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Mighty Max
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Is there a setting that can be turned on that will make PRINT * print all fields including defined ones?

DEFINE FILE CAR
CAR_MODEL/A50 WITH SEATS = CAR || MODEL;
END

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT *
END


Instead of

DEFINE FILE CAR
CAR_MODEL/A50 WITH SEATS = CAR || MODEL;
END

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT *
      CAR_MODEL
END


I am working on a report that has a whole lot of defined fields. Most of them are filler for a flat file that is created. When it comes time to create the flat file the code would be a lot simpler if i could just do a PRINT * to a HOLD file.


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Prarie
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You could put a ? DEFINE after your defines...without the table...and get a list of them all...then cut and paste. Someone may have a better idea.


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Darin Lee
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In other words, no. Prarie's idea is the quickest way to get a list of all your defines, in case there are a lot of them, to paste into your fex but a PRINT * simply selects all fields in the MFD. Now if you wanted to copy the defines from your fex into the MFD (ending each with a ,$) then I believe a PRINT * would get the DEFINEd fields as well.


Regards,

Darin


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hammo1j
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CHECK FILE &FILENAME HOLD
TABLE FILE HOLD
PRINT FIELDNAME USAGE
IF FIELDNAME NE ' '
ON TABLE SAVE AS SAVEXYZ
END
-RUN
TABLE FILE &FILENAME
PRINT 
-READ SAVEXYZ &INLINE.A66. &USAGE.A8.
-REPEAT LOOP9XYZ WHILE &IORETURN EQ 0;
-SET &OUTLINE = TRUNCATE(&INLINE);
-SET &USAGE   = TRUNCATE(&USAGE);
&OUTLINE AS '&OUTLINE,&USAGE'
-READ SAVEXYZ &INLINE.A66. &USAGE.A8.
-LOOP9XYZ

-CLOSE SAVEXYZ
END


Works and will include defines but is complex.

Personally would like

PRINT D* (all incl defines)

PRINT DSEG. (segment all incl defines)

PRINT HDSEG. (prints segment + segments above in hierarchy incl defines)

But that would be in heaven only I think!


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Danny-SRL
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John,

I'm afraid that CHECK FILE ... HOLD does not save the DEFINE fields. So I think that Prarie has the idea. In M/F Focus one can redirect the messages, output, echo to a file but I haven't found how to do that in W/F.


Daniel
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hammo1j
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Daniel

Yes you're right it only does the defines in the master. (which * also does not print)

Also checked SYSCOLUM and not in there either.

Does SM (session monitor) still work? You could record the output of ? DEFINE to a file that way.

Regards

John


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Danny-SRL
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John,

Alas, SM is M/F... It was great!


Daniel
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Mighty Max
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Thanks for all the info.
I went ahead and used Prarie's method of cut and paste using ? DEFINE.
It was the simplest solution that I could understand.


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Prarie
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Whatever works! Wink


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