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AMC
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I am reading a file into an amper vaiable that consists of one decimal formatted field. I am getting a syntax error on reading the field. A snippet of the code and the error is below. I may be overlooking something. 

   
TABLE FILE MDM_READINGS
PRINT MIN_KW_DEM 
BY LOWEST 1 MIN_KW_DEM NOPRINT
WHERE AMI_METER_ID EQ '&METER';
WHERE d_st_date_cvte_hmdyy GE '&ST_DT';
WHERE d_end_date_cvte_hmdyy LE '&END_DT';
WHERE CHANNEL EQ '&KW_CHANNEL';
WHERE UNIT_OF_MEASURE CONTAINS 'KWH';
WHERE MIN_KW_DEM GT &MIN_KW_THRSH;
ON TABLE SAVE AS HOLDA FORMAT ALPHA
END
-RUN


-SET &MIN_KW_DEM = '';
-BEGIN
-READ HOLDA &MIN_KW_DEM.D20.2.
-TYPE &MIN_KW_DEM
-DONE
-EXIT


Error:
0 NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE= 30 LINES= 1
0 ERROR AT OR NEAR LINE 86 IN PROCEDURE ADHOCRQ
(FOC224) SYNTAX ERROR: D12
------------------------vvv
-READ HOLDA &MIN_KW_DEM.D12.2.

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Mike Williams
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Not seeing anything that stands out, but personally I've had more luck with -READFILE than having to identify the formats with the -READ.


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MartinY
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Try using that syntax
SET ASNAMES = ON
TABLE FILE SALES
SUM RETAIL_PRICE AS 'TOT_SALES'
ON TABLE HOLD AS EXT
END
-RUN

-READFILE EXT
-TYPE &TOT_SALES

Using READFILE you don't have to bother about format

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AMC
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Yeah, I normally have more luck with -READFILE also. I had already tried it and I really get the same error:

0 NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE= 1 LINES= 1
ALPHANUMERIC RECORD NAMED HOLDA
0 FIELDNAME ALIAS FORMAT LENGTH
MIN_KW_DEM D12.2 12
RNK$$00102 I6 6
TOTAL 18
1
0 NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE= 30 LINES= 1
0 ERROR AT OR NEAR LINE 86 IN PROCEDURE ADHOCRQ
(FOC224) SYNTAX ERROR: &MIN_KW_DEM
----------------vvvvvvvvvvv
-READFILE HOLDA &MIN_KW_DEM


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AMC
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MartinY - I tried using the actual syntax you posted and it worked. I have it below. Thanks for your help and thanks to the other individuals for helping out on this thread.

TABLE FILE MDM_READINGS
PRINT MIN_KW_DEM
BY LOWEST 1 MIN_KW_DEM NOPRINT
WHERE AMI_METER_ID EQ '&METER';
WHERE d_st_date_cvte_hmdyy GE '&ST_DT';
WHERE d_end_date_cvte_hmdyy LE '&END_DT';
WHERE CHANNEL EQ '&KW_CHANNEL';
WHERE UNIT_OF_MEASURE CONTAINS 'KWH';
WHERE MIN_KW_DEM GT &MIN_KW_THRSH;
ON TABLE HOLD AS HOLDA
END
-RUN


-SET &MIN_KW_DEM = '';
-BEGIN
-READFILE HOLDA
-TYPE &MIN_KW_DEM
-DONE
-EXIT


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AMC
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[Solved]Originally posted by AMC:
I am reading a file into an amper vaiable that consists of one decimal formatted field. I am getting a syntax error on reading the field. A snippet of the code and the error is below. I may be overlooking something. 

   
TABLE FILE MDM_READINGS
PRINT MIN_KW_DEM 
BY LOWEST 1 MIN_KW_DEM NOPRINT
WHERE AMI_METER_ID EQ '&METER';
WHERE d_st_date_cvte_hmdyy GE '&ST_DT';
WHERE d_end_date_cvte_hmdyy LE '&END_DT';
WHERE CHANNEL EQ '&KW_CHANNEL';
WHERE UNIT_OF_MEASURE CONTAINS 'KWH';
WHERE MIN_KW_DEM GT &MIN_KW_THRSH;
ON TABLE SAVE AS HOLDA FORMAT ALPHA
END
-RUN


-SET &MIN_KW_DEM = '';
-BEGIN
-READ HOLDA &MIN_KW_DEM.D20.2.
-TYPE &MIN_KW_DEM
-DONE
-EXIT


Error:
0 NUMBER OF RECORDS IN TABLE= 30 LINES= 1
0 ERROR AT OR NEAR LINE 86 IN PROCEDURE ADHOCRQ
(FOC224) SYNTAX ERROR: D12
------------------------vvv
-READ HOLDA &MIN_KW_DEM.D12.2.[/QUOTE]


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Tony A
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The only valid READ formats are alpha and integer. Hence D12.2 is invalid.

e.g. -READ filename &variable.A8.
or -READ filename &variable.I8.

There should be a period before and after the format attribute.

As Martyn suggests, using -READFILE is a much better method as it will use both the filednames as the variable names plus the formats.

If you wish to use decimals within dialogue manager, you should also consider using SET DMPRECISION = n.


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Tony A
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This is a link to some documentation.

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