export question

[Roger Cornelius]

On Fri Oct 29 14:57, Jeff Harrison wrote:
> 
> --- Roger Cornelius <rac at custom-mobility.com> wrote:
> 
> > dreport v 4.8.10D4 on SCO OSR5.0.7
> > 
> > Is there a way to export more than one record for
> > each filepro record
> > selected in output processing?  The manual says no.
> > 
> > E.g.:
> >          If: 
> >        Then: export WORD exp=(of)
> >          If:
> >        Then: 
> >          If:
> >        Then: exp(2) = 2
> >          If:
> >        Then: write exp    ' write first export rec
> >          If:
> >        Then: exp(1) = 3
> >          If:
> >        Then: exp(2) = 4
> >          If:
> >        Then: write exp    ' write second export rec
> >          If: 
> >        Then: end
> > 
> > 
> > Currently, I'm using multiple print statements to
> > accomplish this and
> > then running sed on the result to strip ^M and blank
> > lines.
> > -- 
> 
> I'm not sure what you mean by multiple print
> statements - I guess you are using the print output
> then?  

Yes, I was formatting a csv type record manually and then printing it.

> You certainly can export a selected record any number
> of times.  I have seen it done the way you show above,
> but I don't use that approach.  Here is how I would do
> it:
> 
> ::ct="1":
> loop:::
> :ct gt "2":goto fini:
> ::export WORD exp=(of):
> ::exp(1)=1; exp(2)=2; write exp:
> ::ct=ct+"1"; goto loop:
> fini::end:

In my project, using a loop like this doesn't really fit, but I get the
idea.  I'm a little confused though on the function of "write" here, and on
what order things occur in.  In my reply to Ken, I included sample code
which works without using "write".  Also, I set the export's field
values and then call the export.  You're doing the reverse.  Does
"export" write a record when it's called, but only if it's fields have
been modified?