Is there a way to programmatically create Dict Items, including Symbolics.

and

Provided a dict item is NOT indexed would I be on safe ground just to do a:

delete DICT.MYFILE,DICTITEM

tx

Bri

Unless there are have been major undocumented changes, (which seems unlikely), then simply opening the dictionary and writing to that file should create a well formed dictionary item. Deleting a non-indexed column should create no issues unless you try and compile an object which references it.

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Tx Andrew -

it looks like I will use the Repository function to programmatically compile an SP

My Symbolic dict items all look like:

Declare SomeUniqueFileNameSP

@ans = SomeUniqueFileNameSP(param1,param2,param3)

BUT 'SomeUniqueFileNameSP' will change for each new file's dictionary….

So doing just a copy from a TEMPLATE dictionary to the new file's dictionary does not change 'SomeUniqueFileNameSP'

the idea is to :

#1) copy the TEMPLATE dictionary to the new file's dictionary.

#2) change the source code in FM8 of the symbolic dict items to reflect the NEW 'SomeUniqueFileNameSP'

then presumable some recompile needs to occur?

would that be handled thru the repository function somewhere ?

tx

Bri

Tx Andrew -

it looks like I will use the Repository function to programmatically compile an SP

My Symbolic dict items all look like:

Declare SomeUniqueFileNameSP

@ans = SomeUniqueFileNameSP(param1,param2,param3)

BUT 'SomeUniqueFileNameSP' will change for each new file's dictionary….

So doing just a copy from a TEMPLATE dictionary to the new file's dictionary does not change 'SomeUniqueFileNameSP'

the idea is to :

#1) copy the TEMPLATE dictionary to the new file's dictionary.

#2) change the source code in FM8 of the symbolic dict items to reflect the NEW 'SomeUniqueFileNameSP'

then presumable some recompile needs to occur?

would that be handled thru the repository function somewhere ?

tx

Bri

Brian,

Assuming you are in OI10. Have you tried this.

One routine for all your symbolics

In symbolic:

@Ans=Function(symbolics_controller())

ssp:

function symbolics_controller(Void)

work =RTI_GET_CURRENT_SYMBOLIC()

TableName = work<1,1>

symbolic = work<1,2>

(do stuff dependent on Tablename & Symbolic names)

return Ans

PS:

Dont know where RTI_GET_CURRENT_SYMBOLIC is documented

tx barry -

yes OI10..

i had thought of something close to this BUT for symbolics that get called a lot during an rlist request (For example), that involves an additional 'call' to the SP where the code is actually executed - which requires more recourses and slows down everything.

BUT…

What you provide seems like the best way to do it - obviously I am not the first - and that is why RTI_GET_CURRENT_SYMBOLIC exists ?

and digging into the dictionary - seems quite shaky.

tx for the great suggestion barry.

bri

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