How do I force export from within a loop

[John Esak]

Thanks, that example below is almost exactly what I tried before I called
you...

John



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> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com]On Behalf Of Kenneth
> Brody
> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 10:40 AM
> To: Bill Akers
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> Subject: Re: How do I force export from within a loop
>
>
> Quoting Bill Akers (Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:40:48 -0500):
> [...]
> > I use the write command to build export files from both clerk and
> > report, with great success. I have one routine which is used as a
> > called routine in clerk and as the processing for an output in
> > report. This routine has been used for several years. current OS
> > SCO Openserver 5.0.6 filepro 5.0.13. This worked in 4.5 and
> > Openserver 5.0.4 as well. I will be glad to furnish samples for
> > anyone interested.
>
> "WRITE exportname" is ignored by *clerk.  If you are using it, and
> you are exporting multiple times from a single record, then it's
> because you have the EXPORT command within the loop.
>
> Try this in dclerk:
>
> ==========
> :@sn = "":goto @keyT:
> ::end:
> @entsel::show "\{T}- EXPORT multiple records":
> ::end:
> @keyT::export ascii foo=/tmp/out.txt r=\n f=,:
> ::foo[1] = "one.1"; foo[2] = "one.2" ; write foo:
> ::foo[1] = "two.1"; foo[2] = "two.2" ; write foo:
> ::foo[1] = "three.1"; foo[2] = "three.2" ; write foo:
> ::end:
> ==========
>
> You will see that only the "three" line ends up in the export.  Then
> try it in dreport, and you will see that all three items get exported.
>
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