Cobra 8.3 Help System

Using the Help Search
Using the Help Search
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    Ex."system administration"
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    Ex.system + administration
  • Or:Returns all topics with any combination of words in the search criteria. This is the default.
    Ex.system administration
For more information:Searching Online Help

SQL Language Extended Support

You can use SQL scripts to perform actions such as getting the USER ID and the program name.

If you are using an Oracle or SQL Server database, you can use the following:

  • SET statements
  • DESCRIBE
  • TRUNCATE TABLE

    The following examples illustrate some of the actions that can be performed with a SQL script.

Field Description
Example 1

Use this example to get the USER ID:

SET vpcUSER = %U;

Example 2

Use this example to get the program name:

SET vpcProgram = %P;

If the project is open, this will pick up the project name; otherwise, it will set the name to the parameter passed '%P'. Whether or not this is suitable depends on what your script is trying to do.

Example 3

This example prompts you for the name of the breakdown structure and extracts the code and code description for that breakdown structure:

SET vpcBDNFile=(inputbox('Breakdown Structure File Name:'));

SELECT CODE,CODEDESC FROM BDNDETL WHERE BREAKFILE=?vpcBDNfILE;