Hi,

I'm trying to run a procedure that looks like this...

TABLE FILE SYSTABLE
SUM FST.NAME
BY NAME
-INCLUDE &&IBI_IF_FILE
ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT XML
END

In the users profile there is a line

 -SET &&IBI_IF_FILE = e:\[path]\includefiles.fex 

The contents of includefiles.fex is

 WHERE NAME EQ 'CAR' OR 'GGSALES'  

I've found two docs regarding this. One suggested using MRNOEDIT and the other suggested using a -DEFAULT. I've tried both but I keep getting "(FOC2905) &VARIABLE IS NOT ALLOWED AS A FILENAME IN THIS CONTEXT:"

Anyone have any suggestions on this?

Oh yeah, If I go to https://SERVER:PORT/ibi_html/homepage/adhoc.htm and paste the procedure shown above it works!

Thanks,

Dan

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Dan Pinault,

When executing the procedure, is the value of the variable correct? You can show all variables with the command '-? &' in the fex.

Other question is: have you tried it as '-INCLUDE &&IBI_IF_FILE.EVAL'?

"(FOC2905) &VARIABLE IS NOT ALLOWED AS A FILENAME IN THIS CONTEXT:
When operating under WFDESCRIBE, there are restrictions on where
an &VAR or &&VAR may be used. -INCLUDE is one of those cases."

I believe this means the following:

When Autoprompt is active (IBIF_wfdescribe = XMLRUN or XMLPROMPT), the server will pre-scan the fex, along with any files referenced therein by (server-side) -INCLUDE, to prompt for undefined amper vars referenced in the fex code. That pre-scan does not perform amper var substitution in the -INCLUDE directive line to determine the identify of the included child fex -- instead it issues FOC2905 and stops dead.

To achieve a server-side -INCLUDE for the module whose name is contained in a global var, I suggest you hide the entire -include in a local amper var:

-SET &where='-INCLUDE ' | &&IBI_IF_FILE ;

TABLE FILE ...
...
&where.EVAL
...
END

The Autoprompt pre-sccan will note that &where is defined by a -SET so not in need of Autoprompting, and will restrict itself to undefined vars it finds in the parent fex (plus any visible -INCLUDEs). Once the autoprompting is completed, the server's second-round execution on encountering

&where.EVAL

will evaluate and rescan the line, and find and process

-INCLUDE drive:\path\fexname

But any fex that you -INCLUDE in this manner had better not have amper variables that need Autoprompt!

This message has been edited. Last edited by: j.gross,

Jack,

Way to outsmart the compiler! Your technique of 'hiding' one variable inside another worked perfectly.

Thanks!

Dan

The problem is your amper variable only contains the path you set it to not the contents of the file. This should solve your problem:
Step 1: filedef a file using your amper variable
ex: FILEDEF XYZ DISK &&IBI_IF_FILE.EVAL
Step 2: Prior to your table request insert lines
-READ XYZ &WHERE_STMT.A80
-RUN
Step3 : In your table request insert the line
&WHERE_STMT.EVAL