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neuro
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I have used DB_LOOKUP() for quite some time now and now I a have ran into an issue. I cannot seem to recreate it with a CARE example due to how many fields I am passing. I have a DB_LOOKUP such that:


COMPUTE TOT_PTS_ACH2/I5 =DB_LOOKUP(HOLDFILE, FIELD1,FIELD1,FIELD2,FIELD2,FIELD3,FIELD3,FIELD4,FIELD4,FIELD5,FIELD5,FIELD6,FIELD6,TOT_PTS_ACH);


When I run this I get:
"This report is invalid because the data retrieval has been killed or the job has been stopped."

However when I run it removing the last two fields:


COMPUTE TOT_PTS_ACH2/I5 =DB_LOOKUP(HOLDFILE, FIELD1,FIELD1,FIELD2,FIELD2,FIELD3,FIELD3,FIELD4,FIELD4,TOT_PTS_ACH);


It will work, obviously it returns only the first value of multiple since I cannot have FIELD5 and FIELD6 from both HOLD files(FORMAT ALPHA).... I have made sure that the formats are are the same for the two fields A40 and A14. If I try just these two FIELDS in the DB_LOOKUP I get the same error:


COMPUTE TOT_PTS_ACH2/I5=DB_LOOKUP(HOLDFILE,FIELD5,FIELD5,FIELD6,FIELD6,TOT_PTS_ACH);


I am lost and this error tells me absolutely squat... LOL

Any takers OR GIVERS! Wink

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Waz
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Have you checked to see what the contents of the last two fields are ?

Also, is the lookup master multisegment ?, you state hold file, but DB_LOOKUP supports top segment only.

Are the last two fields read fields or DEFINE fields in the lookup master ?


Waz...

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neuro
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Here you go Obi "Waz" Kenobi,

I have the following for you to digest. How does a HOLD held in ALPHA SEGMENT exactly? Been trying to figure that out...


TABLE FILE OVERVIEW3
PRINT
TOT_PTS_ACH
TOT_PTS_POS
BY TEACHER
BY SUBJECT
BY STRANDNM
BY HT_Test_Date
BY TESTNAME
BY STARTDT
ON TABLE HOLD AS OVERVIEW FORMAT ALPHA
MORE
FILE OVERVIEW2
MORE
FILE OVERVIEW1
END

TABLE FILE INDIVIDUAL3
SUM PTS_ACH
PTS_POS
BY TEACHER
BY HT_Test_Date
BY TESTNAME
BY STARTDT
BY CLASS_GROUP
BY HT_StudentId
BY ORDER
BY SUBJECT
BY ORDER2
BY STRANDNM
BY PERF
ON TABLE HOLD AS INDIVIDUAL FORMAT ALPHA
MORE
FILE INDIVIDUAL2
MORE
FILE INDIVIDUAL1
END

TABLE FILE INDIVIDUAL
PRINT
COMPUTE TOT_PTS_ACH2/I5= DB_LOOKUP(OVERVIEW,TEACHER,TEACHER,HT_Test_Date,HT_Test_Date,TESTNAME,TESTNAME,STARTDT,STARTDT,SUBJECT,SUBJECT,STRANDNM,STRANDNM,TOT_PTS_ACH);
BY TEACHER
BY HT_Test_Date
BY TESTNAME
BY STARTDT
BY CLASS_GROUP

BY HT_StudentId
BY ORDER NOPRINT
BY SUBJECT
BY ORDER2 NOPRINT
BY STRANDNM
BY PERF
BY PTS_ACH
BY PTS_POS
END



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I verified that the contents will match up and contain the same type of data basically a school subject and then a subset of lower level subjects within each subject.


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Waz
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First thing, you need to order your hold file the same as the fields in the DB_LOOKUP, as per documentation.

TEACHER,SUBJECT,STRANDNM,HT_Test_Date,TESTNAME,STARTDT

Whats the format of the 6 fields in the two hold files ? Do they match exactly ?

I don't think you need the FORMAT ALPHA.


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I put both hold files in same order. I checked both hold files for the formats:


FILENAME= INDIVIDUAL
TEACHER E01 A40
HT_Test_Date E02 A12
TESTNAME E03 A16
STARTDT E04 A12
CLASS_GROUP E05 I2
HT_StudentId E06 I8
SUBJECT E07 A40
STRANDNM E08 A14
PERF E09 A5
PTS_ACH E10 I5
PTS_POS E11 I5

FILENAME= OVERVIEW
TEACHER E01 A40
HT_Test_Date E02 A12
TESTNAME E03 A16
STARTDT E04 A12
SUBJECT E05 A40
STRANDNM E06 A14
TOT_PTS_ACH E07 I5
TOT_PTS_POS E08 I5


If this were a join it would be OVERVIEW(ONE) to INDIVIDUAL(MANY) relationship. I tried a join and I get same issue.


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Still like to figure out how this can be solved via DB_LOOKUP but I got it working by JOINING on STRANDNM and then using following without DB_LOOKUP still frustrated with DB_LOOKUOP and will conquer it...


WHERE IND_ALL.SEG01.TEACHER EQ OVERVIEW.SEG01.TEACHER;
WHERE IND_ALL.SEG01.HT_Test_Date EQ OVERVIEW.SEG01.HT_Test_Date;
WHERE IND_ALL.SEG01.TESTNAME EQ OVERVIEW.SEG01.TESTNAME;
WHERE IND_ALL.SEG01.STARTDT EQ OVERVIEW.SEG01.STARTDT;
WHERE IND_ALL.SEG01.SUBJECT EQ OVERVIEW.SEG01.SUBJECT;
WHERE IND_ALL.SEG01.STRANDNM EQ OVERVIEW.SEG01.STRANDNM;


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ONE AT A TIME!!!



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Frowner Yelling at me already! lol


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