I have a vague memory of setting up a dictionary item for a file to reference
values in another file.
So that if the ORDER.FILE has dictionary items 1 (which is the customer ID),
LAST.NM where 1 might be:
0001 A
0002 1
0003 Customer Id
0004
0005
0006
0007
0008
0009 L
0010 8
And LAST.NM would approximate:
0001 A
0002 1
0003 Last Name
0004
0005
0006
0007 CUSTOMER.FILE<2>
0008
0009 L
0010 22
or some such thing that would take the value at field 1 of the ORDER
record and use that to access the appropriate record in the CUSTOMER.FILE
returning the appropriate value in field 2 of the record which is hopefully
going to be the last name.
The system that I last used this in many years ago emulated Advanced Pick.
There is no emulation set on my current system. Should there be? Is it required
for this kind of functionality and, if it is, is there some kind of workaround
for non-emulating systems.
If anyone knows how to set up dictionaries in this manner, would it be too much
trouble to beg for an example?
And while I'm parading my fading memory in these hallowed groups, does anyone
know how to set up a dictionary so that it will return the Nth value of a
multi-valued field? That is, <19> = 1]2]3]4]5 and the item 19.2 might return
'2'?
Thanks in advance,
Doug Fleetham.
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