Chris, Greg and Thomas, Thanks for your excellent replies. This is what I needed to know. I'm having some trouble with search, but I'll make a separate post.
Kevin --- "Holloway, Thomas (EDS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kevin, > As already noted, the functionality exists pretty > much as you have > described it. Below is a screen capture of a > similar scenario. Assume > that all Integrated Billing options associated with > a menu need to be > placed out of order while an update is being > performed. The following > sequence searches the Option file for the desired > options and stores > them in a Sort Template called "IB MENU OPTIONS" > which is then used in > the Enter/Edit function to stuff an Out of Order > message in all of them. > I have truncated the example to just 5 entries for > brevity. Note the > use of the 3-slash stuff at the 'Edit Which Field' > prompt, the use of > '^LOOP' at Select OPTION NAME, and the open and > close brackets around > the template name at the 'EDIT ENTRIES BY:" prompt. > The trick is > learning when and where you can use the [template > name] functionality. > > > Select OPTION: SEARCH FILE ENTRIES > > OUTPUT FROM WHAT FILE: OPTION// > > -A- SEARCH FOR OPTION FIELD: .01 NAME > -A- CONDITION: MATCHES > -A- MATCHES: 1"IB".E > > -B- SEARCH FOR OPTION FIELD: TYPE > -B- CONDITION: = EQUALS > -B- EQUALS: menu > > -C- SEARCH FOR OPTION FIELD: > > IF: A&B NAME MATCHES 1"IB".E and TYPE EQUALS > "M" (menu) > OR: > > STORE RESULTS OF SEARCH IN TEMPLATE: IB MENU OPTIONS > Are you adding 'IB MENU OPTIONS' as a new SORT > TEMPLATE? No// Y (Yes) > DESCRIPTION: > 1>This Sort Template contains all IB options where > Type = Menu. > 2> > EDIT Option: > > SORT BY: NAME// > START WITH NAME: FIRST// > FIRST PRINT FIELD: .01 NAME > THEN PRINT FIELD: > Heading (S/C): OPTION SEARCH// > DEVICE: IP network > OPTION SEARCH MAR > 8,2005 09:52 > PAGE 1 > NAME > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------- > > IB BILLING CLERK MENU > IB BILLING SUPERVISOR MENU > IB MANAGER MENU > IB MEANS TEST MENU > IB MRA MENU > > > > 5 MATCHES FOUND. > > > > Select OPTION: ENTER OR EDIT FILE ENTRIES > > > > INPUT TO WHAT FILE: OPTION// > EDIT WHICH FIELD: ALL// 2///OPTION TEMPORARILY OUT > OF ORDER OUT OF > ORDER MESSAG > E > THEN EDIT FIELD: > > > Select OPTION NAME: ^LOOP > EDIT ENTRIES BY: NAME// [IB MENU OPTIONS] > (Mar 08, [EMAIL PROTECTED]:51) > User #8800 File #19 > SEARCH > > WITHIN 'IB MENU OPTIONS' NUMBER, EDIT ENTRIES BY: > > IB BILLING SUPERVISOR MENU Billing Supervisor > Menu > > IB BILLING CLERK MENU Billing Clerk's Menu > > IB MANAGER MENU Integrated Billing Master > Menu > > IB MEANS TEST MENU Automated Means Test > Billing Menu > > IB MRA MENU Medicare Remittance Advice Menu > > LOOP ENDED! > > > Select OPTION NAME: > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Kevin > Toppenberg > Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 7:14 AM > To: Hardhats Sourceforge > Subject: [Hardhats-members] Does Fileman need a SETS > extension? > > Hey all, > > One of my transcriptionists put the wrong date in > for > about 60-100 progress notes. So I need to look for > each of these and replace them with the proper date. > > This has gotten me to thinking about a needed > Fileman > extension: Sets. Here is how I concieve of them > working: > 1. Perform a search > 2. Store the resulting set of records in an array (a > "SET") > 3. Allow a fileman function on each record in the > set, > via the ^LOOP command. > > Does this functionality already exist some other > way? > > Thanks > Kevin > > > > > > __________________________________ > Celebrate Yahoo!'s 10th Birthday! > Yahoo! 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