Export file and the use of Append -a

[Dennis Malen]

John,

I'm adding a new record on the second request for export. Ken Brody has
already confirmed you can not have an -x and -a on the same line. But that
is not my problem.

My export is working but is not adding a new line. It attaches to the end of
the line. So the question arises do I need \n or chr("10") in my definition
line below.

Dennis

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Esak" <john at valar.com>
To: "Dennis Malen" <dmalen at malen.com>
Cc: "filePro mailing list" <filepro-list at seaslug.org>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 4:13 PM
Subject: RE: Export file and the use of Append -a


>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com
> > [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com]On Behalf Of Dennis
> > Malen
> > Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 3:24 PM
> > To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> > Subject: Fw: Export file and the use of Append -a
> >
> >
> > Still have the problem of the append -a with fixed length. I am able to
> > append but it does not create a new line for each new append.
> >
> > pn="/tmp/rnx/rnx"{ex{xlate(@td,"/",""){".wp"
> >
> > export ascii rnf=(pn) -a
> >
> > a(10)=@rn;b(9)=6;c(40)=ww;d(40)=27;e(40)="";f(40)=28;g(2)=29;h(10)=13
> >
> > rnf(1)=a&b&c&d&e&f&g&h;write rnf;close rnf
> >
> > Do I need one of the following after &h above?:
> > 1.&"\n" or
> > 2.&chr("10")
> >
> > If anyone can confirm if this is what is to be done to add a new
> > line please
> > let me know.
> >
> > Ken Brody seemed to say that filepro takes care of the new line if you
use
> > an append -a and that nothing more is necessary. That does not seem to
be
> > the case.
> >
> > Dennis Malen
> > 516.479.5912
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dennis Malen" <dmalen at malen.com>
> > To: "Kenneth Brody" <kenbrody at bestweb.net>; "Bob Stockler"
> > <bob at trebor.iglou.com>
> > Cc: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 3:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: Export file and the use of Append -a
> >
> >
> > > Ken,
> > >
> > > Do you mean that neither "\n" or chr("10") is necessary or that
> > chr("10")
> > is
> > > necessary to get a carriage return or new line?
> > >
> > > Dennis
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Kenneth Brody" <kenbrody at bestweb.net>
> > > To: "Bob Stockler" <bob at trebor.iglou.com>
> > > Cc: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 3:43 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Export file and the use of Append -a
> > >
> > >
> > > > Bob Stockler wrote:
> > > > [...]
> > > > >   Then: fi = "/tmp/fixed_length_ascii.txt"
> > > > >   Then: export ascii out=(fi) -a
> > > > >   Then: out(1) = 1 & 3 & 5 & 10 & 12 & "\n"
> > > >
> > > > ITYM:
> > > >
> > > >    Then: out(1) = 1 & 3 & 5 & 10 & 12 & chr("10")
> > > >
> > > > (Unless you want the literal backslash-en to be exported?)
> > > >
> > > > [...]
> > > > > On Windows you'd want to end the assignment to out(1) with:
> > > > >
> > > > >   & "\r" { "\n".
> > > >
> > > > Not necessary, as EXPORT ASCII already does the NL-->CRLF
translation,
> > > > just as IMPORT ASCII does CRLF-->NL.
> > > >
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> I would need more of an explanation of what you mean by "add a new line".
> Do you mean a new record from within the first export session...??  Do you
> mean a new record from the 2nd export session (the one that would be
> appending to the first?)  Tha must be it, right?
>
> I would also think you need a "type" of export, such as -X  on the same
line
> as the -a... or how would filePro know what kind of export you want to do?
>
> John
>
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