I knew someone would have a use for it, the exception that validates the rule!
Dennis McGrath Software Developer QMI Security Solutions 1661 Glenlake Ave Itasca IL 60143 630-980-8461 [email protected] From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason Kramer Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 2:49 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passed Parameter Reference Name Nesting is most noticeable when you call an EEP/CFA/.RMD etc... recursively. The first call will be -2, the second -2 and so on. This way, when you are tracing your code, you can see which recursion level you are looking at. Jason Jason Kramer University Archives and Records Management 002 Pearson Hall (302) 831 - 3127 (voice) (302) 831 - 6903 (fax) On 4/5/2012 3:34 PM, Dennis McGrath wrote: I have never found a use for the variable nesting level in 25+ years of RBASE programming. Since I clear all % variables immediately after assigning them to other variables, I never have to worry about it. How does one know at what nesting level their file will be called? It can vary depending on the other code. There is just too much opportunity for error trying to play the variable nesting level game. Of course, there is always the exception to any rule, but I have never encountered it, and have studiously avoided it. Dennis McGrath Software Developer QMI Security Solutions 1661 Glenlake Ave Itasca IL 60143 630-980-8461 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> -----Original Message----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Coxen, Dayle Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 1:57 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passed Parameter Reference Name That explains it. I never came across any doc on the nesting level. Thank You! Dayle Coxen Office of Maintenance (850) 410-5635 Please note: e-mail may be subject to public disclosure. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Byerley Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 2:49 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: Passed Parameter Reference Name the %1-x is the nesting level, so if your called rmd file called another, the variable would be %1-2. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Coxen, Dayle" <[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]> To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]><mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2012 2:00 PM Subject: [RBASE-L] - Passed Parameter Reference Name I am using 9.1 (build 9.1.5.20317). I recently found a use for passing parameters to an .RMD command file using the RUN command. RUN ppsedit.rmd USING .vdate The documentation for the Run Command says: "To reference the contents of these variables, preface the variable name with a dot (.); for example, set v1 =.%1." This was not working for me. So I traced the called .RMD file and displayed the passed parameter as a watch variable. It showed up as %1-1 not %1 as I had expected. When I changed my references to the passed variable to %1-1 it worked. Am I missing something or is the documentation wrong? Dayle Coxen Florida DOT (850) 410-5635
