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JL
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Hi,

Is MATCH able to handle empty temporary hold files or do I have to write code to figure out that if the hold file is empty do not do a MATCH?

Currently, I'm receiving the following error:
(FOC205) THE DESCRIPTION CANNOT BE FOUND FOR FILE NAMED: ACS_APNAME_HOLD2

My code is:
TABLE FILE ACS_APNAME_HOLD1
PRINT
     APPLICANT_KEY
     NAME_KEY
ON TABLE SET PAGE-NUM OFF
ON TABLE NOTOTAL
ON TABLE HOLD AS ACS_APNAME_HOLD2
END

TABLE FILE ACS_RSDNTLADDR_HOLD1
PRINT
     APPLICANT_KEY
     ADDRESS_KEY
ON TABLE SET PAGE-NUM OFF
ON TABLE NOTOTAL
ON TABLE HOLD AS ACS_RSDNTLADDR_HOLD2
END

MATCH FILE ACS_APNAME_HOLD2
  PRINT NAME_KEY
  BY APPLICANT_KEY
RUN
FILE ACS_RSDNTLADDR_HOLD2
  PRINT ADDRESS_KEY
  BY APPLICANT_KEY
AFTER MATCH HOLD AS ACS_SR_HOLD1 OLD-OR-NEW
END



Thanks in advance for your help!

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Year(s) of experience in WebFOCUS: 5+. Using WebFOCUS 7.7.03 on Windows platform with Oracle/SQL Server.
 
Posts: 41 | Registered: September 08, 2008Report This Post
<JG>
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7.6.x we now have 11 versions .0 thru .10

There is a very big difference between how they work or don't.

The issue is that if no data is retrieved then no master is being created for your release.

766 and up create a master even if no data is retrieved (not sure about other 76 flavors).

Try SET EMPTYREPORT=ON might help

Other than that you need to code some logic.
 
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Waz
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As far as I can remember, a master was always created, when 0 records were extracted.

This shouldn't be the issue.

I would think that there is another problem in the creation of the hold files.

Do you have the FOCUS output from a run, there may be clues.


Waz...

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Enigma006
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Waz is right. Even o/p is 0 rows, master will be created. Run the 1st part separately and try checking the output or going line by line by setting echo may provide some clue..


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Tony A
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WebFOCUS has the great advantage of dialogue manager and this is a prime example of when to use it. Place a -RUN after the creation of the hold file and then redirect processing to another point of the code if the number of lines retrieved into the hold file is zero.

As for the creation of the master, I'm with Waz, my memory is that the master file was always created and can be tested using -
SET EMPTYREPORT = OFF
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT CAR
   BY COUNTRY
WHERE COUNTRY EQ 'XXXX'
ON TABLE HOLD
END
CMD TYPE HOLD.MAS
The only time the master is not created is when an error is encountered during the hold file creation, but then I guess that you've checked for prior errors?

T


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Danny-SRL
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Furthering Tony's example, the following does create output:
  
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT CAR BY COUNTRY
IF COUNTRY EQ SWEDEN
ON TABLE HOLD AS DANNY
END
-RUN
MATCH FILE DANNY
SUM CNT.CAR
BY COUNTRY 
RUN
FILE CAR
SUM SALES BY COUNTRY BY CAR
AFTER MATCH HOLD OLD-OR-NEW
END
TABLE FILE HOLD
PRINT *
END


Daniel
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JL
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Thank you for the suggestions! Our server was upgraded to 7.6.6 and the MATCH code worked without any changes.


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