Menu script

[William Randall]

Yes, Dennis.  Doing it in processing keeps it out of the more OS dependent
need for a script to read a return value correctly and will exit back to the
menu providing there is no script dependent commands to be executed.

Bill

> Bill,
>
> That is exactly what I intend to do. The problem is "exit". Will exit
bring
> me back to the menu and skip the subsequent lines?
> OR
> Are you saying do all the reports in processing so I don't have the
problem
> with going to the next line as all the lines will run in the ONE
processing
> that I create (which is not a bad idea).
>
> Dennis
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William Randall" <wrandall at fptech.com>
> To: <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 5:09 PM
> Subject: Re: Menu script
>
>
> > ----- 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
> >
> > -----------------------------
> >
> > 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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