project BLF > class BReportComm > method ApiGetReportGlobalTimeStamp

Description

Returns the timestamp of the most recent updated report file (standard reports + custom reports).
format is 'mm/dd/yy=>>>>9;mm/dd/yy=>>>>9'.


Parameters


ocTimestampoutputcharacter
oiReturnStatusoutputintegerReturn status of the method.


Internal usage


BLF
method BReportComm.apiStartSession
method Session.ApplicationLogin


program code (program3/breportcomm.p)

if oiReturnStatus = 0
then assign oiReturnStatus = -98.

<M-1 run GetReportFolders  (output viFcReturnSuper (oiReturnStatus)) in BReportComm>

if viFcReturnSuper <> 0
then assign oiReturnStatus = viFcReturnSuper.

if viFcReturnSuper < 0
then return.

do viFcCount1 = num-entries(vcStandardReports) to 1 by -1:
    if entry(viFcCount1, vcStandardReports) <> ""
    then do:
        input stream sReadDir from os-dir (entry(viFcCount1, vcStandardReports)).

        repeat on stop undo, leave:
            import stream sReadDir vcFileName vcFullName vcFileType.

            if vcFileType = "F":U and
               vcFileName matches "*.rpt"
            then do:
                assign file-info:file-name = vcFullName.

                if vtMax = ?                       or
                   vtMax < file-info:file-mod-date or
                   vtMax = file-info:file-mod-date and
                   viMax < file-info:file-mod-time
                then assign vtMax = file-info:file-mod-date
                            viMax = file-info:file-mod-time.
            end.
        end.

        input stream sReadDir close.
    end.
end.

assign ocTimestamp = if vtMax = ?
                     then "?;"
                     else string(vtMax) + "=" + string(viMax) + ";".

if vcCustomerReports = ""
then assign ocTimestamp = ocTimestamp + "?".
else do:
    assign vtMax = ?
           viMax = 0.

    input stream sReadDir from os-dir (vcCustomerReports).

    repeat on stop undo, leave:
        import stream sReadDir vcFileName vcFullName vcFileType.

        if vcFileType = "F":U and
           vcFileName matches "*.rpt"
        then do:
            assign file-info:file-name = vcFullName.

            if vtMax = ?                       or
               vtMax < file-info:file-mod-date or
               vtMax = file-info:file-mod-date and
               viMax < file-info:file-mod-time
            then assign vtMax = file-info:file-mod-date
                        viMax = file-info:file-mod-time.
        end.
    end.

    input stream sReadDir close.

    assign ocTimestamp = ocTimestamp +
                         if vtMax = ?
                         then "?"
                         else string(vtMax) + "=" + string(viMax).
end.

if oiReturnStatus = -98
then assign oiReturnStatus = 0.


Sample code: how to call this method through RPCRequestService (QXtend Inbound)

define temp-table ttContext no-undo
    field propertyQualifier as character
    field propertyName as character
    field propertyValue as character
    index entityContext is primary unique
        propertyQualifier
        propertyName
    index propertyQualifier
        propertyQualifier.

define dataset dsContext for ttContext.

define variable vhContextDS as handle no-undo.
define variable vhExceptionDS as handle no-undo.
define variable vhServer as handle no-undo.
define variable vhInputDS as handle no-undo.
define variable vhInputOutputDS as handle no-undo.
define variable vhOutputDS as handle no-undo.
define variable vhParameter as handle no-undo.

/* Create context */
create ttContext.
assign ttContext.propertyName = "programName"
       ttContext.propertyValue = "BReportComm".
create ttContext.
assign ttContext.propertyName = "methodName"
       ttContext.propertyValue = "ApiGetReportGlobalTimeStamp".
create ttContext.
assign ttContext.propertyName = "applicationId"
       ttContext.propertyValue = "fin".
create ttContext.
assign ttContext.propertyName = "entity"
       ttContext.propertyValue = "1000".
create ttContext.
assign ttContext.propertyName = "userName"
       ttContext.propertyValue = "mfg".
create ttContext.
assign ttContext.propertyName = "password"
       ttContext.propertyValue = "".

/* Connect the AppServer */
create server vhServer.
vhServer:connect("-URL <appserver-url>").

if not vhServer:connected()
then do:
    message "Could not connect AppServer" view-as alert-box error title "Error".
    return.
end.

/* Run */
assign vhContextDS = dataset dsContext:handle.

run program/rpcrequestservice.p on vhServer
    (input-output dataset-handle vhContextDS by-reference,
           output dataset-handle vhExceptionDS,
     input        dataset-handle vhInputDS by-reference,
     input-output dataset-handle vhInputOutputDS by-reference,
           output dataset-handle vhOutputDS).

/* Handle output however you want, in this example, we dump it to xml */
if valid-handle(vhExceptionDS)
then vhExceptionDS:write-xml("file", "Exceptions.xml", true).

if valid-handle(vhOutputDS)
then vhOutputDS:write-xml("file", "Output.xml", true).

/* Cleanup */
vhServer:disconnect().
assign vhServer = ?.

if valid-handle(vhInputDS)
then delete object vhInputDS.

if valid-handle(vhOutputDS)
then delete object vhOutputDS.

if valid-handle(vhExceptionDS)
then delete object vhExceptionDS.