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Re: tsunami question

• Posted by "George Walters" <gwalters at sc.rr.com> Dec 17, 2003
• 489 views

nevermind. It gives this message when the file can't be found.....I forgot
to prepend the path.

george

----- Original Message -----
From: "George Walters" <gwalters at sc.rr.com>
To: <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: Re: tsunami question


>
>
> Next problem, I've created all the files and now am trying to open one to
> populate it and am getting this long message that it's not a file created
> with trm or the header is corrupted or created by a different dll version.
> Any Ideas??
>
> george
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Austin" <ronaustin at alltel.net>
> To: <EUforum at topica.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 2:51 PM
> Subject: RE: tsunami question
>
>
> > That's interesting George, but I believe it assumes you are using the
> > "String based API"  and Euman used the "Pointer based API #1".
> >
> > I don't think there is a way of passing a filedef when creating the file
> > with the pointer base api.
> >
> > string  API: result= trmCreate(file$,FileDef$,OverWrite)
> > pointer API: result= trmCreate(file,OverWrite)
> >
> > pointer based assumes the filedef has already been defined.
> >
> > Maybe Euman will have a different answer, but that's the way I see it.
> >
> >
> > George Walters wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Ron, there was some interesting code (power basic) on the TRM website
on
> > > this issue.
> > >
> > >
> > >  ' Open the existing Tsunami file
> > >
> > >  MultiUser& = %FALSE
> > >  File$      = "C:\My Data\Customers.dat"
> > >
> > >  hFile& = trm_Open(File$, MultiUser&)
> > >
> > >  IF hFile& < 1 THEN
> > >     Msg$ = "Error opening file:" + STR$(ABS(hFile&))
> > >     ' Display message
> > >
> > >  ELSE
> > >     ' File opened successfully
> > >     ' Get it's File Definition string
> > >
> > >     FileDef$ = trm_GetFileDef(hFile&)
> > >
> > >     ' Close the file so it can be recreated
> > >
> > >     Result& = trm_Close(hFile&)
> > >
> > >     IF Result& THEN
> > >        Msg$ = "Error closing file:" + STR$(Result&)
> > >        ' Display message
> > >
> > >     ELSE
> > >        ' The file is closed... we can now recreate it using the
> > >        ' file's original name and original File Definition string
> > >
> > >        OverWrite& = %TRUE
> > >
> > >        Result& = trm_Create(File$, FileDef$, OverWrite&)
> > >
> > >        IF Result& THEN
> > >           Msg$ = "Error recreating file:" + STR$(Result&)
> > >           ' Display message
> > >        ELSE
> > >           ' File recreated successfully
> > >        END IF
> > >
> > >     END IF
> > >  END IF
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ron Austin" <ronaustin at alltel.net>
> > > To: <EUforum at topica.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 1:26 PM
> > > Subject: RE: tsunami question
> > >
> > >
> > > > George Walters wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Ron, I understand the Create function, but using this you have do
> define
> > > > > all
> > > > > over again the characteristics of the file. I was hoping that a
> function
> > > > > existed that would simply clear the file and retain it's original
> > > > > characteristics.
> > > > >
> > > > > george
> > > > >
> > > > As far as I know, there is no "clear file". I have made an "init.exw
> > > > program for each of my files, for instance DiagInit.exw creates the
> > > > Diagnosis.dat file.  There is one line to define the file, two lines
> to
> > > > create the two indexes and then the final line creates (or
re-creates
> > > > the file).  Since the init program had to be written to initally
> create
> > > > the file, all you have to do is run it again to clear the file, or
as
> I
> > > > said earlier maybe it wood be good to put the procedure for creating
> all
> > > > the indexes in one include file and call them as needed.
> > > > ClearFile("Diagnosis.dat") or even CLearFile("Diagnosis") is all you
> > > > would need.  Of course you would still have to be sure no one was
> using
> > > > the file when you cleared it.  I imagine you are already doing that
> with
> > > > your present file system anyway.
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Ron Austin" <ronaustin at alltel.net>
> > > > > To: <EUforum at topica.com>
> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2003 12:20 PM
> > > > > Subject: RE: tsunami question
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > George Walters wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I don't see a function to clear a tsunami file w/o deleteing
it
> and
> > > > > > > recreating it. Did I over look this? I have a lot of files
that
> are
> > > > > > > cleared
> > > > > > > at the end of the month or year as well as transaction files
> that
> > > need
> > > > > > > to be
> > > > > > > cleared after being posted.
> > > > > > >
> > <snip>
> >
> >
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