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Evgenia
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Hi everybody,

I am trying to set variable to a string value which is supposed to have two lines.
Here is what I've come up with:
 -SET &WHERE1 = 'WHERE SEASON EQ ''&SEASON1'' \n-REPEAT AFTERSEAS FOR &COUNTER FROM 2 TO &SEASON0; \nOR ''&|EASON.&COUNTER''';

So before I actually do the TABLE FILE request in a focexec, I set &WHERE1 to some code. Then in TABLE request I use .EVAL. The problem is that there is a DM command which as far as I know should be on a new line. So I need to force that string onto the next line.

\n does not work. I get 'computational element is not recognized' error.

Is there any other way? Is it at all possible? Am I trying nonsense? I've looked everywhere for the solution. Maybe my wording is wrong when I search.

Thanks,
Evgenia
 
Posts: 24 | Registered: April 19, 2006Report This Post
dhagen
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I do remember using ascii code with the HEXBYT function for adding line breaks in the past, but I'm not to sure what all the values were.

As another option, why not do -WRITE commands and put the code into a text file, then include it in your table request? Something like:
  
FILEDEF TOUT DISK tout.fex
-RUN
-WRITE TOUT WHERE SEASON EQ ''&SEASON1'' 
-WRITE TOUT -REPEAT AFTERSEAS FOR &COUNTER FROM 2 TO &SEASON0;
-WRITE TOUT OR ''&|EASON.&COUNTER'''
-WRITE TOUT -AFTERSEAS


Or something to that effect.


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Piipster
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The simplest thing would be to put each line into a separate amper var.

-SET &WHERE1 = 'WHERE SEASON EQ ''&SEASON1'' ' ;
-SET &WHERE2 = '-REPEAT AFTERSEAS FOR &|COUNTER FROM 2 TO &|SEASON0';
-SET &WHERE3 = 'OR ''&|SEASON.&COUNTER'' ';

Then use the .EVAL for each variable in your TABLE request.


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Posts: 346 | Location: Melbourne Australia | Registered: April 15, 2003Report This Post
Evgenia
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That's what I did, Piipster. It is the simplest but it is definitely not the most sofisticated one.

I will try to use -WRITE, dhagen.

Thank you, guys.
 
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susannah
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Evgenia, dhagen's idea would work fine
Write out your entire WHERE condition onto a 2line external file, filedef'd to your agent,
and then -INCLUDE it.
In dhagen's example, the file tout.fex has been made in the agent, so
-INCLUDE TOUT
would work like a charm.



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