export write delays

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> Subject: export write delays
> 
> Filepro 5.6.06R4 running on SCO Openserver 6.0
> 
> I am using a "EXPORT ASCII" command for a tab delimited file 
> to write some data, and it works fine as long as I where to 
> wait until the program is completely done Running.  
> 
> However .. If I try to do something with the file with a "@DONE"
> command within the processing, it is like the last 2-2.5k of 
> the file is
> Never wrote yet.   I have tried to SYNC and close the file, 
> and the the
> last
> 2-2.5k of data never appears until after the program is done running.
> 
> Any ideas ?
> 
> ----------- Code Snipets ----------
> (ALL THENs)
>       pn(50,*,g) = "/tmp/"  ;  fn(50,*,g) = "mrp2-daily"      
>           
>       export ascii exl = (pn { fn { ".tsv")  R=\n F=\t 
> 	exl(1) = 1 ; exl(2) = 4 ; exl(3) = 5 ; exl(4) = (4+5) * 19  
> 	write exl
> 	end
> @Done
> 	sync
> 	close
> 	system "sleep 10"
> 	system scp /tmp/mrp2-daily.tsv
> somewhere at someserver:/incoming/mrp2-daily.tsv"
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In addition to the close exl, previously recommended, you could add sleep
500 (1/2 second).

Both Nancy Palmquist and I have found that, for some unknown reason, and
although we have issued close export name, this slight delay solves this
type of problem. 

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting