Mike
One other thing if the following is actually on 2 lines in your code then
you will need another + at the end of the first line
SET VAR vfile = ('revu' + (LJS(CTXT(FORMAT(IMON(.vmaxdate),'00')),2)) + +
(LJS(CTXT(FORMAT(IDAY(.vmaxdate),'00')),2)) + .VPeriod + 'pdf')
Buddy
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From: Walker, Buddy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 2:04 PM
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Subject: RE: Code won't work in command file but does at R>
Mike
Have you tried removing the underscore variiable name. R:Base may be
picking the underscore up as the wildcard char setting for SINGLE. Also if
you are trying to add the PDF as the extension then you need to quote it.
What I would do is this
SET VAR VPeriod = (CHAR(46))
SET VAR vfile = ('revu' + (LJS(CTXT(FORMAT(IMON(.vmaxdate),'00')),2)) +
(LJS(CTXT(FORMAT(IDAY(.vmaxdate),'00')),2)) + .VPeriod + 'pdf')
Buddy
-----Original Message-----
From: Ramsour Mike [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 12:49 PM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: Code won't work in command file but does at R>
I have a program that assembles data for a report and then prints it through
Acrobat Distiller. It creates a file called mo_revu.pdf. My intention is
to rename this file to a unique file name with a date stamp embedded in it.
The code works fine for setting the variables. However, I am getting
different behavior when I run the code inside the program versus entering
the same code at the R>.
Here's the code:
===================
SET VAR vfile = ('revu' + (LJS(CTXT(FORMAT(IMON(.vmaxdate),'00')),2)) +
(LJS(CTXT(FORMAT(IDAY(.vmaxdate),'00')),2)) + .pdf)
--
SET VAR vfile_comm = ('RENAME MO_REVU.PDF' & .VFILE)
--
&vfile_comm
===================
The value of vmaxdate will be 02/22/2002 for a report generated on
02/23/2002. The result of vfile will be revu0222.pdf. The vfile_comm line
creates a variable with the following command in it:
RENAME MO_REVU.PDF REVU0222.PDF
The contents of this variable will change for each day of the week. When
the &vfile_comm variable is inside the program I get errors saying the file
cannot be found. If I then issue the command &vfile_comm manually at the R>
it runs fine! I don't understand. Why won't it execute correctly inside
the program but it will work correctly from the R>. I have had a couple of
instances lately where this happens and I just can't figure out why. The
program does not contain any while loops or anything else exotic. I am only
having trouble with this particular part of the program. The problem is not
with with Distiller software. It is working correctly and I have had
similar problems that predate the installation of the Acrobat software.
I ran the same code on my WinNT 4.0 system and it ran correctly. I can't
figure out if there's something screwy about my setup with Windows 2000 or
just what's going on.
Stats:
Windows 2000 SP2
R:Base 6.5++ 1.851xRT03
HP Kayak
Any help is immensely appreciated!
Thanks -- Mike Ramsour
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