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webmeister
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In a mainframe FOCEXEC, how do you display the contents of variables in a _TYPE statement?

For example, would this be the correct format?

-TYPE HERE IS MY VARIABLE: &VARIABLENAME

I just want to be able to see what some of my variables contain at different points in my FOCEXEC and will be putting this _TYPE to use.

Or.... is there a better or easier way to see what my variables contain within the running of a FOCEXEC?

Thanks in advance!

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GinnyJakes
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What you have stated should work just fine. Have you tried it?

You can also put a -SET &ECHO=ALL; at the beginning of your program.


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j.gross
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-? &
will list all the defined variables and their values


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FrankDutch
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If you want to see this in a running program, this only works in an HTML report.
If you get the report, you left click and ask to see the source.




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webmeister
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Thank you to all who have responded! Frank, is that a mainframe FOCUS thing? Or is that WebFocus? I don't recall seeing that mouse clicks work on the mainframe as such.... if I am mistaken, please let me kow!


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GinnyJakes
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Use what I told you to do. That's all we had in the olden days.

There is also TOE or Terminal Operator Environment if that is still around.


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FrankDutch
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It's Webfocus

If you only have mainframe, you should put in some exits I think before you get the real report.




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webmeister
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Ginny, thanks.... that's exactly what I used and it worked great. It's been a real killer, since prior to my current job it had been close to 10 years since I used FOCUS....the rutiness rears its ugly head sometimes.

Frank, a quote from my original posting in this thread:
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In a mainframe FOCEXEC, how do you display the contents of variables in a _TYPE statement?


and a question for you - what would putting in some exits do for my original question?


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