Sorry for the from the hip response, but I made up a test script after I sent the previous and it does work WITHOUT the parens although WITH is preferred. In every case where the variables actually held a value, it was output to the target file. When ther variable was empty or null, the result you experienced is what is expected. Have you run this code with error messages and messages on to see if Rbase complains (like lack of sufficient buffer space) or something like that (like having a large number of variables already in process and not enough space to process the current).
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Ebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2002 3:00 AM Subject: writing variables I'm trying to create a command file that outputs values to a file. It works in trace, but not from the command line. I'm doing something wrong, but can t figure out what. What I get is this: Monthly program case stats 02/01/2002 to 02/28/2002 ============================================= cases open 1st of the month = number of new cases opened = number of cases closed = cases open end of the month = number of youth receiving service = In Trace the values appear. The code is attached (since my mail client can't take cut/paste and produce plain text). tia for any help. Dave ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: INTRO rbase-l ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the message body, put just two words: UNSUBSCRIBE rbase-l ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: http://www.mail-archive.com/rbase-l%40sonetmail.com/
