Hi All,
if I have a table like this with asnames=on:
TABLE FILE CAR
COUNT SALES
BY COUNTRY
BY CAR
BY MODEL
BY BODYTYPE
ON TABLE COLUMN-TOTAL AS 'TOTALCNT'
END
-RUN

can I read the TOTALCNT as variable from this run to be able to reuse this total count somewhere in the report?

Serenekk

If you want the number of lines from the report use &LINES.

If you want to use the total of a field try this.

DEFINE FILE CAR
 TOTALCNT/I9 WITH BODYTYPE = 1 ;
END

TABLE FILE CAR
SUM TOTALCNT
ON TABLE SAVE AS TOTCNT
END
-RUN
-READ TOTCNT &TOTALCNT.A9.
-TYPE Total Count = &TOTALCNT

Serenekk,

  
TABLE FILE CAR
COUNT SALES
ON TABLE SAVE
END
-RUN
-READ SAVE,&SALECOUNT

I think this will give you the output that you want.

 
 SET ASNAMES=ON
 TABLE FILE CAR
 COUNT SALES AS 'TTL_CNT'
 SUM CNT.SALES
 BY COUNTRY
 BY CAR
 BY MODEL
 BY BODYTYPE
 ON TABLE HOLD AS CARCNT
 END
 ?FF CARCNT
 -EXIT
 0 NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE=       18  LINES=     18
 FILENAME=  CARCNT
 TTL_CNT       E01           I5
 COUNTRY       E02           A10
 CAR           E03           A16
 MODEL         E04           A24
 BODYTYPE      E05           A12
 SALES         E06           I5

 

quote:

can I read the TOTALCNT as variable from this run to be able to reuse this total count somewhere in the report?

The simple answer is no - column totals are not saved as part of any hold file. The AS phrase used in the ON TABLE COLUMN-TOTAL only modifies the label placed on the column-total line, it does not create any verb object that can be held. Since column-totals are not included in the hold file, it has no relevance.

That being said, there are a number of ways to still get the desired result as has been demonstrated.
You can use the &LINES or &RECORDS variables after creating your hold file.
You can use prefix operators such as TOT. or ST. to display the total count within headings,footings, subheadings, subfootings, etc.
You can perform a count and then read that back in as a variable using -READ.
You could even hold as format WP (this actually DOES save the COLUMN-TOTAL lines and then create a MASTER file to reread your output file and use define to find the column totals and somehow parse out the values you want.

So the long answer is yes, there is a way. Just not the way you had first envisioned. You'll get used to looked for several different ways to accomplish your task. The FOCUS language is great that way. Take your pick.