You might try Replace instead of Rename. I think the syntax is
Replace(your-6-field, your-6-field, "positions", "other-positions"); //or maybe the last two switched
this should preserve the attributes (I think :)
Donna L. Gresh, Ph.D.
Optimization and Mathematical Software Group
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
(914) 945-2472
http://www.research.ibm.com/people/g/donnagresh
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| Torsten Hofmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Hi,
I have a field with 6 components:
-positions
-connections
-data
-other_positions
-other_connections
-other_data
where the first and last three components each belong together. I'd
like to visualize the two datasets separately, basically splitting
this into two fields with 3 components each.
What I do at the moment to visualise the 'other_' dataset is: Rename
other_positions to positions, other_connections to connections and
other_data to data. The problem is that afterwards I still have to fix
the attributes 'ref' of connections and 'dep' of data to point to the
correct component and not to the 'other_' component. This takes each
an Extract, Options, Replace cycle.
This works but looks and feels a bit convoluted to me. Is there an
easier way?
Thanks a lot for your help.
Torsten
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