How do you create dynamic HTMLFORM statements? I've found an example on the forum similar to the following code but I keep getting an error that says "(FOC36223) FILENAME @0000003HTML SPECIFIED BY -HTMLFORM COULD NOT BE FOUND".

-SET &LAUNCH_FILE = 'approot/lp_app_summary.htm';
-SET &LAUNCH_FORM = '-HTMLFORM ' | &LAUNCH_FILE;
&LAUNCH_FORM.EVAL

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You may need to do include the HTMLFORM statements:

-SET &LAUNCH_FILE = 'c200/fmtest10.html';
-HTMLFORM BEGIN
-INCLUDE &LAUNCH_FILE
-HTMLFORM END

Can an -INCLUDE be added within -HTMLFORM BEGIN/END?

I had the idea that only HTML code could exist there and therefore the need for using !IBI.AMP.xx to refer to DM &variables. I'll give it a try at using -INCLUDE because if it works that'll open some interesting possibilities.

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Nefatli, you caught me!

Though it works, I wouldn't use an amper in an HTMLFORM.

I think this is the preferred syntax:

-SET &LF = 'c200/fmtest10.html';

-HTMLFORM &LF

Yeah, that's the exact syntax I've used.

WebGuy0212, for "design" reasons we've made a decision in our site not to use app folders as part of file names when referring to focexecs or html files in our code and have opted for relying on APP PATH instead.

Using Francis sample code and assuming "c200" is part of a user/group/site APP PATH, you could simply do:

-SET &LF = 'fmtest10.htm';
-HTMLFORM &LF

That way, if later down the road you decide to re-arrange your environment and either rename your "c200" app folder to something else or just move your .htm files to different folders, you only have to make sure APP PATH is adjusted accordingly and your application should keep functioning; otherwise, you will need to track every place where you used "c200/file.htm" and make those changes manually (well, this can technically be automated but it's still a pain).

quote:

-SET &LAUNCH_FILE = 'approot/lp_app_summary.htm';

Is approot an app directory ?

Typically approot is the root alias for accessing the app directories.

Your usage sould be either {app directory}/{filename} or {filename} if the file is in the path.

I've tried to use the dynamic(&) approach and since I'm calling a launch page outside of the domain, I'm using the fully qualified domain/app/launchpage syntax but always get an error. The closest I've come is..

-SET &ECHO = 'ALL' ;

-SET &STARTER = '-HTMLFORM';
-SET &CALLER = 'callidus/app/callidus_oracle_hr_reconciliation_report';
-SET &STRINGST = '&STARTER &CALLER' ;
-RUN
&STRINGST.EVAL
-RUN
-EXIT

which yields this output....

-SET &STARTER = '-HTMLFORM';
-SET &CALLER = 'callidus/app/callidus_oracle_hr_reconciliation_report';
-SET &STRINGST = '-HTMLFORM callidus/app/callidus_oracle_hr_reconciliation_report' ;
-RUN
-HTMLFORM callidus/app/callidus_oracle_hr_reconciliation_report
-RUN
(FOC1517) UNRECOGNIZED COMMAND -HTMLFORM
CALLIDUS/APP/CALLIDUS_ORACLE_HR_RECONCILIATION_REPORT
-EXIT



Notice how it gets put to upcase in the final call and the -HTMLFORM is not even respected???

Any suggestions???? and Oh yeah, I've tried all the HTMLFORM BEGIN bla bla bla HTMLFORM END variations to no avail...

Has anyone ever done this successfully? The code that's posted here does not work for me whenever an & is introduced.

I'm using DevStudio 7.6.10 with matching WFclient and Server. Weblogic-webserver/linux-reportingserver

Have you tried:

-SET &CALLER = 'callidus/app/callidus_oracle_hr_reconciliation_report';
-*
-HTMLFORM BEGIN
!IBI.FIL.&CALLER ;
-HTMLFORM END

Dan,

I must admit I didn't try this version of the -htmlform begin and end using the good old bang(!).ibi.fil method. This still didn't make the magic happen.
As suggested I tried....
-SET &ECHO = 'ALL' ;

-SET &STARTER = '-HTMLFORM';
-SET &CALLER = 'callidus/app/callidus_oracle_hr_reconciliation_report';
-SET &STRINGST = '&STARTER &CALLER' ;

-HTMLFORM BEGIN
!IBI.FIL.&CALLER ;
-HTMLFORM END
Which gave me this(echo)

!IBI.FIL.callidus/app/callidus_oracle_hr_reconciliation_report
< !--
-SET &STARTER = '-HTMLFORM';
-SET &CALLER = 'callidus/app/callidus_oracle_hr_reconciliation_report';
-SET &STRINGST = '-HTMLFORM callidus/app/callidus_oracle_hr_reconciliation_report' ;
-HTMLFORM BEGIN
-HTMLFORM BEGIN
(FOC36232) UNABLE TO LOCATE END OF !IBI ESCAPE SEQUENCE.
-HTMLFORM END

WebFOCUS Version 7.6.10 compiled and linked on Tue Sep 29 17:06:02 EDT 2009 (Gen branch7610:187)
-->

and yes I have used this with and without the .htm extension as well.Please ignore the other code as it was just my attempt and making one long calling string which still does not work.

Perhaps theres some client side setting I'm missing which is causing the parser to hose my call....Just a thought

any more suggestions would certainly be appreciated, otherwise I'm looking at an ugly long drawn out goto routine a mile long

Do it the correct way and there is no issue.

!IBI.FIL.XXX; must point to a physical file allocated to the system or be in the current work directory

-SET &CALLER ='callidus/app/callidus_oracle_hr_reconciliation_report.htm';

APP FI CALLER DISK &CALLER.EVAL

-HTMLFORM BEGIN
!IBI.FIL.CALLER;
-HTMLFORM END

Where callidus/app must be under approot otherwise you will need to issue an APP MAP and APP PREPENDPATH / APPENDPATH
or a FILEDEF to the real file. The full file name is an absolute requirement.

JG

Sounds good, but since I'm working in the domain structure and everything is on the client side and not under the reporting server physically(approot) sounds like I'll need the webserver explicit path to my whatever.htm file. Is that correct. If so, I totally understand. If not, then I must be missing something.Thanks for the correct way as well. FYI I'll be calling .htm pages from multiple domains and just want to be sure that this approach is feasible. Thanks again

Yes use FILEDEF to allocate the file

-SET &CALLER = 'c:\ibi\WebFOCUS76\basedir\mydomain\app\whatever.htm';

FILEDEF CALLER DISK &CALLER.EVAL
-RUN
-HTMLFORM BEGIN
!IBI.FIL.CALLER;
-HTMLFORM END

Or APP MAP and PREPENDPATH or APPENDPATH

APP MAP LOCATION "c:\ibi\WebFOCUS76\basedir\untitled\app\"
APP PREPENDPATH LOCATION
-RUN
-HTMLFORM BEGIN
!IBI.FIL.whatever;
-HTMLFORM END

JG

Just completed testing,and works just as suggested with the filedef. This opens up some doors of granularity for control over users until 8.0 gets released. Thanks a bunch, life's good again!