Kbase P2966: How to use a variable value with the 4GL statement, OS-COMMAND?
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
12/17/2004 |
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Status: Verified
GOAL:
How to use a variable value with the 4GL statement, OS-COMMAND?
FIX:
To use the 4GL statement OS-COMMAND with a variable that supplies the command-token, note the following:
a) The syntax, OS-COMMAND myvar., will not perform the myvar value.
b) To use the value of the variable you must use OS-COMMAND in combination with the VALUE Option.
For example:
DEF VAR I AS CHAR FORMAT "x(50)" INIT "dir *.*".
OS-COMMAND VALUE(I).