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Conference ilbbak::ibi_focus

Title:FOCUS, from INFORMATION BUILDERS
Moderator:ZAYIUS::BROUILLETTE
Created:Thu Feb 19 1987
Last Modified:Mon May 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:615
Total number of notes:1779

436.0. "Help with report output" by USMFG::BHYNES () Tue Jul 16 1991 11:10

    The system I create fex's on was upgraded from 5.2.3 to 6.1.0 of
    Focus.
    One of the (features?) I used in 5.2 was Focus's ability to append
    report output.
    
    	ex: ON TABLE HOLD AS &&RPTNAM FORMAT WP
    
    This enabled me to create different levels of summary data and have
    it all in one report.
    
    Focus 6.1.0 overwrites, so all I get is the last ON TABLE data in
    the report.
    
    I have about 25 programs that this group uses and alot of them used
    appending. SO, the question is .....
    
    HOW DO I GET FOCUS 6.1 TO CONTINUE TO APPEND REPORT OUTPUT..?
    
    thanks in advance
    bob
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436.1SBPEXE::OTTENThe light at the end of the tunnel is a trainTue Jul 16 1991 12:268
Try a 

FILEDEF OFFLINE DISK (filename)
OFFLINE
(your.fex)


David
436.2ORMILPND::MADDENTue Jul 16 1991 17:313
    or FILEDEF &&RPTNAM DISK &&RPTNAM.WP APPEND  - you might have to fiddle 
    	with the &&RPTNAM.WP by creating a variable which equates to the 
    	exact disk file created by ON TABLE HOLD AS &&RPTNAM FORMAT WP.
436.3FIXEDUSMFG::BHYNESWed Jul 17 1991 11:3811
    Thanks All,
    
    ref - .1 ,  I tried it and it did not resolve my issue.
    
    ref - .2 ,  It works.   I set &&RNAME equal to &&RPTNAM  and did the
                            following command.
    
                            FILEDEF &&RPTNAM DISK &&RNAME.WP APPEND
    
    Thanks again
    bob
436.4.1 was closeMILPND::DANDREAlather rinse repeat; infinite loopFri Jul 19 1991 13:1011
    
    
    	.1	would have worked if it said
    
    		FILEDEF OFFLINE DISK (filename) APPEND
    		OFFLINE CLOSE
    	
    		(your.fex)
    
    
    							NLD
436.5need easier !?BIS1::SCHYNSWed Dec 18 1991 06:0426
    We have just installed FOCUS 6.1 and I encounter the same problem.
    I have a main menu calling lot of fex following the selections.
    They are hundred FEXes behind with the report name hardcoded in it
    I have then 1 DOC file name per FEX.
    
    As I often have several TABLE FILE in the FEXes, I'm facing the
    report superseeded feature of 6.1 
    
    Of course I could use one of the 2 possibilities you mentionned but
    I don't want to go through 100 procedures and modify one by one hte
    FEXes.
    
    I'm then searching for a command I can place at the beginning of my
    main menu that will have all reports with same name appended instead of
    superseded like
    
    	FILEDEF OFFLINE DISK *.DOC APPEND  (where * would mean all report
    	OFFLINE				    format DOC)
    
    or a SET command if it exists.
    
    Am I dreaming or should I dedicate a day to make my corrections ?
    
    Traditionnal conclusion : any help very much appreciated !
    
    Herve.