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Doug
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I have searched FP (for: reportcaster ftp txt) and did not find a solution to my dilemma. That dilemma is that I need to create and FTP a test file (ON TABLE HOLD FORMAT ALPHA AS MYFILE.TXT) to a Unix destination.

I am able to do this for a HTM file (ON TABLE PCHOLD FORMAT HTML) quite nicely. I can create the desired txt file in an app folder and, separately, ftp it from there using a DOS batch or Unix Script. But, I want to do it in a single fex / ReportCaster job.

I am looking forward to hearing your replies. Big Grin

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Posts: 3132 | Location: Tennessee, Nashville area | Registered: February 23, 2005Report This Post
Doug
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Cool I got it... Will explain later...
 
Posts: 3132 | Location: Tennessee, Nashville area | Registered: February 23, 2005Report This Post
Rao D
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Try using the below in your table request.

-IF &DELIVER NE 1 THEN GOTO PASSTHRU;
ON TABLE HOLD AS aa FORMAT &HOLDFORMAT
END
!cp -p &AA_EXT &DEST_FILE
-EXIT
-PASSTHRU

&AA_EXT -- should be like aa.ftm/aa.csv/aa.tab depending on the type of HOLD format that you choose
&DEST_FILE -- should have the file location and the file name.

THe above code works when your destination location has a mounting point to your reporting server.


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Client: tomcat and IIS on windows 2012
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Doug
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Thanks Rao,
But, that has too many assumptions and I need to keep this within ReportCaster.

The final (simple as 1,2,3) answer:
1) The Code:
   TABLE FILE [this]
   PRINT [fields]
   END
2) Edit Task:
    A) "Save Report As: [filename.txt]"
    B) Report Format: ALPHA - Fixed Format Text File (*.ftm, *.txt)
3) Distribution:
    C) Use the FTP to a "Single File" to [filaename.txt]
 
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