Re: How to embed a variable within an INPUT string -Reply

[Smith Robert S <Smith_Robert_S@PRC.COM>]

That one works - thanks. It works from within a DOS box, now how do you
get it to work from within Windows, i.e. SQR flag -xcb?

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kimberly Lawrence [SMTP:Kimberly_Lawrence@CCNOTES.CCITY.COM]
> Sent: Friday, November 28, 1997 9:12 AM
> To:   Multiple recipients of list SQR-USERS
> Subject:      Re: How to embed a variable within an INPUT string
> -Reply
>
> Sorry for the bad advice.  I just tried this and it is working for me.
>
>   let $My_Data = 'Green Onions'
>   let $input_string = 'Press <Enter> to keep '|| $My_Data
>   display $input_string noline
>   input $Output_Data ' ' type=char
>
> Hope this works for you,
>
> Kimberly
>
>
> >It doesn't seem to work. Instead of showing the 'Press <Enter>...' as
> >the prompt, it shows the literal '$input_string' as the prompt. Also,
> I
> >wanted it to work with the -xcb SQR flag.
> >Bob
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Kimberly Lawrence [SMTP:Kimberly_Lawrence@CCNOTES.CCITY.COM]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 1997 4:56 PM
> >> To:   Multiple recipients of list SQR-USERS
> >> Subject:      Re: How to embed a variable within an INPUT string
> >> -Reply
> >>
> >> Bob,
> >>
> >> If I remember correctly I ran into this a few weeks ago.  Here is
> what
> >> I
> >> did:
> >>
> >> let $My_Data = 'Green Onions'
> >> let $input_string = 'Press <Enter> to keep '|| $My_Data
> >> input $Output_Data type=char $input_string
> >>
> >> Let me know if that doesn't work and I'll try to hunt down my sqr
> >> where I
> >> finally got it working.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Kimberly
> >>
> >>
> >> > I don't think so. What I want is an input prompt that says:
> >> >
> >> > Press <enter> to keep Green Onions:
> >> >
> >> > Bob
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: Wes Williams [SMTP:wwilliams@MAIL.RKD.SNDS.COM]
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 1997 2:35 PM
> >> > To:   Multiple recipients of list SQR-USERS
> >> > Subject:      How to embed a variable within an INPUT string
> -Reply
> >> >
> >> > Bob is this what u want to do ?
> >> > let $My_Data = 'Green Onions'
> >> > input $Output_Data type=char 'Press <Enter> to keep the default '
> >> > concat  $My_Data with  $Output_Data
> >> >
> >> > Wes
> >> >
> >> > >>> Smith Robert S
> >> > <Smith_Robert_S%PRC.COM@internet.rkd.snds.com> 11/26/97 12:38pm
> >> > >>>
> >> > Here is my input:
> >> >
> >> > input $Output_Data type=char 'Press <Enter> to keep the default '
> >> >
> >> > What I would like to do is have a variable within that string:
> >> >
> >> > let $My_Data = 'Green Onions'
> >> >
> >> > input $Output_Data type=char 'Press <Enter> to keep ' || $My_Data
> >> >
> >> > or
> >> >
> >> > input $Output_Data type=char 'Press <Enter> to keep ' $My_Data
> >> >
> >> > (I am not sure of the syntax, if any)
> >> >
> >> > However, it seems that it doesn't allow the use of variables, it
> >> just
> >> > gives me:
> >> >
> >> >   (SQR 2503) Unknown qualifier for INPUT.
> >> >
> >> > Any Ideas?
> >> >
> >> > Bob Smith
> >> > Litton Enterprise Solutions
> >> > smith_robert_s@prc.com
> >> >
> >> > p.s. What is the equivalent of Oracle's Desc and Sybase's sp_help
> in
> >> > SQLBase?