FILE.DEPENDENCIES Function

Syntax

File_List as C = FILE.Dependencies(C file_dependencies)

Arguments

file_dependenciesCharacter: The list of dependencies for a given file.

Returns

File_ListCharacter: Returns the dependent files that have been updated.

Description

Determines if the master file for a list of dependencies is out of date.

Discussion

When a master file is based on the contents of one or more transaction files, then the master file is out of date when any of the transaction files is updated. The FILE.DEPENDENCIES() method can be used to determine if the master file is out of date.

Example

string = <<%a%
c:\result.txt|c:\file1.txt
c:\result.txt|c:\file2.txt
%a%
' assume that result.txt is up to date
? file.dependencies(string)
= ""
' now update file2.txt
? file.dependencies(string)
= c:\result.txt|c:\file2.txt