How to create a script variable from table values to use it with the "from" command?

[robert_dolezych]

  Hi Community

I have some file names in my table. I would like to use them as variables within the "from" command?
Is there any possibility to create such variables?

Thank you for your help

Robert

[Peter_Cammaert · Accepted solution]

Yes, for example like this. Imagine that we have a table called Filenames with a single field called FName. Every row contains a different QVD file name.

:

FOR i = 0 TO NoOfRows('Filenames')-1

  LET vFName = peek('FName', i);

  Table:

  LOAD * FROM [$(vFName)] (qvd);

NEXT

:

There are many more complex examples available in the community,

[micheledenardi]

You have first to read the table as is than use peek function inside a for statement to reach the goal.

Something like:

OriginalTab:

Load

    Field1,

    Field2,

    ...

From db.table1;

For n=0 to NoOfRow(OriginalTab)

    Let vSource = peek('Field1',n,'OriginalTab');

    if n=0 then

          NewTable:

          NoConcatenate

          Load

               *

          From $(vSource);

     Else

          Concatenate(NewTable)

         Load

               *

         From $(vSource);

     End if

Next

drop table OriginalTab;

[robert_dolezych]

Thank you Michele

Regards

Robert

[robert_dolezych]

Thank you Peter

it was realy helpful

regards

Robert

[prma7799]

Hi Robert ,

If you get right answer then please close this thread to mark right answer.

Thanks

[micheledenardi]

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