G'day Chris,
SET DATE FORMAT YYYYMMDD
SET VAR vJB = 'C:\JB'+CTXT(.#DATE)+'.txt'
SET DATE FORMAT MM/DD/YY
PRINT <report> WHERE <criteria> OPTION TXT|FILENAME &vJB
return
OR
SET DATE FORMAT YYYYMMDD
SET VAR vJB = 'C:\JB'+CTXT(.#DATE)+'.txt'
SET DATE FORMAT MM/DD/YY
SET VAR vJB = ('<report> WHERE <criteria> OPTION TXT|FILENAME' & .vJB)
PRINT &vJB
return
Regards
Clive Williams
CRW Services
Warragamba NSW 2752
Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Szeto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 11:34 AM
Subject: [RBASE-L] - Print command using a dynamic filename.
> Has anyone been successful in creating a print command that incorporates a
> variable in place of a hard coded filename?
>
> I have tried using one but I keep getting an error. Something to do with
> the single quotes.
>
> EXAMPLE
>
> SET DATE FORMAT YYYYMMDD
> SET VAR vJB = 'C:\JB'+CTXT(.#DATE)+'.txt'
> SET DATE FORMAT MM/DD/YY
> PRINT <report> WHERE <criteria> OPTION TXT|FILENAME .vJB
> return
>
> Unfortunately it does not like the single quotes (at least that's my
> assumption correct me if I'm wrong).
>
> Is there anyway around this?
> Thanks.
>
>
