QTP Error - Bracketed options are not enclosed in one of (), {}, [], or <>.

[Michael Lee]

Hi Stefan,

I can't say why you're getting the error other than I think it has 
something to do with QTP being confused by the combination of your array 
access with brackets and your brackets used to ensure that your IF 
statement works properly. I would suggest though that you could move the 
array access to DEFINEd items and use those in your SELECT statement 
instead. This might help.

Good luck.


Michael Lee
MCL Systems Inc.


Stefan Thibeault wrote:

>Hello,
>
>I made a change to a select statement in a QTP (PowerHouse  8.19.C4)
>and got the following error:
>
>Executing request ONE ...
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>The permanent subfile will be overwritten.
>   File:  WDC1015
>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Bracketed options are not enclosed in one of (), {}, [], or <>.
>
>
>RUN QTP.CURRENT.COGNOS;INFO="";  XL=" *PHLIBXL  *ORDBA
>ORACLEXL.PUB.ORACLEM"
>Program terminated in an error state. (CIERR 976)
>
>I change this select from
>
>SELECT IF EMP-STATUS = "AF"
>
>to
>
>SELECT IF EMP-STATUS = "AF" AND ( &
>	(LEAVE-DATE-LEFT(1) GT 0  AND LEAVE-DATE-RET(1) EQ 0) OR &
>	(LEAVE-DATE-LEFT(2) GT 0  AND LEAVE-DATE-RET(2) EQ 0) OR &
>	(LEAVE-DATE-LEFT(3) GT 0  AND LEAVE-DATE-RET(3) EQ 0) OR &
>	(LEAVE-DATE-LEFT(4) GT 0  AND LEAVE-DATE-RET(4) EQ 0) OR &
>	(LEAVE-DATE-LEFT(5) GT 0  AND LEAVE-DATE-RET(5) EQ 0) OR &
>	(LEAVE-DATE-LEFT(6) GT 0  AND LEAVE-DATE-RET(6) EQ 0) OR &
>	(LEAVE-DATE-LEFT(7) GT 0  AND LEAVE-DATE-RET(7) EQ 0) OR &
>	(LEAVE-DATE-LEFT(8) GT 0  AND LEAVE-DATE-RET(8) EQ 0) ) 
>
>Does anyone have any ideas?
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>Stefan
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