDF, HTML, FOCUS files.
 
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TexasStingray
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Then do not use *, name each field.




Scott

 
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BobSh
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That's what I said I was trying to avoid. Any other ideas?


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Never mind. We found a potential solution using CHECK FILE. Thanks.


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Unfortunately the potential solution did not work. We're still hoping someone has a solution for this. Thanks.


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Tom Flynn
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Join Clear *
Join FILE Focus_Hold   AT field1 TAG T1 TO ONE
     FILE Oracle_table AT field1 TAG T2 AS J1
WHERE T1.FIELD1 EQ T2.FIELD1;
END

Table File Focus_Hold
Print 
  T1.*
On Table hold as flat_file format comma
End


Not addressing the use of mixed-case in your example...

hth


Tom Flynn
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TexasStingray
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Tom, How do you print the fields in T2




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Tom Flynn
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T2.field2 T2.field3 T2.field4, etc...

and he can go from there. I usually don't assist with shortcuts, AND, this one will probably not work.

I was just addressing the exclusion. Of course, He can SAVE on the first run, copy all the fields into a fex, clean it up and do a -INCLUDE for the columns needed in the real run...


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