Hi,

Is it possible to set the output filename of a fex as the fex name itself?

For example, I have the following:

-SET &FILENAME = 'REPORT1';

DYNAM ALLOC DD &FILENAME SYSOUT 4 WRITER UKFOC FCB CSV DEST R371

Rather than coding the name within the fex manually I'd like it to look at the name of the fex that is running. Maybe it's something like:

-SET &FILENAME = FEXNAME

???

Hope this makes sense. If it can be done it would be very helpful as the code could be used in many of my reports and would be a true representation of which report produced the output.

Many thanks,
Jamie

Jamie,

You might be able to use &FOCFOCEXEC, but sometimes this is set to _adhocfex of something similar.

To identify the amper variables used internally that are available to you, just code -? & within your fex and then view the sysout.

T

p.s. please update your signature with platform and version info so that we can be specific about your environment. Thx.

Thanks Tony.

I did that and I got the following:

CURRENTLY DEFINED & VARIABLES:
&ACCEPTS = 0
&AUTOINDEX = NO
&BASEIO = 0
&CHNGD = 0
&DATE = 03/14/06
&DELTD = 0
&DMY = 140306
&DMYY = 14032006
&DUPLS = 0
&FORMAT = 0
&INDEXIO = 0
&INPUT = 0
&INVALID = 0
&LINES = 0
&MDY = 031406
&MDYY = 03142006
&NOMATCH = 0
&READS = 0
&RECORDS = 0
&REJECTS = 0
&RETCODE = 0
&SETFILE =
&SORTIO = 0
&TOD = 15.41.17
&TRANS = 0
&YMD = 060314
&YYMD = 20060314

Most of these appear to relate to today's date and I couldn't see any mention of &FOCFOCEXEC or anything similar.

However, I tried using the &FOCFOCEXEC as the output filename in a fex and it worked! Hurrah!

Thank you very much for your help.

One more question, I appear to be using Focus version 7.1.1, (According to the sysout) but how do I find out what other useful information to include in my signature?
I am using Focus through Personal Communication so it's not WebFocus, just mainframe.

Many thanks,
Jamie

Glad it worked for you Jamie!

For your signature I would (haven't we been here before?) just put "MF FOCUS 7.1.1". I think we established that you were possibly on Z/OS but I can't remember.

T

p.s. I sent you a PM a while back, I don't think you have read it yet?