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Mark1
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Hello,
I am trying to make a master file from a hold file that I can use in subsequent fexes. I got this syntax from another programmer:

APP HOLD HELDFILES
APP HOLDMETA HELDFILES
APP HOLDDATA HELDFILES
FILEDEF YESENCNT DISK E:\IBI\APPS\HELDFILES\YESENCNT.FTM
TABLE FILE BW_DCTDA
SUM CHARGE
BY ENCOUNTER_NUMBER
ON TABLE HOLD AS YESENCNT FORMAT ALPHA
END

But, I always get this error when I run it:

0 NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE= 1 LINES= 1
0 NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE= 18964 LINES= 18964
0 NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE= 18964 LINES= 1377
0 ERROR AT OR NEAR LINE 64 IN PROCEDURE ADHOCRQ FOCEXEC *
(FOC36219) AN ERROR OCCURED WHEN OPENING FILE: YESENCNT

Can someone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Thanks!

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Tony A
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APP HOLD HELDFILES
APP HOLDMETA HELDFILES
APP HOLDDATA HELDFILES

Firstly APP HOLD performs a combination of APP HOLDMETA and APP HOLDDATA so you only really need line one or lines two and three. Personally, I prefer to issue an O/S copy command to ensure I only get the files I really want.

As to your problem, don't forget that the filedef relates to the Reporting server and not the end user machine.

T


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Francis Mariani
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HELDFILES must be a folder in ibi\apps or be mapped if it is outside ibi\apps by using the APP MAP command. APP HOLDMETA saves the hold file metadata (Master) and APP HOLDDATA saves the hold file data. The folder must have appropriate permissions for the files to be saved there.


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Mark1
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Oh, you're right. I changed the path of the FILEDEF and it worked. Thanks again! You guys are lifesavers!


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