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"
> > >
> > >
> > >
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