There are a couple of ways to get around this. 1. Use PERFORM instead of EXECUTE. Perform uses the active select list. 2. Pass a select list to the EXECUTE. In the Pick flavor you can so this with SELECT TO MY.LIST EXECUTE 'ED VOC' PASSLIST MY.LIST This will not work in ideal mode.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Joslyn > Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:35 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [U2] Universe active lists > > > Greetings U2 users, > > > > I have a technical question/problem in Universe that I could > sure use help with. > > > > If you type this: > > SELECT VOC = "A]" > > ED VOC > > > > (from a "P" flavored account in this case, but I'm not sure > flavor has any influence on the real problem) > > > > The edit will run from the list of items in the VOC > that start with A. > > > > But if you do this > > SELECT VOC = "A]" > > BLEEP VOC > > > > Where BLEEP is a BASIC PROGRAM that does this: > > > > SIZE = SYSTEM(11) > > IF SIZE # 0 THEN > > CRT "you had a list active! > > EXECUTE 'ED VOC' > > END > > > > The executed version of ED VOC will not automatically run > from the list that you selected before typing BLEEP. > > > > I guess the BASIC program has interfered with the system's > memory that there was a list active. Is there a handy-dandy > way for me to re-ignite the list before executing the ED VOC? > I vaguely remember some stuff about PASSLIST and RTNLIST but > everything I can find about that seems to work only if the > BASIC program is what manufactures the list in the first > place. But I'm thinking if the first thing BLEEP does is > pass the active-from-tcl-list into one of the list variables, > then I could re-activate it before launching 'ED'. But I'm > not having any luck with this. > > > > Thanks in advance to anyone who can take time out of their > busy day to help me figure this out! > > > > Susan Joslyn > ------- > 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/
