It looks to me that the input transform is doing what it is programmed to do, even though one may not agree with it. It was changed that way to standardized the name format. Kevin is coming back later trying to look up the name with a trailing period. The input transform strips off those punctuation characters before filing the name. So a full name with a trailing period will not and should not be found by Fileman. As Kevin has shown, the full name without the trailing punctuation character is found. So I do not see a problem here.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin Toppenberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 7:27 PM Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] Unusual search failure. > OK. Sounds good. > > Thanks > Kevin > > --- Cameron Schlehuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > You're right! The way it works on the Patient file > > isn't the way it should > > be! It works correctly on the New Person file. > > I'll submit a NOIS for that > > problem. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Kevin > > Toppenberg > > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 3:19 PM > > To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] Unusual search > > failure. > > > > But this sets up a situation where the process of > > converting from external to internal form causes the > > name to get "lost". I.e. I put a name into the > > database, then search for that same name and find it > > has "disappeared." > > > > By looking at that transform you mention, I see that > > I > > can use: set INTNAME=$$FORMAT^DPTNAME(.PATNAME,3,30) > > and then search for INTNAME -- but this is far from > > user friendly. Why doesn't the search system do > > this > > external-to-internal conversion automatically before > > searching? > > > > Anyway, thanks for your help. > > > > Kevin > > > > > > > > --- Cameron Schlehuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > > Note as the Description (on the .01 field in the > > New > > > Person file) states, > > > the "value must be 3-35 characters in length and > > may > > > contain only uppercase > > > alpha characters, spaces, apostrophes, hyphens and > > > one comma. All other > > > characters and parenthetical text will be > > removed." > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > On Behalf Of Walton, > > > Edward NMN(WSH) > > > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 12:57 PM > > > To: 'hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net' > > > Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] Unusual search > > > failure. > > > > > > Did you mean ^DPT the ^VA(200 file is the > > newperson > > > file? > > > > > > Ed > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Kevin Toppenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 10:41 AM > > > To: Hardhats Sourceforge > > > Subject: [Hardhats-members] Unusual search > > failure. > > > > > > Hey all, > > > > > > I thought I was getting the hang of fileman, but I > > > have found a quirk that I > > > don't understand. > > > > > > I add a patient with UPDATE^DIE. The patient's > > name > > > is specified to be > > > "DOE,JOHN P." This happens with no problem. When > > I > > > look in ^VA(200, I can > > > see the added patient ("DOE,JOHN P" -- with no > > ".") > > > > > > The problem occurs when I search for the patient. > > I > > > am using FIND^DIC to > > > lookup the patient. The problem occurs if I > > include > > > the "." in the search > > > value. i.e. > > > "DOE,JOHN P." --> search fails > > > "DOE,JOHN P" --> search succeeds. > > > > > > Is this standard? Is there a flag for FIND^DIC > > that > > > can prevent this > > > pickiness? > > > > > > Thanks > > > Kevin > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! 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