As far as I know, for ChkFile and Dir functions in RBase, you always use the old DOS wildcard of * to indicate many. The client happens to use * still as their RBase many symbol. I tried changing the many to % but still the same thing.
Karen In a message dated 6/14/2012 2:15:29 PM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Correct wildcard character? > > > Bruce > > >> -------- Original Message -------- >> Subject: [RBASE-L] - ChkFile in version 9.1 >> From: [email protected] >> Date: Thu, June 14, 2012 11:59 am >> To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) >> >> Just upgraded a client from 7.6 to 9.1 32-bit (yeah, they waited too long >> to install and now they're already behind...) >> >> Something works in 7.6 but not in 9.1 >> >> SET VAR vcfilename = 'R:\DOCS\POTRAN\91002*.PDF' >> SET VAR vcount = (CHKFILE(.vcfilename)) >> >> Should return a 1 because there is a file 91002.PDF in that directory. >> This works in 7.6, but returns a 0 in 9.1. If I change it to: >> SET VAR vcfilename = 'R:\DOCS\POTRAN\91002.PDF' >> (no wildcard), then it works in 9.1. But I need the wildcard. It >> appears that 9.1 doesn't recognize the wildcard. >> >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> Karen >> >> >
