this code:
-***************************
-* HEADER RECORD DEFINITION
-***************************
-* RECORD TYPE [3] 000 = HEADER RECORD & FILLER FOR [25] SPACES
-SET &REC_TYPE = '000 ';
-* HEADER TEXT [20] MUSE BE:GE STUDENT SUBMITTAL FOR SUBMITTAL BATCHES
-SET &HDR_TXT = 'GE STUDENT SUBMITTAL';

-* PUT THE HEADER REC TOGETHER
-* THIS LINE GENERATES AN ERROR, BUT APPEARS TPO WORK
-SET &HDR_REC = &REC_TYPE|&HDR_TXT;


-EXIT


generates this output/error:

-***************************
-* HEADER RECORD DEFINITION
-***************************
-* RECORD TYPE [3] 000 = HEADER RECORD & FILLER FOR [25] SPACES
-SET &REC_TYPE = '000 ';
-* HEADER TEXT [20] MUSE BE:GE STUDENT SUBMITTAL FOR SUBMITTAL BATCHES
-SET &HDR_TXT = 'GE STUDENT SUBMITTAL';
-* PUT THE HEADER REC TOGETHER
-* THIS LINE GENERATES AN ERROR, BUT APPEARS TPO WORK
-SET &HDR_REC = 000 GE STUDENT SUBMITTAL;
0 ERROR AT OR NEAR LINE 5 IN PROCEDURE mrheaderFOCEXEC *
(FOC295) A VALUE IS MISSING FOR: &REC_TYPE&HDR_TXT


and I have no idea why.

T^here are more fields I will need to concatenate to complete this record, but I always get an error when trying to concatenate a second amper variable. Is there a trick to combining two amper variables?

thx

Al

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Kerry,

Try this:

-SET &HDR_REC = '&REC_TYPE.EVAL&HDR_TXT.EVAL';

Separate the Dialogue Manager variables with a single or double dot. I cannot remember whether you need just one or two dots.

&VAR1.&VAR2 or &VAR1..&VAR2

The code also works if you put a space before and after the pipe:

-SET &HDR_REC = &REC_TYPE | &HDR_TXT;



WebFOCUS 7.6, 7.7
Windows, All Output formats


From my ever diminishing memory....

The concatenate without spaces used to work, pre dinosaurs.

Another case of code tightening ?

The two options that will work have been shown.

If you use a period, this indexes the variable, a double allows the two variable to be side by side without space between. This is used in -TYPE, -WRITE, DEFINEs and COMPUTEs, etc

Waz, Thanks for the clarification. Obviously I have a diminishing memory as well since I could not remember whether it was one or two dots.

Thank Gerry for Focal Point, my backup memory.




Perhaps one day there will be an app for my phone.

Or perhaps we just need to have a phone for the current apps to run At least I know I will eventually have to update mine

Every once in while the single contcat without spaces on either side would throw a "illegal use of GOTO" Once I figured out the cause of this message, I guessed it was coming from "deep down in the FORTRAN" never bothered to ask for confirmation from IBI.

Thinking about FORTRAN and WebFocus gives a hint how long I have been using (Web)Focus. The source code was been done in "C" for years and years.

Jim, I'm almost afraid to ask how long....

There are quite a few long timers on the forum.

I wonder how many years of experience are on the forum ??

I would dare to say that, at a minimum, EXPERIENCE/I4 would be required to represent that ... no?

Lucklily an I4 is stored internally as a 4 byte integer, lots of space for a large number of years.