Context Variable value not working

[Tasfiahm]

Hi Expert,

I am using a t_OutputExcel component to write data in a folder. In the file output file name, I am using multiple context variable to define the directory as well as file name.

I am using a talend getdate function to get the month :

TalendDate.formatDate("MMyy",(TalendDate.getFirstDayOfMonth(TalendDate.addDate(TalendDate.getCurrentDate(),-1,"MM")))).toString()

The Hardcoded function works correctly but when I assign the same value in the context variable It is giving me an error:

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[FATAL]: talend_default.tFileOutputExcel_1 \\me\d\2\E\D\l_1218-TalendDate.formatDate("MMyy",(TalendDate.getFirstDayOfMonth(TalendDate.addDate(TalendDate.getCurrentDate(),-1,"MM")))).toString().xlsx (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)
Exception in component tFileOutputExcel_1
java.io.FileNotFoundException: \\me\d\2\E\D\l_1218-TalendDate.formatDate("MMyy",(TalendDate.getFirstDayOfMonth(TalendDate.addDate(TalendDate.getCurrentDate(),-1,"MM")))).toString().xlsx (The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open0(Native Method)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.open(Unknown Source)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
at java.io.FileOutputStream.<init>(Unknown Source)
at org.talend.ExcelTool.writeExcel(ExcelTool.java:294)

I have two options: ( I preffer option 2 just defining the Integer value -1)

1. Is using the  full function inside the context: (TalendDate.getFirstDayOfMonth(TalendDate.addDate(TalendDate.getCurrentDate(),-1,"MM")))).toString()

2. Using only the -1 to define the month and then call it : 

context.NM_END_MMYY  >type int > value -1 

 (TalendDate.getFirstDayOfMonth(TalendDate.addDate(TalendDate.getCurrentDate(), + context.NM_END_MMYY +,"MM")))).toString()

Currently, I am coding it like this:

File Name::

context.NM_MSK + TalendDate.formatDate("MMyy",(TalendDate.getFirstDayOfMonth(TalendDate.addDate(TalendDate.getCurrentDate(), -2,"MM")))).toString() + "-" + context.END_MMYY + ".xlsx"

[vapukov]

Hi,

you can not use functions as a context value - this is no doubt

you must use context for store fixed part of name + function for define variable part of the name

[Anonymous]

Well, you can't use functions in the Contexts section of the Studio, but you can use functions if you set the Context at the beginning of the job in a tJava or similar. If the first component of the job is a tJava with the expression shown in the first screenshot, then it should work OK.

context.MyContextVariable = routines.SomeFunction(someParam);

That would work.

[Tasfiahm]

Hi,

Thanks for your response. Can you explain the solution a little bit more. 

In the actual job I am using a parameter text file to load the context values. In my job I am not hard coding any context value. I am only defining the context name and call it from a text file.

So how I can define the numeric (-2) value in a context variable? 

TalendDate.formatDate("MMyy",(TalendDate.getFirstDayOfMonth(TalendDate.addDate(TalendDate.getCurrentDate(),-2,"MM")))).toString()

Because I don't want to touch the job in future, rather I will change the context variable value in  the text file.

I will appreciate if you can give me an example.

[Anonymous]

My solution was simply to take your complicated code and apply it in a tJava component at the beginning of your job. So, using some code you used in your previous post, this is how I would assign the value to a context variable in a tJava......

context.ContextVariableName = TalendDate.formatDate("MMyy",(TalendDate.getFirstDayOfMonth(TalendDate.addDate(TalendDate.getCurrentDate(),-2,"MM")))).toString();