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    Export not working (v.5 to v.9)

    I have some export operations that worked fine in v.5, but they will not work in v.9

    What I wanted to do (and did in v.5) was to export all emails for customers who had aol.com email addresses.

    In the filter for the export, this is what I had:

    right(alltrim(email),8) = "@aol.com"

    I had to change my email field to e_mail in v.9, so changed the filter to

    right(alltrim(e_mail),8) = "@aol.com"

    It still does not work.

    I get an error message that says "Error running export operation" - no such field"

    Why wouldn't this same export work in v.9

    Carol
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    #2
    Re: Export not working (v.5 to v.9)

    If you view the export operation, in the Export fields box on the right does the field show as

    email

    or

    e_mail

    ?
    There can be only one.

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      #3
      Re: Export not working (v.5 to v.9)

      e-mail



      Originally posted by Stan Mathews View Post
      If you view the export operation, in the Export fields box on the right does the field show as

      email

      or

      e_mail

      ?

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        #4
        Re: Export not working (v.5 to v.9)

        Looks ok. In the operations tab of the control panel, right click on the operation name, choose Show xbasic, choose the Without ... tab, copy and paste the xbasic here.

        Should look something like

        Code:
        export_filename = "h:\executive\hdb\temp\packs.xls"
a_tbl = table.open("item")
DIM a5_operation_order as C
a5_operation_order = "f02"
query.order = a5_operation_order
DIM a5_operation_filter as C
a5_operation_filter = "between(F17,51213,51867)"
query.filter = a5_operation_filter
query.options = "I"
query.Description = "Temporary Query"	
i_indx = a_tbl.query_create()

export.type = 4
export.names = .T.
export.file = export_filename
export.options = ""
export.field_sep = ""
export.record_sep = ""
export.fields = 3
export.field1 = "f01"
export.field2 = "f02"
export.field3 = "l_act_dte"

a_tbl.export()
a_tbl.close()
        Maybe something is being misinterpreted after the version change.
        There can be only one.

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          #5
          Re: Export not working (v.5 to v.9)

          I just created an entirely new export operation and it worked okay.


          Carol

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            #6
            Re: Export not working (v.5 to v.9)

            You've spotted your first UFO. Unidentifiably Fouledup Operation.
            There can be only one.

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              #7
              Re: Export not working (v.5 to v.9)

              I am still struggling with some exports I created in v.4 and trying to run in v.9

              I changed one of the field names (email to e_mail) so the export operation is giving me an error. So I right-click and choose "show xbasic" and change the field to e_mail - but how do I save the changes?

              I see no option to save it?

              Thanks.

              Carol

              P.S. I tried to create a new export, but I have to type in the filter expression all the time - I'm sure i'm doing something wrong there - but haven't figure it out yet.

              What I want it to do is export all customer with an aol.com email address - so in v.4 I used In the filter for the export, this is what I had:

              right(alltrim(email),8) = "@aol.com"

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                #8
                Re: Export not working (v.5 to v.9)

                but how do I save the changes?
                You should see a Copy to Clipboard button. Use that, switch to the code tab, create a new script using xbasic, paste the export operation script, edit it, save it. Run the script rather than the operation.

                I tried to create a new export, but I have to type in the filter expression all the time
                You mean you can't save an operation with the filter?
                There can be only one.

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                  #9
                  Re: Export not working (v.5 to v.9)

                  Thanks! Got it working now.

                  Carol

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                    #10
                    Re: Export not working (v.5 to v.9)

                    Glad to hear it.

                    Are you still having trouble saving export operations with filters?
                    There can be only one.

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