WRITELIST
WRITELIST allows the program to store a list held in a jBC variable to the global list file.
COMMAND SYNTAX
WRITELIST variable ON | TO expression { SETTING setvar } { ON ERROR statements }
SYNTAX ELEMENTS
variable is the variable in which the list is held.
expression should evaluate to the required list name. If expression is null, it writes the list to the default external list.
If the SETTING clause is specified and the write fails, it sets setvar to one of the following values:
INCREMENTAL FILE ERRORS
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 128 | No such file or directory |
| 4096 | Network error |
| 24576 | Permission denied |
| 32768 | Physical I/O error or unknown error |
NOTE
See also: DELETELIST, READLIST, FORMLIST
EXAMPLE
EXECUTE 'SELECT . SAMPLE 5' RTNLIST V.LIST WRITELIST V.LIST TO 'SOME-FILES' GETLIST 'SOME-FILES' TO V.FILES.L ELSE NULL CRT OCONV( V.FILES.L, 'MCP' ) ;* e.g. &COMO&^&COMO&]D^&ED&^&ED&]D^&PH&
Last update: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 15:34