Can anyone tell me the maximum length that a Dialogue Manager dash statement can be? I'm using WF 761. Thanks.

Example
-GOTO LABEL1
-LABEL1 (how long can this label name be?)

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Labels: 12.

Such as -GOTO NoDataToShow
. . .
-NoDataToShow

WebFOCUS 7.7.03:

quote:

label
Is a user-supplied name of up to 64 characters that identifies the target for a branch.

Do not use embedded blanks or the name of any other Dialogue Manager command except -QUIT or -EXIT. Do not use words that can be confused with functions, arithmetic or logical operations, and so on

Before 7.7.x, it was limited to 12 characters as Doug stated.

Her sig says "WF7.1.7" and I'm on "7.6.11" a,d I am looking forward to 8 when we blow by thae limit of 12.

Thanks so much.

quote:

Originally posted by njsden:
WebFOCUS 7.7.03:

quote:

label
Is a user-supplied name of up to 64 characters that identifies the target for a branch.

Do not use embedded blanks or the name of any other Dialogue Manager command except -QUIT or -EXIT. Do not use words that can be confused with functions, arithmetic or logical operations, and so on

Before 7.7.x, it was limited to 12 characters as Doug stated.

Doug, you will find some interesting enhancements to Dialogue Manager in WebFOCUS 7.7.x/8.0.02M. Some of my favourites, or at lest the ones I can remember right now:

1) -READFILE This is the one feature I cherish the most. You can read just about any field (alpha, integer, packed, double, even date ones) out of a HOLD file into &VARs and Dialogue Manager does the appropriate data type translations based on what the accompanying .mas says. The HOLD file can even be in default "BINARY" format. Just don't try to -READFILE from a .foc file or you'll see your EDASERVE agent crashing

2) In -HTMLFORM, you are no longer limited to 12-character variable names so this is now possible: !IBI.AMP.MY_RATHER_LONG_YET_DESCRIPTIVE_VARIABLE; I'm not sure if this already works like that in 7.6 though.

3) -LONG_LONGER_AND_MUCH_LONGER_LABELS_THAN_BEFORE ... 'nuff said.


And that is not even scratching the surface on enhancements to the WebFOCUS/FOCUS language such as new functions and better support for optimized SQL and native DB functions in iWay adapters, dynamic DBA master file security via MFD_PROFILE, finally more "decent" support for EXL07 output, and more and more ...