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ShawnS
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How can you overwrite a FOCUS file on the data server without issuing modify (MODIFY FILE...) commands?
I am simply issuing an ON TABLE HOLD AS ... FORMAT FOCUS.
When I setup the files (FOC and MAS) I used the APP HOLDMETA and HOLDDATA commands, however without those I cannot overwrite the focus file.
In this example I first create the file issuing the APP HOLDMETA/DATA commands and loda file with france. Then I comment out the APP HOLDMETA/HOLDDATA commands and run again with different criteria. The program runs and appears to have worked as I hope, but the original data is still intact.

Here is my code:

-*APP HOLDDATA bitemp
-*APP HOLDMETA bitemp
-* above commented after initial run.
-*
APP FI AA_WRITE bitemp
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT *
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'FRANCE'
ON TABLE HOLD AS AA_WRITE FORMAT FOCUS
END

I am guessing this has to do with the internal modify that happens behind the scenes. Is there a way to make this work without those APP HOLD commands? I don't want to dirty up my application directories with other junk.

Thanks


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Posts: 46 | Registered: September 22, 2006Report This Post
Darin Lee
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Seems like I recall a recent post about being able to access files created with the app hold commands in subsequent requests. I don't recall the outcome, however. In any case you can include a USE statement in your fex (or user/server profile) that points fex to the right FOC files. But that's still adding some "other junk". Try searching the forum for APP HOLD / APP FI/ APP HOLDDATA


Regards,

Darin


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ShawnS
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Using the FOCUS file in a subsequent requests is my main objective. This works with the APP commands, however in a new month when I go to "step on" this focus file I cannot. I can if I issue the "modify file" commands, but I'd rather not do that.


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Francis Mariani
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If bitemp is in the App Path:

Program 1
APP HOLDDATA bitemp
APP HOLDMETA bitemp
-RUN

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT *
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'FRANCE'
ON TABLE HOLD AS AA_WRITE FORMAT FOCUS
END
-RUN


Program 2
USE bitemp/AA_WRITE.FOC
END
-RUN

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT *
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'ENGLAND'
ON TABLE HOLD AS AA_WRITE FORMAT FOCUS
END
-RUN


Program 3
TABLE FILE AA_WRITE
PRINT *
END


If bitemp is not in the App Path:

Program 1
APP HOLDDATA bitemp
APP HOLDMETA bitemp
-RUN

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT *
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'FRANCE'
ON TABLE HOLD AS AA_WRITE FORMAT FOCUS
END
-RUN


Program 2
USE bitemp/AA_WRITE.FOC
END
-RUN

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT *
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'ENGLAND'
ON TABLE HOLD AS AA_WRITE FORMAT FOCUS
END
-RUN


Program 3
APP HOLDMETA bitemp
-RUN

TABLE FILE AA_WRITE
PRINT *
END


Francis


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ShawnS
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The HOLDMETA and HOLDDATA work... But I don't want to use them because of the many intermediate hold files created within my procedure fill up my application folder.
What I am realling looking to find out is why doesn't the following work:

APP FI myhold appPath/myhold.foc
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT *
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'FRANCE'
ON TABLE HOLD AS MYHOLD FORMAT FOCUS
END

when the following does work?

APP FI myhold appPath/myhold.ftm
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT *
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'FRANCE'
ON TABLE HOLD AS MYHOLD
END

(what I mean by work is the results are saved into the hold files)

Thanks


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Posts: 46 | Registered: September 22, 2006Report This Post
Francis Mariani
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quote:
APP FI myhold appPath/myhold.foc


is not valid for FOCUS databases.

Check this out:

Controlling the APP Environment


Francis


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ShawnS
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Thanks the USE worked...

USE app/name.foc
END


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