BADLINE

When a program, model, or input file is executing, the BADLINE option controls whether Oracle OLAP records, in the current outfile, the line that caused an error.

See also:

PROGRAM, MODEL, and INFILE.

Data type

BOOLEAN

Syntax

BADLINE = {YES|NO}

Arguments

YES: When an error occurs during the execution of a program, model, or input file, Oracle OLAP records in the current outfile the name of the program, model, or file in which the error occurred and the line that caused the error. When an error message is included in the output, the BADLINE information appears immediately after the error message.
NO: (Default) When an error occurs in a program, model, or input file, Oracle OLAP does not record the error in the current outfile.

Examples

Example 8-24 Using the BADLINE Option

In a simple program called test, the variable myint1 is divided by zero.

DEFINE test PROGRAM
PROGRAM
VARIABLE myint1 INTEGER
VARIABLE myint2 INTEGER
myint1 = 0
myint2 = 250/myint1
END

When you run the program when the DIVIDEBYZERO option is set to NO, then an error occurs because division by zero is not allowed. When BADLINE is set to YES, the following messages are recorded in the current outfile.

ERROR: (MXXEQ01) A division by zero was attempted. Set DIVIDEBYZERO to
YES if you want NA to be returned as the result of division by zero.
In DEMO!TEST PROGRAM:
myint2 = 250/myint1

Example 8-25 Finding Errors in Program Lines

In a simple program called test, the variable myint1 is divided by 0 (zero).

DEFINE test PROGRAM
PROGRAM
VARIABLE myint1 INTEGER
VARIABLE myint2 INTEGER
myint1 = 0
myint2 = 250/myint1
END

When you run the program, an error occurs because division by zero is not allowed (that is, when DIVIDEBYZERO is set to NO).

When BADLINE is set to NO only the error is recorded in the current outfile.

ERROR: (MXXEQ01) A division by zero was attempted.  (If you want NA to
be returned as the result of a division by zero, set the DIVIDEBYZERO
option to YES.)

When BADLINE is set to YES, the line that causes the error and the name of the program in which the error occurred are recorded in the current outfile.

ERROR: (MXXEQ01) A division by zero was attempted.  (If you want NA to
be returned as the result of a division by zero, set the DIVIDEBYZERO
option to YES.)
In TESTBAD PROGRAM:
myint2 = 250/myint1
In EDDE.RUNCMD PROGRAM: