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Tomsweb
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I created a report which I'd like to run with the user entering
a prompt through a launch page.

Before creating the launch page I am testing the fex with this code:

quote:


-DEFAULT &ASGX = 'sm19';

-SET &ASGX = IF &ASGX.EVAL EQ '' THEN 'FOC_NONE' ELSE '&ASGX';
-RUN

TABLE FILE MMDB1
PRINT
WORKDESC
ADDRESS
DYYMD
COMPUTE DIFF/I8 = DATEDIF(DYMD,TDATE,'D');
COMMENT1
COMMENT2
COMMENT3
-*
BY ASSIGNEE
BY WO
WHERE STATUS EQ 'O';
WHERE DYYMD GE AGEDIF;

WHERE ASSIGNEE EQ '&ASGX' ;

END
-RUN



When I run this fex, I am surprised to see this error as the ASSIGNEE field is A4 in the MMDB1 table.
Confused

quote:


0 ERROR AT OR NEAR LINE 40 IN PROCEDURE ADHOCRQ FOCEXEC *
(FOC015) THE TEST VALUE IS LONGER THAN THE FIELD FORMAT LENGTH: &ASGX
BYPASSING TO END OF COMMAND
(FOC009) INCOMPLETE REQUEST STATEMENT
-EXIT



Any ideas?

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Tomsweb
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dhagen
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Change the line to:

quote:
-SET &ASGX = IF &ASGX EQ ' ' THEN 'FOC_NONE' ELSE &ASGX ;


It thinks &ASGX is actually &ASGX ... 5 characters.


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PBrightwell
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Because your &ASGX is contained within quotes, put a .EVAL on it.


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Francis Mariani
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There is too much EVAL in the world. Just code it like dhagen suggests. Equating one Dialogue Manager variable to another does not require EVAL, which needs to be used in very rare cases.


Francis


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PBrightwell
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quote:
WHERE ASSIGNEE EQ '&ASGX'


This is NOT equating one Dialogue Manager variable to another.


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