The fact that the data type is pointer has no relationship to the field
being multiple. Type and frequency are different ideas. So a multiple
pointer field has the potential to have several instances of a pointer
value. But that pointer value can only point to one file record and
not a sub-file record. Don't confuse where the pointer resides, in a
sub-file in this case, with what it is pointing to. Cameron pointed out (pun unavoidable... ;-) that a variable pointer datatype can point to sub-files. But I concur. Don't go there.... ;-) Kevin Toppenberg wrote: Greg, Thanks for your answer. I am confused, though, about the POINTER issue. FIELD^DID says that the multiple field is of type POINTER. Yet you say that pointers can not point to subfiles. Are you sure on that point?Thanks Kevin --- Greg Kreis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Furthermore, if I ask for the TYPE for this field#10,I get back "POINTER" Is there any way to tell if the pointer is to a separate file, or whether it is a subfile?Pointers can only point to files, not subfiles.__________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by OSTG. Have you noticed the changes on Linux.com, ITManagersJournal and NewsForge in the past few weeks? Now, one more big change to announce. We are now OSTG- Open Source Technology Group. Come see the changes on the new OSTG site. www.ostg.com _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members -- Greg Kreis Pioneer Data Systems, Inc. http://www.PioneerDataSys.com - VistA Training and Consulting "Genius is childhood recaptured at will." (Charles Baudelaire) |
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