Did ever using CLIENT-MASTER.FILE ever compile. I just tried D3 and it didn't work. I don't recall it ever working. That was the golden rule, no dashes, asterisks, slashes or plus signs in variable names as they are operators.
My 1 cent ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Rubeor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 2:29 PM Subject: RE: [U2] I need a favor > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 07/26/2007 01:16:44 PM: > > > I got stuck with file names like CLIENT-MASTER, CLIENT-CRED-FILE, etc. > > You should convert dashes in file names to periods or underscores in the > > variable names. Otherwise, you get: > > OPEN 'CLIENT-MASTER' TO CLIENT-MASTER.FILE ... > > READ CLIENT-MASTER.REC FROM CLIENT-MASTER.FILE, CLIENT-MASTER.ID ... > > > > UV compiler doesn't like variables with dashes. > > > > It's not just Universe. Not many compilers will like variables with > dashes. With CLIENT-MASTER.FILE, the compiler would think that you wanted > to subtract MASTER.FILE from CLIENT. > > For example, try this (if it even compiles, that is): > > CLIENT = 3 > MASTER.FILE = 1 > TEMP = CLIENT-MASTER.FILE > PRINT TEMP > > It should print out 2 > > -------------------------------------------------- > Charlie Rubeor > Senior Database Administrator > Wiremold/Legrand > 60 Woodlawn Street > West Hartford, CT 06110 > Tel: 860-233-6251 x3498 > Fax: 860-523-3690 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -------------------------------------------------- > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
