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Points on Board
Ab Initio Functions
User-Defined Functions
Conversion of Decimal to Integer
Questions

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Ab Initio Functions

Built-in Functions
Date Functions
Inquiry and Error Functions
Lookup Functions
Math Functions
Miscellaneous Functions
String Functions
User-Defined Functions

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Built-in Functions

Inquiry and Error Functions

1) force_error()
2) is_defined()
3) is_failure()
4) is_null()
5) is_valid()
6) length_of()
7) size_of()
8) write_to_log
9) write_to_log_file

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force_error()

Causes an error and returns a specified error message.

Syntax:
force_error (string message)
Example:
force_error (PK violation) => error
The error message is written to the error port of the containing
component. Execution of graph is stopped

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is_defined()

Tests whether an expression is not NULL.

Syntax:
is_defined (x)

x is An expression to test.

Example:
is_defined (123) => 1
is_defined (NULL) => 0

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is_failure()

Tests whether an expression is NULL.

Syntax:
is_failure (x)

x is An expression to test.

Example:
is_failure (123) => 0
is_failure (NULL) => 1

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is_null()

Tests whether an expression is NULL.

Syntax:
is_null (x)

x is An expression to test.

Example:
is_null (123) => 0
is_null (NULL) => 1

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is_valid()

Tests whether a value is valid.

Syntax:
is_valid (x)

x is the value to test.

Example:
is_valid (123.456) => 1
is_valid ((date(YYYYMMDD)) abcdefgh) => 0

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length_of()

Returns the length of a value.

Syntax:
length_of ( object )

object is a value.

Example:
length_of (10001) => 5
length_of (abcdefghi) => 9

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size_of()

Returns the size of the value in bytes, including delimiter

characters.
Syntax:
size_of ( value )
Example:
size_of (10001) => 6
size_of (abcdefghi) => 10
size_of (42.56) =>8
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write_to_log()

Writes text to the log port of a component.

Syntax:
write_to_log ( string event_type, string event_text )
event_type --> A type of event
event_text --> Text to accompany event_type

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write_to_log_file()

Writes a message to a log file.

Syntax:
write_to_log_file ( string filename, string text )
filename --> The URL of a log file
text --> Text to write to filename
Details
This function opens the file, appends the message text to the file, and
closes the file on every call.
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How to create User Defined Functions

First Method:
Example: Multiplication of two numbers.

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How to create User Defined Functions

Writes a message to a log file.

Syntax:
write_to_log_file ( string filename, string text )
filename --> The URL of a log file
text --> Text to write to filename
Details
This function opens the file, appends the message text to the file, and
closes the file on every call.
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How to create User Defined Functions

First Method:
Addition of two numbers.

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How to create User Defined Functions

First Method:
Addition of two numbers.

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How to create User Defined Functions

First Method:
Addition of two numbers.

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How to create User Defined Functions

First Method:
Addition of two numbers.

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How to create User Defined Functions

First Method:
Addition of two numbers.

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How to create User Defined Functions

First Method:
Addition of two numbers.

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How to create User Defined Functions

First Method:
Addition of two numbers.

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How to create User Defined Functions

First Method:
Addition of two numbers.

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How to create User Defined Functions

First Method:
Addition of two numbers.

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How to create User Defined Functions

First Method:
Addition of two numbers.

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How to create User Defined Functions

Second Method:
Example: Addition of two numbers.
/usr/dell/us_svc/practise/xfr/functions.xfr
out ::AddTwoNumbers(num1, num2 ) =
begin
out :: num1 + num2 ;
end ;

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How to create User Defined Functions

Writes a message to a log file.

Syntax:
write_to_log_file ( string filename, string text )
filename --> The URL of a log file
text --> Text to write to filename
Details
This function opens the file, appends the message text to the file, and
closes the file on every call.
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How to create User Defined Functions

Writes a message to a log file.

Syntax:
write_to_log_file ( string filename, string text )
filename --> The URL of a log file
text --> Text to write to filename
Details
This function opens the file, appends the message text to the file, and
closes the file on every call.
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How to create User Defined Functions

Writes a message to a log file.

Syntax:
write_to_log_file ( string filename, string text )
filename --> The URL of a log file
text --> Text to write to filename
Details
This function opens the file, appends the message text to the file, and
closes the file on every call.
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How to create User Defined Functions

Writes a message to a log file.

Syntax:
write_to_log_file ( string filename, string text )
filename --> The URL of a log file
text --> Text to write to filename
Details
This function opens the file, appends the message text to the file, and
closes the file on every call.
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How to use User Defined Functions

Addition of two numbers.

/usr/dell/us_svc/practise/xfr/functions.xfr
out ::AddTwoNumbers(num1, num2 ) =
begin
out :: num1 + num2 ;
end ;

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How to use User Defined Functions

Addition of two numbers.

/usr/dell/us_svc/practise/xfr/functions.xfr
out ::AddTwoNumbers(num1, num2 ) =
begin
out :: num1 + num2 ;
end ;

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How to convert Decimal to Integer

Input File:

Required Output File:

sl_no
1
2
3
4
5

sl_no
1
2
3
4
5

cal
124.6789
124.089
124.5
124.345
124.12

cal
125
124
125
124
124

DML:
record
string(",") sl_no;
string(",") cal;
string("\n") newline;
end;
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How to convert Decimal to Integer

Ceiling.

Required Output File:

How to convert Decimal to
Integer
sl_no cal
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125
2
124
3
125
4
124
5
124
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References

Ab Initio Software
Discussion Forums
www.ittoolbox.com

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