I just noticed this and although it probably is unrelated to my issue, I am unsure what the correct
syntax is. The help file on SET ERROR VARIABLE states: Syntax: SET ERROR VARIABLE varname SET ERROR VARIABLE ON/OFF And that one should use the SET ERROR VARIABLE OFF instead of Clear Var " You must always set ERROR VARIABLE off, rather than clearing it with the CLEAR VARIABLES command. " However when I issue : R>sho var Variable = Value Type ------------------ ------------------------------ -------- #DATE = 06/22/2009 DATE #TIME = 4:01 PM TIME #PI = 3.14159265358979 DOUBLE SQLCODE = 0 INTEGER SQLSTATE = 00000 TEXT #NOW = 06/22/2009 4:01 PM DATETIME R>set error variable on R>sho var Variable = Value Type ------------------ ------------------------------ -------- #DATE = 06/22/2009 DATE #TIME = 4:02 PM TIME #PI = 3.14159265358979 DOUBLE SQLCODE = 0 INTEGER SQLSTATE = 00000 TEXT #NOW = 06/22/2009 4:02 PM DATETIME on = 0 INTEGER I see a variable named "ON" created. I do not think this is the intent of the SET ERROR VARIABLE ON statement, so I must be doing something incorrect. I tried single quotes etc. but got the same result. SET ERROR VARIABLE OFF does not create a variable named OFF however. Anyone have any insight on this as to what I am doing wrong with this? Thanks, -Bob ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 8:20:09 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Error Variable Hi Bob! ASAIK, the error variable always returns an integer. I've never seen it return a word. Maybe you're using the variable vError somewhere else in your system and it's a text, and not being cleared? Try initializing: set var vError INT = NULL before you set your error variable.... Karen I must not be understanding the error variable function, so hopefully someone can help out. In an app, I am copying files to a different folder. I have the following setup to check for errors. Set Error Variable ON SET ERROR VAR vError .... (many lines of code) ..... SET VAR vedifile = 'G:\RBTI\Edi_V8\*.850' SET VAR vcopyto = 'G:\RBTI\Edi_V8\Archive\*.850' COPY .vedifile .vcopyto IF verror <>0 THEN CLS PAUSE 1 USING 'Error Archiving File! Contact IT Department' + CAPTION 'House of Fara EDI System' ICON stop ELSE PROPERTY MessageText caption 'File(s) archived!' ERASE .vedifile ENDIF .....more code The HELP files state : " R:BASE resets the error variable to zero as each command is successfully run" The issue seems to be that vError does not always return the same value if the operation succeeds. I have traced the app and also displayed the value for vError while running the app and sometimes it returns the word "OK" and other times it returns the number "0" (ZERO) if the file copy succeeds. Therefore my "IF vError <>0 Then" does not always work. Is the ERROR Variable function not be applicable to the file COPY command? What other methods are being used to verify a copy command has succeeded? Thanks in advance for any education on the error variable function. (version v8) -Bob R:BASE resets the error variable to zero as each command is successfully run" The issue seems to be that vError does not always return the same value if the operation succeeds. I have traced the app and also displayed the value for vError while running the app and sometimes it returns the word "OK" and other times it returns the number "0" (ZERO) if the file copy succeeds. Therefore my "IF vError <>0 Then" does not always work. Is the ERROR Variable function not be applicable to the file COPY command? What other methods are being used to verify a copy command has succeeded? Thanks in advance for any education on the error variable function. (version v8) -Bob I must not be understanding the error variable function, so hopefully someone can help out. In an app, I am copying files to a different folder. I have the following setup to check for errors. Set Error Variable ON SET ERROR VAR vError .... (many lines of code) ..... SET VAR vedifile = 'G:\RBTI\Edi_V8\*.850' SET VAR vcopyto = 'G:\RBTI\Edi_V8\Archive\*.850' COPY .vedifile .vcopyto IF verror <>0 THEN CLS PAUSE 1 USING 'Error Archiving File! Contact IT Department' + CAPTION 'House of Fara EDI System' ICON stop ELSE PROPERTY MessageText caption 'File(s) archived!' ERASE .vedifile ENDIF .....more code The HELP files state : " R:BASE resets the error variable to zero as each command is successfully run" The issue seems to be that vError does not always return the same value if the operation succeeds. I have traced the app and also displayed the value for vError while running the app and sometimes it returns the word "OK" and other times it returns the number "0" (ZERO) if the file copy succeeds. Therefore my "IF vError <>0 Then" does not always work. Is the ERROR Variable function not be applicable to the file COPY command? What other methods are being used to verify a copy command has succeeded? Thanks in advance for any education on the error variable function. (version v8) -Bob
