Undocumented close parameter

[Jens Wulf]

I've been testing my syntax-checker and it marked this statement:

c tempfile:(replace=file)

I tried the following (yottaDB):

        Set tempfile="/tmp/1.txt",file="/tmp/2.txt"

        Open tempfile Use tempfile Write "1" Close tempfile

        Open file Use file Write "2" Close file

        Open tempfile

        Close tempfile:(replace=file)

After this only 2.txt exists and contains a "1".

Is this planned to be documented?

[Kevin Toppenberg]

I can't repeat this.  Here is what I get.

yottadb>Set tempfile="/tmp/1.txt",file="/tmp/2.txt"

yottadb>Open tempfile Use tempfile Write "1" Close tempfile

yottadb>

NOTE: At this point I verify that 1.txt in /tmp/1.txt contains "1"

yottadb>OOpen file Use file Write "2" Close file

NOTE: at this point 1.txt contains '1' and 2.txt contains '2'

yottadb>Open tempfile

NOTE: no change in text files, both still OK

yottadb>Close tempfile:(replace=file)
%YDB-E-DEVPARUNK, Deviceparameter unknown

yottadb>

NOTE: no change in text files, both still OK

yottadb>w $ZVER
GT.M V6.3-008 Linux x86_64
yottadb>

[K.S. Bhaskar]

Jens –

I have created https://gitlab.com/YottaDB/DB/YDBDoc/-/issues/405. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Regards

– Bhaskar

[Maury Pepper]

Time to compare version numbers. My guess: KT < JW.

[Jens Wulf]

Yes - seems to be a new feature.

YDB>W $ZVER
GT.M V7.0-001 Linux aarch64

[K.S. Bhaskar]

Jens, the documentation has been updated. Thanks again for catching it.

Regards

– Bhaskar

[K.S. Bhaskar]

Also, yes, this is new in r2.00, inherited from V7.0-001 (https://gitlab.com/YottaDB/DB/YDB/-/releases#GTM-9452).

Regards

– Bhaskar