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[Richard Kreiss]

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My output creates the XML and parses the returning XML.

Platform:
windows server 2008 STD edition
FP 5.6.10

Not looked at the readme since 5.6.10 release

Richard
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On Sep 4, 2011, at 12:47 AM, Craig Tooker <craig at cwtsoftware.com> wrote:

> On 9/3/2011 12:18, Richard Kreiss wrote:
>> I have to read in and compare a list of filenames which were created by filepro.  The filename is in the form  record number_datetime.xml.
> I'm not aware that filePro creates .xml files but that's a quibble. 
> Might we know the platform and filePro version number under which this 
> code operates. Additionally, have you checked the filePro manual on the 
> fp web site, looking in the various readme files for your version and 
> those that come later for a mention of this error being fixed? You would 
> then know if you need an upgrade or actually need help.
>> 
>> I need to see if any record was created twice.
> What, when, where, how?
>> 
>> I wrote the following program to read each file, get the record number and post to a new filepro file.  My problem is that it appears that the program is only reading half of the files.  It is skipping every other file.
>> 
>> Based on the programming below, can anyone tell me why it is skipping records?
> Please see above. I am aware of a known filePro issue revolving around 
> opendir() / nextdir(). We can not, of course, know if that is the 
> problem with knowing your version numbers. We can't suggest a work 
> around without knowing your OS environment. But you know that.
>> 
>> Richard Kreiss
>> 
>> 16  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>>        ◄ If:
>>        Then: chdir new_dir
>>  17  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>>        ◄ If:
>>        Then: qq=opendir("*.xml",new_dir)
>>  18  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>>        ◄ If: ct = "1"
>>        Then: video sync;SHOWCTR ("3")"Records to Read \b2"<qq<"\a-"
>>  19  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>> loop_fi◄ If:
>>        Then: qa=nextdir()
>>  20  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>>        ◄ If:
>>        Then: rr=rr+"1"
>>  21  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>>        ◄ If: qa = "" and rr = qq
>>        Then: END
>> 22  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>>        ◄ If: qa = "" and rr lt qq
>>        Then: ct=ct+"1";GOTO loop_fi
>>  23  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>>        ◄ If:
>>        Then: lc=strtok(qa,"_","1");recnum=""
>>  24  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>>        ◄ If: 'just the record number
>>        Then: RecNum=mid(qa,"1",lc-"1")
>>  25  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>>        ◄ If: 'get the date
>>        Then: rdate=mid(qa,"60","10")
>>  26  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>>        ◄ If:
>>        Then: rtime=mid(qa,"71","8")
> Could you describe how QQ, CT, QA, RR, LC, recnum, rdate and rtime are 
> defined? Not that it has anything to do with the problem but just 
> wondering if you think "what is ..." is a question that could be 
> answered without referring to a universal constant.
>> 
>> Additional processing to post to a filepro file
> Exactly how does the code below post anything to anything (unless you 
> mean the screen)?
>> 
>> next   ◄ If:
>>        Then:         ct=ct+"1"
>>  44  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>>        ◄ If: ct lt qq
>>        Then: video sync;SHOW("4","15") "Records Read"<rr;GOTO loop_fi
>>  45  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>>        ◄ If:
>>        Then: END
>> 
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