Mike,
Only to give you some food to think about when you have nothing else to do. A lesson learned in the past is that you always will pay a price being lazy in programming. In my opinion you better define a separate variable for each individual indicator. You can clear them easily at the end of a procedure by using a simple convention like starting every indicator with the abbreviation vind_<columname> At the end of the procedure use the statement: Clear var VIND_* Mr P. Ovidius Naso (A Roman author a long time ago) wrote the following sentence in one of his poems: Video meliora proboque, sed sequor detrioria In English: I see the better things and I approve them, But I follow the worse. I think this statement is also true in programming. Tony The Netherlands From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: woensdag 29 augustus 2012 22:03 To: RBASE-L Mailing List Subject: [RBASE-L] - INDICATOR variables When using a SELECT . . . INTO . . . .INDICATOR statement can just one generic INDICATOR variable be used for each value or should there be a unique INDICATOR variable for each value? For example is it OK to do this: SELECT custname,custcity,custzip INTO vname INDICATOR vind,vcity INDICATOR vind,vzip INDICATOR vind . . . . Or is this the best way: SELECT custname,custcity,custzip INTO vname INDICATOR vnameind, vcity INDICATOR vcityind,vzip INDICATOR vzipind . . . . I'm guessing unique may be better but can a generic one be used? Any and all guidance is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Mike Ramsour AK Steel Coshocton Works Quality Department Phone: 740-829-4340 Cell: 740-502-1659 Confidentiality Notice This message is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you are not the named addressee, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete all copies of the message.
