exists command - resolution

[Dennis Malen]

Ken,

How do I export twice while sitting in a record? My only alternative that
worked was to define another export. Close the first, then define the new
export and export.

When I opened and closed the same definition the header was over written.

Dennis Malen
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kenneth Brody" <kenbrody at bestweb.net>
To: "Dennis Malen" <dmalen at malen.com>
Cc: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: exists command - resolution


> Dennis Malen wrote:
> [...]
> > Problem: The header was not being created only the info on the file. The
> > header was suppose to run first then the info on the file.
>
> Actually, the _symptom_ was that the header record wasn't in the file.
Why
> it wasn't there was the reason for the previous thread.
>
> > Resolution: It was only after numerous communications with the list that
Brian
> > White indicated he had a similar problem once. That was that the header
was
> > being over written. Upon further investigation and implementation that
is
> > exactly what had occurred. The "exists" command was working fine.
>
> I don't see how an exported record can be overwritten without closing and
> re-opening the file.  Perhaps what you were doing was filling in the
export
> fields twice, rather than exporting two records?
>
> > I redefined the import command using a different file identifier (export
ASCII
> > ???? =). That allowed me to open and close two different definitions
(export
> > commands) and write to the same file while remaining in the same
record..
> >
> > Remember, because I had to write a header (one time when the file did
not
> > exists or upon creation) I was making two passes while in the pertinent
> > record. The two different definitions avoided the header from being
> > overridden.
>
> Exporting a header record is a very common task, and it does not need
> you to use two separate exports.  Simply export two records the first
> time through.
>
> [...]
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