Conference ilbbak::ibi_focus

341.0. "WRITING DATA TO A VMS FILE?" by IRNBRU::WILSON () Fri May 25 1990 11:54

    
    Hi,
    
    I'd be grateful if someone out there could tell me how to get my
    FOCUS application to write data out to a normal VMS file. 
     
    Here is the procedure that ask's for the fileneme.
                                                      
    -prompt &OUTFILE. PLEASE TYPE THE NAME OF YOUR FILE : >  [filename.ext]
    
    In theory  [filename.ext] is now saved under variable &OUTFILE.
    
    Later on in the .fex, I wish to have the processed data written out to 
    a normal VMS file "as already specified by the user", instead of the 
    HOLD.DOC file
    
    I've tried writing the following two procedures into the .fex file, 
    but to no avail.
    
    
     FILEDEF OFFLINE &OUTFILE
    
     FILEDEF_OFFLINE '&OUTFILE'
    
    Any suggestions?
    
    Thanks in advance...........John.           
    

    FILEDEF OFFLINE DISK &OUTFILE
    OFFLINE
    TABLE FILE ...
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