Kbase P49860: How to write output to the same file from multiple programs
| Autor |
Progress Software Corporation - Progress |
| Acesso |
Público |
| Publicação |
03/02/2009 |
|
Status: Verified
GOAL:
How to write output to the same file from multiple programs
GOAL:
How do I share a stream between multiple procedures?
FACT(s) (Environment):
All Supported Operating Systems
Progress 8.x
Progress 9.x
OpenEdge 10.x
OpenEdge Category: Language (4GL/ABL)
FIX:
To have a main program and sub-programs that are called from the main program all be able to write output to the same file use code similar to the following:
/* Main Program (Main.p) */
DEFINE NEW SHARED STREAM OutStream.
OUTPUT STREAM OutStream TO "SomeFile".
PUT STREAM OutStream "Hello From Main Program" SKIP.
RUN SubProgram.p.
OUTPUT STREAM OutStream CLOSE.
/* Sub Program (SubProgram.p) */
DEFINE SHARED STREAM OutStream.
PUT STREAM OutStream "Hello From Sub Program" SKIP.
RETURN.