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TKMAN
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How to copy a masterfile(foc) the correct way? or reusing and changing a masterfile in one same procedure.

Hello,

I do have *.fex procedure where I use various sources and steps to manipulate fieldlenghts and formats.

Id like then to copy a once created result from a TABLE FILE(.foc & .mas) so that,
it can be used the next time the procedure runs. I dont know it there is a neat way to do it.
I gave it a try with dos commands. Unfortunaltey my copied master is pointing still to its original source.

-* Delete old stuff
!DEL /Q &myOldFOCFile
!DEL /Q &myOldMasterFile

-* create an identical new version of the data
!MOVE /Y &myOrgtoCopystrFOC
!MOVE /Y &myOrgtoCopystrMAS

I doubt that this the best way to proceed and change the .mas with a batchfile or other methods.
Is there a possibility to solve this with std. WebFocus commands.... and I dont mean another TABLE FILE :-)

TIA
Marcus

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Francis Mariani
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The platform-independent command APP COPYF might help: Developing Reporting Applications > Creating and Working With Applications > Application and File Management Commands


Francis


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Waz
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Have a look at using APP HOLD, this will hold the resulting output to a specified APP folder.

Perhaps this will do the job.


Waz...

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TKMAN
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Unfortunately APP COPYF is about the same what I can be done with the DOS commands.

Still the MASTER contais the FILENAME=OLDNAME


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FrankDutch
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you can change the masterfile in the editor




Frank
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<FreSte>
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... or you can (in the procedure) -READ the original master,
and dynamically -WRITE the new modified master file (with the changed name).

-Fred-
 
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... or
FILEDEF to masterfile; create TABLE request with some DEFINE's and write to HOLD-file as new masterfile.

-Fred-
 
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TKMAN
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Originally posted by FreSte:
... or
FILEDEF to masterfile; create TABLE request with some DEFINE's and write to HOLD-file as new masterfile.

-Fred-


Thanks Fred the FILEDEF & Write did the job!


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