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Dan Pinault
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Hi all,

I have a challenge. I am computing a field like this...
COMPUTE RANGE/A99V = FST.&FIELDNAME || ' ~ ' | LST.&FIELDNAME;


This is fine if the format of &FIELDNAME is alpha. Not fine if the format of &FIELDNAME is numeric. I can use EDIT or FOTA or PTOA to convert the numeric to aplha but it is not happy when &FIELDNAME is alpha.

From the looks of it I'll have to use two different methods depending on the format of &FIELDNAME. Is there a way to test the format of a field? Sort of like IF &FIELDNAME.FORMAT EQ...

Thanks,

Dan

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7.7.05M/7.7.03 HF6 on Windows Server 2003 SP2 output to whatever is required.
 
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GinnyJakes
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CHECK FILE CAR HOLD
TABLE FILE HOLD
PRINT FIELDNAME FORMAT
END

Maybe you can join or do some sort of lookup into the output of a request like this so that you can test the format.


Ginny
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j.gross
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Something like this
  CHECK FILE filename HOLD
-RUN
-IF &LINES EQ 0 THEN bad.MFD;

  TABLEF FILE HOLD
    WRITE FST.USAGE
  WHERE FIELDNAME EQ '&fieldname' OR ALIAS EQ '&fieldname';
  ON TABLE SAVE
  END
-RUN
-IF &LINES EQ 0 THEN bad.FLD;
-READ SAVE, &USAGE
-SET &FTYPE=EDIT(&USAGE,'9');

Take it from there?


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Doug
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Is there a way to test the format of a field? Sort of like IF &FIELDNAME.FORMAT EQ...
How ablout the .TYPE option which returns an 'A' or an 'N'? such as:
-SET &VAR1 = 1 ;
-SET &VAR2 = 'TEXT' ;
-TYPE *** &VAR1.TYPE
-TYPE *** &VAR2.TYPE
Take it from there?




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Dan Pinault
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Thanks everybody!


7.7.05M/7.7.03 HF6 on Windows Server 2003 SP2 output to whatever is required.
 
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Waz
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The other option is SYSCOLUM

TABLE FILE SYSCOLUM
PRINT NAME COLTYPE LENGTH SCALE

WHERE TBNAME EQ 'CAR'
WHERE NAME EQ 'SALES'
ON TABLE HOLD
END

...


Waz...

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