SETSYSTEMVAL in QTP

[Pickering, John (NORBORD)]

The difference is when Quiz evaluates defines (after EVERY record complex)
and when Qtp evulates them (when referenced). Your Qtp example never
references your JUNK defined item so it is never evaluated so the
systemvalue nver gets set. Try putting the setsystemval function into a
(goofy if necessary) select statement.

Regards,
John "no relation" Pickering
Toronto

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> Why can you not set a system logical (Alpha System, 710F4) using the
> SETSYSTEMVAL in QTP? It appears to work fine with QUIZ and QUICK, but not
> QTP. There is nothing in the QTP manual that says it won't work, but only
> gives examples of setting it with QUIZ and QUICK. No syntax error occurs. 
> 
> Consider the following:
> 
> Prod > SHOW LOG MY-SYMBOL
> %SHOW-S-NOTRAN, no translation for logical name MY-SYMBOL
> Prod > QUIZ
> 
> Q U I Z   (7.10.F4)
> Copyright 1996 COGNOS INC. (ALPHA)
> Licensed PH-AXP-RUNTIME for customer: 5062940001 EUGENE SCHOOL DISTRICT
> AXP
> 
> > USE TPSET1
> > SET VERIFY
> > DEFINE JUNK = 1 IF SETSYSTEMVAL("MY-SYMBOL","SET IN QUIZ")
> > GO
> 
> Records selected: 0
> 
> > EXIT
> Prod > SHOW LOG MY-SYMBOL
>    "MY-SYMBOL" = "SET IN QUIZ" (LNM$PROCESS_TABLE)
> Prod > DEASSIGN MY-SYMBOL
> Prod > SHOW LOG MY-SYMBOL
> %SHOW-S-NOTRAN, no translation for logical name MY-SYMBOL
> 
> 
> 
> Prod > QTP
> 
> Q T P   (7.10.F4)
> Copyright 1996 COGNOS INC. (ALPHA)
> Licensed PH-AXP-RUNTIME for customer: 5062940001 EUGENE SCHOOL DISTRICT
> AXP
> 
> > USE TPSET1
> > ACCESS WPS-CODE-TBL
> > SET INPUT LIMIT 1
> > DEFINE JUNK = 1 IF SETSYSTEMVAL("MY-SYMBOL","SET IN QTP")
> > GO
> 
> Executing request 1 ...
> *W* Input limit has been exceeded.
> 
> Records read:
>  WPS-CODE-TBL                              2
> 
> Transactions processed:                    1
> 
> Finished.
> > EXIT
> Prod > SHOW LOG MY-SYMBOL
> %SHOW-S-NOTRAN, no translation for logical name MY-SYMBOL
> Prod > 
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