Re: ifs file create has extra characters

On Sat, 2006-02-18 at 12:47 -0500, Jim Franz wrote:
> I am using Scott Klement's ifsebook examples and creating a ascii text file, 
> code page 819.
> When I specify the file name is a text string ( like 'myfile.txt'  it worked 
> fine. 
> If I put the value in a field, I end up with an extra character '>' in the 
> file name. Have debugged 
> this for quite a while and am sure that > symbol not in my field called 
> "filename".
> Hoping someone (or Scott) can offer me a clue where I went wrong.
>  * determine file name                                     
> c                   eval      filename = %trim(p1FilDir) + 
> c                             %trim(p1PostUsr) +           
> c                             %trim(p1FilSufix)            
> c                   eval      filename = %trim(filename)   
>  <clip> (debugged here & filename = 'mmcvv5.manifest'  
> Create a new file, and assign it a code page of 819:             
> c                 eval      fd = open(filename:                   
> c                               O_CREAT+O_WRONLY+O_CODEPAGE:     
> c                                S_IWUSR+S_IRUSR+S_IRGRP+S_IROTH: 
> c                                819)                              

The > in the display is letting you know that the filename is longer
than can be displayed.  Specifically, the file you created is most
likely called 'myfile.txt                            '

If filename is a character field, it is blank filled.  So, even if you
trim it, it is still blank filled.

Trim the filename at open time:

eval fd = open(%trim(filename) : ...