eRaiseFlag with Flag data from External application

Rosemary Fromm

I am trying to use eRaiseFlag from an external application, I can get the Flag to raise onto the correct server, Map, Flag etc. My only problem is that I want to attach more than one piece of data, only the first piece of data is getting through to the table. I suspect that it is the tab that is causing the problem.

 

Here below is my Command - it is technically in VBs - as you can see I am using vbTab for the tab, as I cannot find anything else to try. I have already declared the FlagName, Servr etc.

 

m_WshShell.exec("C:\Program Files\Metastorm\SDK\Common\eRaiseFlag /FlagName"&Flagr&" /FlagData:" &CustomerNumber&vbTab&CustName&" /ServerName"&Servr&" ")

 

I must be close to getting it right - as no errors found on the server.

Any suggestions ?

Rosemary Fromm

I forgot to mention this is in BPM 7.6 - although I do not think it matters that much.

Brian Mellert

Not only do your parameters need to be separated by tabs, but the entire /FlagData string must itself be enclosed in double quotes when multiple variables/tab are part of the flag data.  (i.e. the string itself must be /FlagData:"CNumCName" and if I'm reading your string correctly below that is not occurring.  Perhaps something like ... /FlagData:\"&CustomerNumber&vbTab&CustName\" ...

Rosemary Fromm

OK Thanks - I will try that and update my post later

Rosemary Fromm

I tried this - but it stops the eRaiseFlag from working altogether. I suspect this is because the " in our vbs is used to put in Text - so the system does not then pick up the rest of the code I have written that holds the data, because it thinks that it has finished. Sorry I might not be explaining myself clearly here.

as you have probably realised my vbs is limited....How can I get it to pass on the " within the quoted text ?

richard savage

Hi,

The easiest solution is probably to put your "eraiseflag" command in a dos batch file, then execute this from your program. Then you can add the " round the whole flagdata section e.g. "//flagdata:parm1 parm2 etc".

 

I am raising a flag from a vb.net program by adding "chr(9)"  (tab) between the parameters and this works.

 

Hope this helps.

 

 

Rosemary Fromm

I did try using a dos batch file as a test with test data, worked fine, without the quotation marks - it works, but my data is coming from within the vbs, so I would have to get the data out, then imbed it into the dos, then run it from the vbs - long winded.

 

It would be much tidier to do it all in the vbs...

 

I will try the "chr(9)"  instead of the vbtab next.

 

Paul Lawrence

You may need to change your path statement to C:\Progra~1\Metast~1\.... etc

Rosemary Fromm

I already have the full path to the eRaiseFlag executable in my call, so it is not that.

Rosemary Fromm

OK folks I have answered my own question now to get a double quote into a vbs String you need to use Chr(34)

see my updated code now working perfectly

 

m_WshShell.exec("C:\Program Files\Metastorm\SDK\Common\eRaiseFlag /FlagName:ExternalCOAAFlag /FlagData:" &Chr(34)&CustomerNumber&chr(9)&CustName&vbTab&AgentFullName&vbTab&Dater&Chr(34)&" /ServerName:Servr")

 

I have put the Chr(34) at either end of my Data, which then converts to a Double quote when it gets to the eRaiseFlag call.

 

:smileyhappy:

I am now a happy woman as this has been sragging on for ages!!