SETSYSTEMVAL in QTP

[Richard Witkopp]

Don't you have to reference JUNK so the DEFINE
evaluates?

> 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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