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jodye
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Hi Everyone

I am using DM to dynamically create a fex but I cannot figure out how to run it afterwards.

Here is a simple example.

-SET &FILEDEF='D:\IBI\APPS\TEST\MYFEX2.FEX (APPEND';
FILEDEF MYFEX2 DISK &FILEDEF
-RUN
-WRITE MYFEX2 TABLE FILE CAR
-WRITE MYFEX2 SUM SALES
-WRITE MYFEX2 BY MODEL
-WRITE MYFEX2 END
-RUN

-*does not work...
-INCLUDE MYFEX2.FEX

-*does not work...
EX MYFEX2.FEX

This gives me a file called "D:\IBI\APPS\TEST\MYFEX2.FEX" and the
contents of it are

TABLE FILE CAR
SUM SALES
BY MODEL
END

The problem is... how can I run this once I created it on the fly like that? The include and ex lines do not work (ERROR: ERROR_MR_NO_OPEN can't open MYFEX2.fex). The reason I need this is that the contents of the file are extremely dynamic. I know I can work around this with tons of amper variables and goto branching, but this would be the easiest way. Anybody know how to run dynamically generated code like that?

Thanks

Jodye

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Posts: 246 | Location: Montreal, QC, Canada | Registered: October 01, 2003Report This Post
Håkan
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I can't try it right now, but first of all issue a FILEDEF MYFEX2 CLEAR. Provided the directory test is in the APP PATH it should work with the following:

-mrnoedit EX MYFEX2 (or -INCLUDE MYFEX2)
 
Posts: 319 | Location: Stockholm, Sweden | Registered: February 04, 2004Report This Post
Francis Mariani
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This works, you need to close the file, and you don't need to allocate to a specific directory:

FILEDEF MYFEX2 DISK MYFEX2.FEX
-RUN

-WRITE MYFEX2 TABLE FILE CAR
-WRITE MYFEX2 PRINT *
-WRITE MYFEX2 END

-CLOSE MYFEX2

-INCLUDE MYFEX2
 
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jodye
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Hi Guys

Thanks a million. The -MRNOEDIT works perfectly. And I will close the file.

Jodye
 
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Doug
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Smiler Thanks All... This is still worthwhile and relevant today. - Doug
 
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