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Jason K.
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I'm trying to set up a multi-select in my .fex so when I create an html form for the ampers in my .fex is will allow more than one value.

I'm new to this, so I'm sure I should know how it works. I've got two ampers...
WHERE YEARMONTH EQ &YEARMONTH.(OR);
WHERE STORE_BUDGETED_NUMBER EQ '&STORE_NUM';

the first line (&YEARMONTH) doesn't error out, so I can only assume it's working as I don't know how to pass more than a single value to it. I can't add the .(OR) to my second line without syntax error because of the ' as it is a character value. Is there any way around this?


Prod: Single Windows 2008 Server running Webfocus 7.7.03 Reporting server Web server IIS6/Tomcat, AS400 DB2 database.
 
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Francis Mariani
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multisel1.htm

<HTML>
<BODY>
<FORM action="/ibi_apps/WFServlet?" method="GET" target="ReportWindow">
<INPUT name="IBIF_ex" type="hidden" value="MULTISEL1">
<SELECT multiple name="Country" size="4">
<OPTION VALUE="ALL">All Countries</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="ENGLAND">England</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="FRANCE">France</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="ITALY">Italy</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="JAPAN">Japan</OPTION>
<OPTION VALUE="W GERMANY">Germany</OPTION>
</SELECT>
<INPUT type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit">
<INPUT type="reset"  name="reset"  value="Reset">
</FORM>
</BODY>
</HTML>

multisel1.fex
-SET &ECHO=ALL;

-DEFAULT &Country = 'ALL';

-? &

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT CAR MODEL BODYTYPE SALES
BY COUNTRY

-IF &Country.EXISTS THEN GOTO SEL_ONE ELSE GOTO SEL_END;

-SEL_ONE
-IF &Country EQ 'ALL' GOTO SEL_END;
WHERE COUNTRY EQ '&Country'

-IF &Country0.EXISTS THEN GOTO SEL_MULT ELSE GOTO SEL_END;

-SET &COUNTER=0;
-SEL_MULT
-REPEAT SEL_MULT_END FOR &COUNTER FROM 2 TO &Country0;
OR '&Country.&COUNTER'
-SEL_MULT_END
-SEL_END
END


Francis


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Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
 
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Jason K.
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What if you wanted to pass 'GERMANY' AND 'ENGLAND' but not all countries?

Couldn't you just do a
-IF &COUNTRY EQ 'All' THEN SET &NEW_COUNTRY = 'FOC_NONE'; and let your .fex throw out the where statement, thus returning all values?

I think my entire .fex is wrong if that doesn't work.


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Francis Mariani
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If you run my working sample code you will see that it can handle ALL, one or more than one country.

Use the sample code as a beginning for your program.

Create two files in one of your App folders, multisel1.htm and multisel1.fex. Run multisel1.htm with this URL: http://your-server-name/approot/your-app-name/multisel1.htm


Francis


Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991

Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
 
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Alan B
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Francis

Just a small change needed.
  
-SET &ECHO=ALL;
-DEFAULT &Country = 'X';
-? &
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT CAR MODEL BODYTYPE SALES
BY COUNTRY

-SEL_ONE
-IF &Country EQ 'ALL' GOTO SEL_END;
WHERE COUNTRY EQ '&Country'

-IF &Country0.EXISTS THEN GOTO SEL_MULT ELSE GOTO SEL_END;

-SET &COUNTER=0;
-SEL_MULT
-REPEAT SEL_MULT_END FOR &COUNTER FROM 1 TO &Country0;
OR '&Country.&COUNTER'
-SEL_MULT_END
-SEL_END
END


Because &Country will always exist because of the DEFAULT. Then a loop from 1 to &Country0.

Jason, I noticed you have an OR against your &var, are you using auto prompt? If so there is a different approach to take.

And change this line:
-IF &COUNTRY EQ 'All' THEN SET &NEW_COUNTRY = 'FOC_NONE';
to
-SET &NEW_COUNTRY = IF &COUNTRY EQ 'All' THEN 'FOC_NONE' ELSE &COUNTRY;
I think would give you what you need.
Focus DM and TABLE do not allow a IF .. THEN fld = value type syntax.


Alan.
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Francis Mariani
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Alan, you have time to comb through the code with a fine-toothed comb?

Yes, I didn't need the EXISTS line of code. It was probably there because at one time I did not have the -DEFAULT line.

So that's the only change I see: remove one line of redundant code. The program works just fine, with or without the redundant line.

I wrote this little demo before FOC_NONE was around and I usually avoid FOC_NONE if I can, for personal reasons.

Cheers, thanks a lot.


Francis


Give me code, or give me retirement. In FOCUS since 1991

Production: WF 7.7.05M, Dev Studio, BID, MRE, WebSphere, DB2 / Test: WF 8.1.05M, App Studio, BI Portal, Report Caster, jQuery, HighCharts, Apache Tomcat, MS SQL Server
 
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Alan B
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Not the time Francis, just been there before, sadly.

Must admit I use js to create the screening, I always feel I have more control!

I agree with not using the FOC_NONE. It can cause havoc with compound where clauses.


Alan.
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