Steve
You need QUIT in quotes and THEN at the end of the WHILE line While vpo_number <> QUIT Should be While vpo_number <> 'QUIT' THEN Don't clear variables inside while loops set them to null CLEAR VAR vpon Should be SET VAR vpon = NULL CLEAR VAR vpo_number Should be SET AR vpo_number = NULL Even though SET VAR vpon = pon FROM master WHERE pon = .vpo_number I would change it to SELECT pon INTO vpon INDIC IV1 FROM master WHERE pon = .vpo_number Buddy From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Breen Sent: Monday, April 26, 2010 8:51 PM To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - while loop issue Told you it has been a long day Here it is as I have it now Sorry Note vpo_number is text While vpo_number <> QUIT -- 1PRINT AP_Internal_Detail WHERE pon = .vpo_number + -- 1OPTION PRINTER -- + -- |DUPLEX HORIZONTAL + -- 1|COLLATION ON + -- 1|COPIES 1 + -- 1|ORIENTATION PORTRAIT + -- |PRINTER_NAME \\rsd01\RICOH Aficio SP 8100DN PCL6 LABEL loop1 CLEAR VAR vpo_number DIALOG 'Enter A CDI Job# or ESC to exit (AP_Internal_Detail):' vpo_number=10 vkey 1 IF vkey = '[esc]' THEN GOTO finish ENDIF IF vkey = '[enter]' AND vpo_number IS NULL THEN RUN errmsg.rmd USING 'No PO# Number Entered - Press Any Key to Enter One' GOTO loop1 ENDIF CLEAR VAR vpon SET VAR vpon = pon FROM master WHERE pon = .vpo_number IF vpon IS NULL THEN RUN errmsg.rmd USING 'CDI Job# Not found' -- GOTO loop1 ENDIF endwhile LABEL finish RETURN Stephen
