Migration xbase to X# --> Compiling

[AlfredJanssen]

Hi everyone,
I am currently migrating an Xbase++ application to X#. I am using the /dialect:xpp setting. I have encountered a major issue where the compiler enters an infinite loop when processing BEGIN SEQUENCE blocks, especially when they are combined with an ErrorBlock() setup. Habe anyone a idea for solve this problem?
Greetings, Alfred

[Chris]

Hi Alfred,

Can you create a small code sample reproducing the problem?

[AlfredJanssen]

Hi.
Is a one PRG file sufficient, or does it have to be a runnable program?

[AlfredJanssen]

Hi Alfred,

Can you create a small code sample reproducing the problem?

Hi Chris.
Here is a sample, under xBase is working.
Greetings, Alfred

[AlfredJanssen]

Hi Alfred,

Can you create a small code sample reproducing the problem?

Hi Chris.
Here is a sample, under xBase is working.
Greetings, Alfred

... look please in the compilieren.bat File too for correct calling the compiler ...

[Chris]

Hi Alfred,

Sorry, I missed your first poss, yes it always helps if the sample is runnable. But I could still find the problem with the one you sent, you're right it's because of the BEGIN SEQUENCE blocks. Actually the problem is the ENDSEQUENCE command, there's a bug in the UDC/preprocessor which enters an endless loop trying to preprocess this command. We will fix this, but for now please change "ENDSEQUENCE" to "END SEQUENCE" and this problem will go away.

After that, you will get an error on this line:

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   bErr := ErrorBlock( {|o| BREAK(o) } )

For now you'll need to change BREAK(o) to _Break(o), but I will open a report for this, to enable using BREAK() in the xBase dialect.

Finally, you will get an error on

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SET CHARSET TO OEM

This command is not implemented, so you either need to implement it with a UDC yourself, or comment this code for now.

[AlfredJanssen]

Is there a function in X# that sets the code page? Otherwise, the contents of the DBF files cannot be read correctly.

[robert]

Alfred

Is there a function in X# that sets the code page? Otherwise, the contents of the DBF files cannot be read correctly.

XSharp uses the DBF header to decode the codepage.
If that does not work correctly, then please send us an example table.

Robert

[Chris]

Hi Alfred,

I think it's SetAnsi(FALSE) that you are looking for. If that's what XBase++ does as well with this command, you can also add this UDC in your code

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#command SET CHARSET TO OEM => SetAnsi(FALSE)

and then you can keep the command version in your code.

[AlfredJanssen]

Thank you, i check your idea.