Re: Variables to call...

benjamin@rs6a.wln.com (Ben Gardner-Young) writes: >Hi folks, >I am running 4gl 4.10.UC1 on a Sun and have the following question: >Is there not a method to pass variables to the 4gl 'call' routine or >construct a string that can be run that contains 'call'? >I am trying to store report names in a table and let the users select >them from an array. When chosen, the name of the report would be 'called'. >I know that 'run' is used only for command line stuff, but this example is >used only to show what I am trying to do. >e.g. >define > run_str char(128), > foo char(16) >let foo = "my_func()" >let run_str = "call ", foo clipped >run run_str >It would seem short-sighted to have designed the tools without this >feature if this is the case. This type of functionality currently isn't available, and I think it would be very difficult to implement, since function names need to be known at compile/link time. You could, of course, make the functions seperate executables, then RUN them, passing in appropriate parameters. The RUN has the advantage of being background batched, so you don't have to wait for one report to complete before firing off another one. ================ Dennis J. Pimple Informix CSE / Denver 303-850-0210 >Thanks. Any comments would be appreciated. >Ben Gardner-Young >Syntax, Inc. >benjamin@wln.com / benjamin@syntax.com