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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> Dear
filePro Gurus,<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> I'm
finally getting close to wrapping up the FAX project I've been plugging<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> away
at for quite some time! I figured out the "pattern" of the extra
lines<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> that
appear after the first FAX (the first FAX always sends successfully)<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> and
trapped where and how to insert a fix from within filePro.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> Now I
need to send a value to SCO for use with the "tail" command. This
will<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> be
executed through the filePro "system" command, but so far I have not<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> figured
out the correct syntax.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> I
thought the variable to use was @PM -- although it looks like there are<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> several
no -- but syntax help is sorely lacking. That is, unless I'm either<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> on the
wrong track or looking in the wrong place! LOL! Entirely possible!<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> I want
to send a numeric value from [FC(2,.0,g)] to Unix so I can execute a<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> command
that utilizes the value of FC.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> I'm
sure this is a pretty easy one, just not something I have done in ages<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> -- if
ever -- so any guidance would be greatly appreciated!<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
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face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
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face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>Steve
Parker<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><i><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>ABC
Computing Services<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=blue face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>> Of course, if you're doing that
methodology, why not just concatenate the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=blue face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>> values in question into the command
itself and skip any sort of environment<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=blue face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>> variable?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=blue face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=blue face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>> mark-><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 color=blue face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>[Steve Parker] </span></font></i></b>This
is where I had the syntax problem, so I thought that passing a variable might
work easily enough. Perhaps not!<o:p></o:p></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>I tried: system “tail + FC
/u/appl/fpmerge/filename > /other filename”<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Where FC has a real value from “1” to “35” more
or less. FC is the number of lines padded to the top of the next record filePro
prints, and is the difference between “60” and @LC from the prior
record. Works great if I put in a real value, just not with a variable, such as
FC. I’m sure it is syntax. Thoughts?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>If none on this syntax, then I will try this other approach mentioned.
But just inputting the value through a variable seems so much easier!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>system
"myscript" < xx < yy < fc<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Steve<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>system
"myscript" < xx < yy < fc<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>></span></font></i><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>Where
myscript is a script that has your fax commands in it,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>and where xx
and yy are presumably other data besides fc that you need <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>to hand to
the script like temp filename and phone number, and fc is <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>this new
variable.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>In this exact
example, assuming there are no spaces in the values of xx <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>and yy, then
inside myscript xx would be $1, yy would be $2 and fc would <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>be $3.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>></span></font></i><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>-r/@pm is for
passing a value in to a clerk/report process, not out of it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>></span></font></i><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>-- <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>bkw<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><i><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>[Steve
Parker] I have all of the VSIFAX variables working well … at least so far.</span></font></i></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>My thought
exactly but yes fp has putenv "VARNAME",fc<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>Yes, no (),
even though getenv is fc = getenv("VARNAME")<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>></span></font></i><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>-- <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><i><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic'>> </span></font></i>bkw<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><b><i><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>[Steve
Parker] I will look at this as well, thanks!</span></font></i></b><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'>------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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