Hello,
We have some tens of scripts, stored in the in-line mode.
Now we would like to store them using the off-line mode.
When a macro-parameter is found, the scheduler fails; when the same script is in the in-line mode it works fine.
Is it a bug or we are missing some info?

Thanks,
Angelo Amodio
FMR Spazio

Please provide an example, so we can see what you are trying to do and can help you to correct the problem.

: Hello,
: We have some tens of scripts, stored in the in-line mode.
: Now we would like to store them using the off-line mode.
: When a macro-parameter is found, the scheduler fails; when the same script is
: in the in-line mode it works fine.
: Is it a bug or we are missing some info?

: Thanks,
: Angelo Amodio
: FMR Spazio

: Please provide an example, so we can see what you are trying to do and can
: help you to correct the problem.

The in-line script contains the simple line "MessageBox @W".
Once executed, it correctly displays the day of week.

If the in-line script contains "@SCRIPT:c:\sample.jal" and the file c:\sample.jal contains the same line "MessageBox @W", it simply displays "@W", like if the macro were not expanded.
This happens with any parameter substitution.

Thanks,
Angelo Amodio

That's correct. There is no recursive processing. @SCRIPT macro works just like @W. The referenced value or text is inserted only once. That's why you cannot use macro parameters with off-line scripts.

As a workaround use a different method to obtain day of week value, for example,

Dim dow, number
Dim d, date

Today d
DayNumber d, dow

MessageBox dow

By the way, what's the reason to use off-line scripts? Why don't you want to use the script library instead?

: The in-line script contains the simple line "MessageBox @W".
: Once executed, it correctly displays the day of week.

: If the in-line script contains "@SCRIPT:c:\sample.jal" and the file
: c:\sample.jal contains the same line "MessageBox @W", it simply
: displays "@W", like if the macro were not expanded.
: This happens with any parameter substitution.

: Thanks,
: Angelo Amodio

: By the way, what's the reason to use off-line scripts? Why don't you want to
: use the script library instead?

Because I think that the off-line method is better to keep the scripts under CVS and configuration control.
We tipically use macros to name some files with their creation date.

Regards,
Angelo