Use FIND^DIC. In the STATE file, the abbreviation (field 1) is indexed
by the "C" cross-reference, so searching on this index only gives:
>>D FIND^DIC(5,,"@;.01;1","P","MA",,"C",,,"ROOT")
>>ZW ROOT
ROOT("DILIST",0)=1^*^0^
ROOT("DILIST",0,"MAP")=IEN^.01^1
ROOT("DILIST",1,0)=25^MASSACHUSETTS^MA
--- Madhavi Bagepalli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Is there a way to make fileman do just a single lookup, instead of
> multiple
> lookup?
>
> >From: "Holloway, Thomas (EDS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net
> >To: <hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net>
> >Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] look up not working for STATE file
> >Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 16:21:08 -0400
> >
> >It's working just fine. You get all entries that either start with
> MA
> >*OR* have the abbreviation MA. FileMan is doing a multiple cross
> >reference look up.
> >
> > tjh
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of
> >Madhavi Bagepalli
> >Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 4:10 PM
> >To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net
> >Subject: [Hardhats-members] look up not working for STATE file
> >
> >Hi all,
> >
> >I am trying to inquire into the STATE file using the ABBREVIATION
> field.
> >I
> >get different results when I use "MA" and "TN" when asked for STATE
> -
> >here
> >is what I get
> >
> >Select OPTION: iNQUIRE TO FILE ENTRIES
> >
> >OUTPUT FROM WHAT FILE: STATE//
> >Select STATE NAME: MA
> > 1 MAINE ME ME
> > 2 MANITOBA MB MB
> > 3 MARSHALL ISLANDS MH MH
> > 4 MARYLAND MD MD
> > 5 MASSACHUSETTS MA MA
> >CHOOSE 1-5:
> >
> >Select STATE NAME: TN TENNESSEE TN
> >ANOTHER ONE:
> >
> >I get Tennessee state info when I use "TN" abbreviation. But, not or
> >Massachusetts. I verified if the AABREVIATION field has a cross
> >reference
> >and it does. My question is why is the cros reference not working
> for
> >look
> >ups?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Madhavi
> >
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