I am receiving a syntax error when trying to set a vaiable to a subset of another variable. Basically, I have this:

Dim Volume, String
Dim VolumeType, String

FTPDir (Server, id, pwd, "FilePathName",Volume)
Set VolumeType, (Left(volume,1))

IsEqual...

It works if I use a static string but not with the variable. The value will always be a string.

Thanks in advance.

You cannot use nested statements in JAL. Below is the correct script

Dim VolumeType, String

FTPDir( Server, id, pwd, "FilePathName", Volume )
Left( volume, 1, VolumeType)
IsEqual( VolumeType, ...

: I am receiving a syntax error when trying to set a vaiable to a subset of
: another variable. Basically, I have this: Dim Volume, String
: Dim VolumeType, String

: FTPDir (Server, id, pwd, "FilePathName",Volume)
: Set VolumeType, (Left(volume,1))

: IsEqual...

: It works if I use a static string but not with the variable. The value will
: always be a string.

: Thanks in advance.

That is working now but I am pulling the header column name into my LEFT statement. How do I loop to the next line with the FTPDir statement to get the value I really want or suppress the header all together?

Thanks again!

Jason

: You cannot use nested statements in JAL. Below is the correct script

: Dim VolumeType, String

: FTPDir( Server, id, pwd, "FilePathName", Volume )
: Left( volume, 1, VolumeType)
: IsEqual( VolumeType, ...

Too skip the first line you can use several methods the most simple is to cut the first line away using GetToken

For example,
Dim( first_line, string )
Dim( my_text, string, "line 1\nline2\nline3" )

GetToken( "\n", my_text, first_line )
MessageBox( my_text )

Note: \n represents the invisible new-line symbol.

: That is working now but I am pulling the header column name into my LEFT
: statement. How do I loop to the next line with the FTPDir statement to get
: the value I really want or suppress the header all together?

: Thanks again!

: Jason