Xlt Procs

[David Harrison]

Cloverleaf 6.0 on REL

I want to run two tcl procs pre-Xlate. I put the second one in the line below the first but when I run the Xlate throught the test tool it only executes the second proc.

Any ideas welcome

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[James Cobane]

David,

When you state you want to run two procs pre-xlate, are you referring to pre-xlate on the route, or are you referring to in the pre- context within the Xlate?

Jim Cobane

Henry Ford Health

[David Harrison]

Jim,

It’s the Pre Proc within the Xlate.

Thanks,

Dave

[James Cobane]

Okay.  So, the procs are both going to be using the same values for xlateInVals, and if they are both setting xlateOutVals, the net effect will be only the output of the 2nd proc.  If you want the 2nd proc to use the xlateOutVals values produced from the first proc, you will need to code it that way.  Does that make sense?

Hope this helps.

Jim Cobane

Henry Ford Health

[David Harrison]

Jim,

Yes I get the idea. It’s probably easier to combine the two procs into one.

Thanks,

Dave

[Jim Kosloskey]

Or…

You could use two Xlate Actions.

The first uses the first proc and places the result in a destination of either a temp variable or an output field.

The second Action uses the second proc and the temp variable or output field populated by the first Action placing the result where you want it.

This way you keep the Tcl code discreet in its usage.

I do this all the time – The Xlate then and not the proc becomes the view of what is happening.

email: jim.kosloskey@jim-kosloskey.com 29+ years Cloverleaf, 59 years IT - old fart.

[James Cobane]

What Jim suggests is something that I do all the time as well.  It keeps the procs modularized and provides easy step-through of the actions in the Xlate.

Jim Cobane

Henry Ford Health

[David Harrison]

Ok. Thanks for the tip

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