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I am trying to add single quotes to a field name as shown below. However, no value is passed on to the target procedure. Please advise

TYPE=DATA,
COLUMN=sub_cnt,
COLOR=BLUE,
TARGET=_BLANK,
FOCEXEC=xxxx.fex (
CTRY_LIST=country.QUOTEDSTRING)

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njsden
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.QUOTEDSTRING can only be applied to Dialogue Manager's &variables, not to actual table or hold file fields.

Why do you want to add quotes to it? the notation CTRY_LIST=country should build a proper URL for your drill-down hyperlink.


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MartinY
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If you need, for any reasons, your country list enclosed between quotes, I suggest to add them in your drill-down fex which is receiving the value in an amper variable.

-*FEX : xxxx.fex

-SET &CTRY_LIST = &CTRY_LIST.QUOTEDSTRING;


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j.gross
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quote:
-SET &CTRY_LIST = &CTRY_LIST.QUOTEDSTRING;

Actually, that does nothing. The .QUOTEDSTRING implies .EVAL, and the assignment strips off the enclosing quotes, so net-net you're left with the original value.

Code:
-DEFAULT &z1 = O'Realy & O'Reily ;
-SET &z2 = &z1.QUOTEDSTRING ;
-SET &z3 = '''' | &z1.QUOTEDSTRING | '''' ;
-? &z

Result:
CURRENTLY DEFINED & VARIABLES STARTING WITH 'z':
 &z1           = O'Realy & O'Reily
 &z2           = O'Realy & O'Reily
 &z3           = 'O'Realy & O'Reily'


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Thank you! It's now working. I made a change in the target procedure.

-*FEX : xxxx.fex
-* This procedure is used by other reporting applications
-*
-* CTRY_LIST can have multiple alphanumeric values (comma delimited and enclosed in quotes)
-*

-DEFAULT &CTRY_LIST ='FOC_NONE';

-SET &CTRY_LIST_X = IF &SOURCE_CODE = 'Fex1' THEN '''' || &CTRY_LIST || '''' ELSE &CTRY_LIST;

ENGINE SQLPSTGR SET DEFAULT_CONNECTION ServiceMetrics
SQL SQLPSTGR PREPARE COUNTRY_TXNS FOR
select distinct c.country,
sum(transaction_cnt) as country_cnt
from country_rollup sdc
join geo.countries c on sdc.country_code = c.iso2
where 1 =1
and c.country in (&CTRY_LIST_X)
group by
country
) foo

END


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