Re: Sometimes I just wonder, "WHY?!"

->From: nmalle@meddbs.med.miami.edu (Nimai Malle (Network Services)) ->Subject: Sometimes I just wonder, "WHY?!" ->Date: 26 Aug 1994 13:00:14 GMT ->Reply-To: nmalle@meddbs.med.miami.edu (Nimai Malle (Network Services)) ->Organization: University of Miami, School of Medicine -> [snip] -> ->Take a gander at this: ->------------------------------------------------------------------------- -> first page header -> print file setsmall.prn -># -># The PRINT FILE command is not allowed within the FIRST PAGE -># HEADER, PAGE HEADER, or PAGE TRAILER clauses. -># See error number -8123. ->------------------------------------------------------------------------- -> ->I wanted to keep my printer initialization in a separate file for ALL my ->labels to use, with logical modular merit! ->Now why do you suspect they bothered to slap on this restriction!?!? -> The report writing program ACE needs to know how many lines are in the headers and trailers, so that it can properly format the pages. Since the contents of a file could change between the time the report was compiled and the time it was run, this could mess up the spacing, so files are disallowed in headers and trailers. Your try for modularity is certainly good programming practice. Too bad ACE does not allow something like an #include directive. That would give you what you want by restricting the file input specifically to compile time. Regards, Alan ___________________________ ______________________| R. Alan Popiel |__________________________ \\ Internet: | Martin Marietta, SLS | / \\ alan@den.mmc.com | P.O. Box 179, M/S 3810 | Std disclaimers apply. / )Voice: | Denver, CO 80201-0179 USA | ( / 303-977-9998 |___________________________| (But you knew that!) \\ /________________________) (____________________________\\