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Download files ENTCOMP.IS and ECOMP.EXP from the FlexGen downloads site: ftp://ftp2.transoft.com/pub/CDextras/FlexGen/FG7v0

ENTCOMP.IS is a FlexGen interim source file and ECOMP.EXP is a FlexGen export file.

ENTCOMP is an external FlexGen program that is designed to read a previously built FlexGen entity file and submit FlexGen form and query entity types to be compiled.

The process is driven by two FlexGen SCL Scripts, FG4-ECOMP and FG4-ECOMP1.

FG4-ECOMP simply clears and set variables, then jumps to FG4-ECOMP1.

FG4-ECOMP1 calls the ENTCOMP program, which opens the FlexGen entity file and reads through it to extract a single FlexGen form or query program record, then returns to the FG4-ECOMP1 SCL script that compiles it.  The FG4-ECOMP1 SCL script loops continually until signaled by the ENTCOMP program to quit.

To implement, follow these steps:

1.  Import the ECOMP.EXP file.  This imports the FG4-ECOMP and FG4-ECOMP1 scripts into the dictionary.   You should get no duplicates when you import this file.

2.  Compile the ENTCOMP1.IS program.

Select “External Sources” from the “Develop” pulldown menu. 

Fill out the External Source dialog as follows:

• Make sure “Use default Path” and “Non FlexGen Source” is unchecked
• Make sure the Source Name is ENTCOMP.IS
• Set the Source Path to the folder/directory where you’ve copied the attached file.  Make sure you terminate the Path entry with a “\”

Select “Build” from the menu to compile the program.

The system should be ready to use at this point.

To create a list of entities modified on or after a selected date, follow this process:

1. From the “Interchange” menu, select “Create Entity List”.

2. Select “Entity” as the Entity File type.  No other file type is acceptable for the entity compile scripts.

3.  From the Dictionary Menu Bar, select “Modified Items”.

4.  Select “All Modified Items” from the “Export Modified Items” pop-up menu

5. Type the selection date in the Modified Items dialog.

6.  Push the UPDATE button

This creates an entity list file of all items in the dictionary that were modified from the specified date. Even though the entity file contains all data types modified, the Compile by Entity list program will only pick out and choose Forms and Queries from the entity list.

7. Push the Exit button.

To compile using the entity list just created, follow these steps:

1. From the Master Menu, push the F5 “Options” button.

2.  Select “SCL (Direct)” from the Menu Options.  A Lookup appears.  Type “FG4-ECOMP” and hit the enter key.

3. The FG4-ECOMP SCL Script appears in the dialog.  Push the SELECT button to start compiling.

4. All Forms and Queries are compiled from the entity list previously built.

Notes:

This solution was developed by Kirk Roser in response to an enquiry from a FlexGen user. The source to the program ENTCOMP.IS is provided without warranty and is not a supported FlexGen utility.  The user is free to change or modify it to suit their individual needs and assumes all support for it.

The scripts use the following SCL slots:

A,B,C,D,E
a,b,c,d,e,x,y,z

If the FlexGen development environment is currently using these slots, it is the responsibility of the user to save these slots to other items prior to running the FG4-ECOMP script, and the restore them back again.