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Vasantha kumar
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Hi all,

I have created a new master file. I want to add some data (.foc file) into it. Is power painter an only option?
If not then how do i do that? If someone explain with an example then it would be fine.

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Vasantha kumar
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Danny-SRL
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where does your data come from?


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Vasantha kumar
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Hi danny,

It is just a dummy file with only one field like the one given in the post on McGyver's technique.

When i run the file it says No .Foc file found. so my question is, how do populate that file to make the procedure run?


Vasantha kumar
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GinnyJakes
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Look up the MODIFY command and use FIXFORM and the DATA statement to populate your file.

However, if you are using McGyver, you can also use a flat file.


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Danny-SRL
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Vasantha

As Ginny says: read up on the MODIFY command.

You say that your focus file has one field. Something like this:
  
FILENAME=NUM,SUFFIX=FOC
 DATASET='C:\ibi\apps\baseapp\NUM.FOC'
SEGNAME=ORIGIN,SEGTYPE=S1
 FIELDNAME=NUM,NUM,I3,$

Suppose you want to load numbers from 1 to 100. You use the MODIFY command:
  
MODIFY FILE NUM
FREEFORM NUM
MATCH NUM
ON NOMATCH INCLUDE
ON MATCH REJECT
DATA
-REPEAT #VASA FOR &I FROM 1 TO 100;
NUM=&I ,$
-#VASA
END

This should do the trick.


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Vasantha kumar
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Hi danny,

Thanks!

When i use the same code with my values in it, it says "(FOC198) FATAL ERROR IN DATABASE I/O" - error. I have given a correct location for the .FOC file.

But code works fine without the DATASET command.
Even I am able to see the output when i use the TABLE FILE inside the same proc.

But why am i not able to see the output when i use the file in another proc? I want to physically store that data file in UNIX. How could i achieve this?


Vasantha kumar
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Try doing a CREATE FILE filename before the MODIFY.


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But beware: when you do a CREATE file, the file will be written in the temporary directory. If you want it to be stored somewhere else, issue a APP HOLD before doing the create, in your case a APP HOLD BASEAPP.


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GinnyJakes
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While what GamP says is generally true, but because he has a DATASET parameter in his master, the file will go there.


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Danny-SRL
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Vasantha,

So you discarded the DATASET attribute. That's OK. Now you have to tell WF where to put the database. For that 2 things:
1. You use the USE command
2. You must have write permission to the directory where you want to write the focus database.

USE 
[pathname]/NUM.FOC NEW
END
CREATE FILE NUM
MODIFY FILE NUM
FREEFORM NUM
MATCH NUM
ON NOMATCH INCLUDE
ON MATCH REJECT
DATA
-REPEAT #VASA FOR &I FROM 1 TO 100;
NUM=&I ,$
-#VASA
END


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Vasantha kumar
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Thanks danny!

It works.. Smiler


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Vasantha kumar
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[SOLVED]Originally posted by Vasantha kumar:
Thanks danny!

It works.. Smiler[/QUOTE]


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