I have added api.mode into a report script, but it won't compile. Error is:
api.mode not declared

Another thread suggested adding : #pragma used dll "ottstpapihand"
but that hasn't worked. Looking in std session program scripts it looks like that variable should be available as standard. Has anyone done this within a report script?

Thanks

In 4GL scripts, the predefined variable api.mode is present to know whether
the session is started by the AFS. If different behavior is needed for sessions
that run in API-mode and sessions with a normal user-interface, this variable
must be used.
If the variable api.mode is used in a DLL, it must be declared in the dll as
extern long otherwise it will cause compile errors.

No - but I did have to declare it in a dll.

extern domain tcbool api.mode

As Chematrix recommended you probably just need to declare as external.

thanks for your swift reply - the problem I have here is trying to use api.mode within a report script. It doesn't compile if I just add 'api.mode' into the code.

I just tried adding the declaration mentioned above which obviously gets around the report compilation problem - however the variable remains unset when in api mode! So I still can't see from the report script code whether it is being run through std session or API :(

Hi,

Try to import api.mode variable using the import function:
http://www.baanboard.com/programmers_manual_baanerp_help_functions_variables_interprocess_transfer_import

- George

Transfer the api.mode to the report like parameter..

As api.mode is a static para , u may transfer the same by using the import statement rather than as an input variable . This will also work in before.program of report and will remain there throughout the report run .

import function worked a treat - thanks guys :)