calling transform from within routine

[denzilsyb]

again! i am in need of assistance.

We want to call a sdk_transform from within a user defined routine AND want to use the value returned from the transform within the routine.

i.e.

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 Call DataTypePicComp3( col1 )

from the above, we want to use the value returned in the rest of the routine.

[phanee_k]

Hi,
Its not a good practice for calling the Transform in a routine .
Instead you can call the routine with in the routine.

Declare the DataTypePicComp3 routine ( since the tranform is calling this routine in the transform) using the "Deffun" statement and call the routine

Var = DataTypepicComp3(Arg)

and use "Var" variable further in your routine.

HTH,

Cheers
Phani

[ray.wurlod]

Basically it's not possible to call a Transform from a Routine.

You can, of course, copy the Transform's derivation expression into your Routine, but then you incur the need to maintain it in two places.

In your example, I think it's a pretty safe bet that PIC COMP3 isn't going to change any time soon!

[denzilsyb]

we actually had trouble calling the sdk transform - simply because we didnt know the syntax.

So, from reading here and there we eventually found that by saving the transform to examples/functions we could call it using: DSU.CopyOfTransformNowInExamplesFunctions

What is DSU? How could I avoid using DSU and point directly to the original transform?

[ketfos]

Hi,
DSX is for routine that support supplied Transforms, while DSU is for user-written (that is, written and third-party providers, not by Ascential).

Ketfos