Menu script

[William Randall]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Dennis Malen
To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 4:56 PM
Subject: Menu script


Happy & Healthy New Year to everyone!!!!!

The following menu script is currently being used:

/appl/fp/ddir msx.served -k
/appl/fp/rclerk msx.served -s1 -z "addfile"
/appl/fp/rreport msx.served -f import -a -h "Import AOS"

The first line deletes the data from the file and then goes on to import new
information into the file.

I want to avoid having someone request that the data should be removed
accidentally. I want to place a new first line that checks the file and
determines whether it should be deleted and then import the new info. The
processing to check the file is easy.

The problem is, if I do not want the continue how do I avoid going to the
next line. I can use "exit" from the processing but that will take me to the
next line. How do I go back to the menu without continuing with the
processing script if certain criteria to continue have not been met.

Dennis Malen
516.479.5912

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There are a number of ways to do it but the easiest for me is to replace the
script with a filePro processing table that does it all with SYSTEM
commands.  That way you can check conditions before and the EXIT will work
as you intend.

IF: <whatever condition you want>
THEN: goto doit
IF:
THEN: EXIT
doit:IF:
THEN: system "/appl/fp/ddir msx.served -k"
IF:
THEN: system "/appl/fp/rclerk msx.served -s1 -z \"addfile\" "
IF:
THEN: system "/appl/fp/rreport msx.served -f import -a -h \"Import AOS\""

Bill




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