Actually, I just took another look at the code, and it does include the test X?2U .
I should have known George would have thought of that. --- "Hay, James (DHS-CMS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since the state file has a lookup on state abreviations, will a > pointer field to the state file not lookup the state given the > abbreviation? If the field pointing to the state file is a pointer > datatype ( which it will be if it points to a file) and the lookup > value is contained in a lookup xref, then lookup may be available > using values in the xref. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Greg Woodhouse > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 8:46 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] look up not working for STATE file > > I wouldn't redcommend modifying the DD unless you are sure you > *always* > want Fileman to behave this way. If you want to an option to perform > lookup by abbreviation only, I'd make tthe necessary change in code > rather than in the DD. > > --- "Hay, James (DHS-CMS)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The node George references should prbably appear as George > indicates. > > The manner in which you define the screening logic (node's > argument) > > should probably be made through fileman option 4 (modify file > > attributes). > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Madhavi Bagepalli > > Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 6:52 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] look up not working for STATE file > > > > Hi George, > > > > I could not find the information in the link you suggested I look > at. > > Could > > you advice me on where I should be looking? > > > > Thanks, > > Madhavi > > >From: "George Timson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > >To: "Hardhats" <[email protected]> > > >Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] look up not working for STATE file > > >Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 05:59:05 -0700 > > > > > >You want "MA" to look up "MASSACHUSETTS" only, or "CA" to look up > > only > > >"CALIFORNIA". > > > > > >Here is a way to make lookups on the STATE File do what you want: > > > > > >S ^DD(5,.01,7.5)="I X?2U,$O(^DIC(5,""C"",X,0)) S X=""`""_$O(^(0))" > > > > > >This is actually documented at: > > >http://www.hardhats.org/fileman/pm/gfs_frm.htm > > > > > >--George Timson > > > Berkeley "CA" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- > > >SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration > > Strategies > > >from IBM. 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