Abraham Zwygart wrote:
>
> I need to read a file one record at a time, set system variables
> for the report based on the contents of the file.  I have a QUIZ
> report that the output goes to several people (via email).  All
> the needed information is kept in a sequential file (one record
> per person and there email address.) I do not know how the read
> the file and put the record into system variables, and loop
> through the file?

Hi Abe!

Here's a command file you can start from:

setvar file_eof finfo("hpstdin","eof")
while setvar (file_eof,file_eof-1) > 0
  input file_rec
  setvar user_code str("!file_rec",1,8)
  setvar email_add str("!file_rec",9,30)
  run yourprog
endwhile

Change it to suit your input file and save it, then use it
like this:

commfile < seq file

The command file will read one record at a time from the
sequential file, set whichever variables you want, and
run your program once each time through the loop.

I hope I understood your problem, and that this helps!

See ya!

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