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Hi,

I'm trying to execute a bat file which contains a winzip command via a fex....

wzzip -x@F:\ibi\apps\bmomfapp\weekzipex.txt F:\ibi\apps\bmomfapp\ziptest.zip F:\ibi\apps\bmomfapp\*.foc

I've tried DOS and CMD in my fex and I receive the following error...

'wzzip' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

I'm able to perform DOS/CMD DEL/COPY commands via focexec with success...so not sure why I'm receiving the above error...Any thoughts?


WF EDA&Client 713, Win2003
 
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GamP
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It may help if you specify the complete path to your wzzip file.
For instance:
dos c:\programs\wzzip\wzzip.exe -x .... etc


GamP
- Using AS 8.2.01 on Windows 10 - IE11.
in Focus since 1988
 
Posts: 1961 | Location: Netherlands | Registered: September 25, 2007Report This Post
Felix M. Peter
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You have to specify the complete path.

I usually use a batch file where I put the complex sytax on "DOS" level to avoid problems with line length in the fex:

I create a batch file TEST.BAT which contains the command
D:\IBI\APPS\vmis\LGRP.EXE \\CHKAU12NTAS116 >D:\IBI\APPS\vmis\TEST.TXT
(This command has already the length of 70 and with more complex paths it would be even longer)
and I call it in a fex with the syntax
! &&APPROOT.EVAL\vmis\TEST.BAT or
DOS &&APPROOT.EVAL\vmis\TEST.BAT

I hope this helps

Felix


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Lynn Allen Frick
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I just happened to have a fex running that zips and copies a file:

REM ZIPCOPY.BAT
REM This batch file is used by the College Database report (COLL_DB.FEX). It calls the Winzip Command Line Utility
REM to zip the file and save it to the proper College Database directory in S:\SECURE\
"c:\program files\winzip\wzzip" "%2 %3" c:\temp\%1
If Not ErrorLevel 1 Goto Exit
Echo *** ERROR COPYING FILE ***
:Exit


-* CREATING THE DOS COPY COMMAND COMPONENTS USING &COLL
-* THE FILE MUST BE SAVED INTO A DIRECTORY NAMED THE VALUE OF &COLL
-SET &FILENAME= 'DATA_' | &COLL | '.XLS';
-TYPE &FILENAME
-*SET &PATH1='S:\SECURE\' | &COLL | '\COLLEGE';
-SET &PATH1='T:\SECURE\' | &COLL | '\COLLEGE';
-SET &PATH2='DATABASE\';
-TYPE &PATH1
-TYPE &PATH2
-SET &ZIPNAME= &COLL | &MDYY;
-TYPE &ZIPNAME
-SET &ZIP_PATH2= &PATH2 | &ZIPNAME;
-TYPE &ZIP_PATH2
-SET &DEL_ZIP='DEL "' | &PATH1 | ' DATABASE\*.ZIP"';
-TYPE &DEL_ZIP
&DEL_ZIP
-RUN
DOS K:\FOCUS\INCLUDE\ZIPCOPY.BAT &FILENAME &PATH1 &ZIP_PATH2
 
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GamP


Yes, qualifying the full wizip path worked! Thanks GamP...thanks to everyone and providing sample DOS scripts


WF EDA&Client 713, Win2003
 
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susannah
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Kansas has a Manhattan? cool.
welcome to the point, Lynn. What a nice debut.



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Posts: 3811 | Location: Manhattan | Registered: October 28, 2003Report This Post
Tony A
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Lynn,

Weren't you a regular poster on the previous (now defunct?) BB? I recognise the name.

T


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since 1986		WebFOCUS Server 8.2.01M, thru 8.2.07 on Windows Svr 2008 R2  
WebFOCUS App Studio 8.2.06 standalone on Windows 10 
 
Posts: 5694 | Location: United Kingdom | Registered: April 08, 2004Report This Post
Jason K.
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susannah, it's the 'little apple'


Prod: Single Windows 2008 Server running Webfocus 7.7.03 Reporting server Web server IIS6/Tomcat, AS400 DB2 database.
 
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Lynn Allen Frick
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Tony/Susanna,

Greetings from the little apple. Yes, I was a regular on the old BB. I haven't done a lot of reporting for the past couple of years but still do a bit. I have always appreciated the willingness of the WebFocus community to share their experise. For me it's one of the strong points of the product.

Lynn
 
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