My application requires generating *.fex code dynamically from data in a table. One process generates a *.fex that is later INCLUDE'd into another process. To avoid conflicts between MRE Users and/or RCaster jobs running (nearly) simultaneously, and INCLUDE'ing the other's file in error, I give each generated INCLUDE file a unique name. This requires using an &var containing the unique filename in both the FILEDEF allocating the file when it is created and in the INCLUDE statement when it is used.

Apparently, the designers of DM's FOCExec parser decided that coding this:

 -INCLUDE &INCL_FNAME 

is illegal and they produce error 2905:

 (FOC2905)  &VARIABLE IS NOT ALLOWED AS A FILENAME IN THIS CONTEXT: &INCL_FNAME  

While the condition is benign, and both the driving and INCLUDE's *.fex run OK, the error message is incorporated into the &ECHO output of MRE and RCaster's job log. The former alarms the MRE user, should it not be masked with a real or 'dummy' report and the latter gives a production log reviewer the impression that something malfunctioned.

Does anyone know a way to eliminate this error while allowing other errors and messages to appear as they normally do?

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

cburtt,

Try

-MRNOEDIT -INCLUDE foldername/&INCL_FNAME

or

-MRNOEDIT -INCLUDE foldername/'&INCL_FNAME.EVAL'

Hope this helps...

Tom

You may be able to get away with just this:

-INCLUDE &INCL_FNAME.EVAL

Thanks Tom and mcgrakin.

I was all enghusiastic about using

 .EVAL 

and scolding myself for not thinking of it on my own.

Sorry but

 -INCLUDE &INCL_FNAME.EVAL 

produces:

 (FOC2905)  &VARIABLE IS NOT ALLOWED AS A FILENAME IN THIS CONTEXT:
 &INCL_FNAME.EVAL 

Chris

Chris,

Did you try -MRNOEDIT ??

Tom,

Yes, but that's not allowed in *.fex run under ReportCaster.

Chris

Chris,

I understand that your procedure runs well, but you get a spurious error message.
I ran this in DS without any error message.

  
-* File chris1.fex
-SET &ECHO=ALL;
-SET &INCFEX='CHRIS';
-SET &FEXFILE='C' || &FOCCPU || '.FEX';
FILEDEF &INCFEX DISK &FEXFILE
-RUN
-WRITE &INCFEX.EVAL "TRYING AN INCLUDE"
-RUN
TABLE FILE CAR
HEADING
-INCLUDE &INCFEX
SUM SALES BY COUNTRY
END

Could you try it and see what happens?