Sequence parameters

marc_brown98 · Post by **marc_brown98** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 7:56 am

I have a relative file path name that I want to pass from a sequence to a job in the sequence. I can't get this to work. For example,
I have d:\data\Prod\FDM\JobParmsSeq as a parameter called PARM_FILE.

I have 2 environment variables called:
$SeqPath = d:\data
$DataEnviron = Prod or Test

and what I would like to do is have the following for PARM_FILE:
#$SeqPath#\#$DataEnviron#\FDM\JobParmsSeq

Any suggestions?
TIA
Marc

ketfos · Post by **ketfos** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:04 am

Hi,
You can define these parameters in Job Control Properties and then pass them

#SeqPath#\#DataEnviron#\FDM\JobParmsSeq

Ketfos

marc_brown98 · Post by **marc_brown98** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:49 am

still can't get it to work. the log message from taking my initial run and the suggestion:
FMFEXDCRSEQ..JobControl (GetFDMParam): Unable to open #$SeqPath#\#$DataEnviron#\FDM\JobParmsSeq

FMFEXDCRSEQ..JobControl (GetFDMParam): Unable to open #SeqPath#\#DataEnviron#\FDM\JobParmsSeq

same result. I am trying to find out how to combine multiple parameters and assign the result to another parameter.

chulett · Post by **chulett** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:57 am

marc_brown98 wrote:I am trying to find out how to combine multiple parameters and assign the result to another parameter.

Perhaps that's the issue, because you can't.

Well, at least you can't without writing some intervening BASIC job control code.

You would need to pull in the values for the current parameters and then build a new parameter value by concatenating them together yourself. Then you can use the result as a single parameter.

Bottom line is you simply can't reference other parameters in a parameters default value, which is what I took your comment to mean.

ketfos · Post by **ketfos** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 10:58 am

Hi,
I have a sequencer job. In the Wait for File Activity Stage, I need to define the input file name.
I pass this file name as combination of parameters, the way you mentioned

#Seqpath#/#Devenv#/test.dne .....this is on unix

In the job properties - job control, define this two parameters as string.

Ketfos

marc_brown98 · Post by **marc_brown98** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 11:42 am

chulett wrote:
marc_brown98 wrote:I am trying to find out how to combine multiple parameters and assign the result to another parameter.
Perhaps that's the issue, because you can't. Well, at least you can't without writing some intervening BASIC job control code.

You would need to pull in the values for the current parameters and then build a new parameter value by concatenating them together yourself. Then you can use the result as a single parameter.

Bottom line is you simply can't reference other parameters in a parameters default value, which is what I took your comment to mean.

Thanks that's what I thought would have to happen.