I also work on a PICK system that doesn't have EXIT, and while I had hoped that this would work there, it doesn't compile saying the LOOP stmt is invalid
:( PERFORM 'SELECT ORDER.BACK' LOOP WHILE READNEXT ID PRINT ID:;INPUT WAIT REPEAT STOP Ah shucks...... It did work nicely on Unidata though.... :) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of gerry-u2ug Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 13:03 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [U2] [UV] Select Question loop while readnext ID blah blah blah repeat -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 12:18 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [U2] [UV] Select Question I can NAME THAT TUNE in *** 2 *** notes: LOOP WHILE READNEXT ID DO blah blah blah REPEAT ;) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Phillips Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 10:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [U2] [UV] Select Question > > > >> READNEXT ID FROM LIST ELSE ID = @AM > > > >But why do you use an odd convention like ID = @AM ? > > > > because it would be impossible for ID to be an attribute mark via > > readnext. > > If you later test for ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) there's only one way that could > > have > > happened. Of course, in most programs it might be clearer to write LOOP READNEXT ID FROM LIST ELSE EXIT blah blah blah REPEAT rather than testing a amgic valid of ID. Martin Phillips Ladybridge Systems 17b Coldstream Lane, Hardingstone, Northampton NN4 6DB +44-(0)1604-709200 ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
