Andy: Doesn't it strike you as odd that one can usually execute a verb against multiple items in a file from TCL, but not with DELETE.LIST, CATALOG, and I'm sure I'll run into a few more. Maintaining consistency of syntax has always been one of the hallmarks of MV systems.
So, when I encounter anomolies where I need to remember unusual syntaxes, special exceptions, and develop work-arounds it makes me . :-) I'm finding UniData hasn't been updated very much. E.g. in a virtual attribute, in ECLTYPE P, one has to 'EXTRACT(@RECORD, 1, 0, 0)' if one wants the first attribute. This is 30 year old syntax that was obsolete 25 years ago with the "<>" syntax. Bill > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andy Pflueger > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 2:56 AM > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: Re: [U2] [UD] Deleting saved lists > > Hi, > > On 1/17/06, Bill Haskett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was trying to delete multiple lists on UD PE v7.1 in Pick > mode from > > the command line and it seems to only delete the last list. > > > > :DELETE.LIST BILL BILL1 > > Why not select the SAVEDLIST file with a LIKE clause and then > once you have an active list delete those SAVEDLIST records? > I know this can be dangerous but this is how I delete > multiple lists (after looking at my selected list BEFORE > actually deleting of course. :-) > > HTH, > Andy > -- > The Linux philosophy is 'Laugh in the face of danger'. > Oops. Wrong One. 'Do it yourself'. Yes, that's it. > Linus Torvalds > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
