Re: m4: Unable to include file --urgent help required

[Gary V. Vaughan]

On Jul 2, 2007, at 6:11 AM, Pratibha Chelekar wrote:
> I could finally get rid of "can't open file" error message. Now  
> getting
> below error message.
>
> m4:ZF01.m4:common.m4:17 bad macro name
> define([[
> <TABLE>
> <TR><TH>Stationery:</TH><TD></TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Inserts:</TH><TD></TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Letter owner:</TH><TD></TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Designer:</TH><TD></TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Last modified:</TH><TD></TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Version:</TH><TD></TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Manual(M) or Automatic(A):</TH><TD></TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Postage class:</TH><TD></TD></TR>
> </TABLE>
> ]][[
> <TABLE>
> <TR><TH>Stationery:</TH><TD>$1</TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Inserts:</TH><TD>$2</TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Letter owner:</TH><TD>$3</TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Designer:</TH><TD>$4</TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Last modified:</TH><TD>$5</TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Version:</TH><TD>$6</TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Manual(M) or Automatic(A):</TH><TD>$7</TD></TR>
> <TR><TH>Postage class:</TH><TD>$8</TD></TR>
> </TABLE>
> ]])

Assuming you have quotes set to square brackets, you are calling define
with a single argument here:

  define([[first_half_of_macro_name]][[second_half_of_macro_name]])

Creates a macro called:

  first_half_of_macro_namesecond_half_of_macro_name

With no expansion (no second argument).

> define([[_AX3101P_HEADER]][[ <DIV CLASS="header"><TABLE> <TR> <TD
> CLASS="left">Your account number<BR><SPAN
> CLASS="bal">ACC_DISTRICT_ID</SPAN> <SPAN
> CLASS="fixed">accountNumber</SPAN><BR><BR>Customer reference
> number<BR><SPAN
> CLASS="fixed">owningCustomerNode-&gt;id</SPAN><BR><BR>Date<BR><SPAN
> CLASS="bal">LETTDTCH</SPAN> </TD> <TD> <SPAN
> CLASS="fixed">addressName</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
> CLASS="fixed">address1</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
> CLASS="fixed">address2</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
> CLASS="fixed">address3</SPAN><BR> <SPAN
> CLASS="fixed">address4</SPAN><BR> <SPAN CLASS="fixed">address5</SPAN>
> </TD> </TR> </TABLE></DIV>]])
> Stationery mismatch in letter ZF01.
>
> Any idea why am I getting stationary mismatch error?  Let me know  
> if you
> need any more information.

There is no string 'Stationery mismatch' (note bad spelling!) in the  
sources
for GNU m4.  Either you are picking up another vendor m4, or it is a  
system
error due to your calling environment.

Cheers,
        Gary
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