can't find include file

[Kenneth Chow]

when I try to include a file, it always says .i was not found even I change the path already.

I don't want to hard-code the path, how can I specify the path in a dynamic way??

start-up = "c:\library".

RUN SetCurrentDirectoryA (INPUT start-up).

{getaddr1.i &table-name = "company"}.

 

[ChrisPaulson]

Read up on PROPATH.

 

[Chris Kelleher]

PROPATH = "c:\library," + PROPATH.

{getaddr1.i &table-name = "company"}.

 

[Kenneth Chow]

oh yes, it works now, thx 2 chris.

By the way, how long can the string PROPATH be?


Moreover, is it true text replacement can't use varible??

table1 = "company".

{getaddr.i &table-name = table1}.

the upper does not work, any solution?

Thank alot.

 

[Unregistered]

Which version of Progress are you using?

If you are using 9+ you don't need to use nasty includes anymore you can use dynamic buffer handles etc.

People had to use {include &var = "something"} in previous versions of Progress because of the poor/weak out of date 4gl.

If you are 9+ which is getting more like a real programming language you don't have to do these nasty sorts of things.

 

[Unregistered]

Unfortunately I am using Progress 8.3

 

[Kenneth Chow]

Am I a dummy for still using Progress 8.3??

 

[ChrisPaulson]

Maybe :awink:

If you was on 8.1 (like we were) the conversion was a big step becuase of converting VBX code to OCX code.

With 8.3 it should be a fairly simple step to 9.1.

Go for it, i think it would be worth it.

 

[Kenneth Chow]

I want to go for it, but I am not the boss who pays the money.

BTW, can u tell me how to add an icon after the statement you quoted there? Thank you.

 

[ChrisPaulson]

Click on the smiles to the left of the reply text box.


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Or do a ":" and a "D"

 

[Kenneth Chow]

:awink:

oic, thx Chris!!