I have a PRINT field that I convert from a D20.2 to an I3 that gets put in a hold file, XFOCUS or FOCUS format. When I use the field as a BY field from the hold file the formatting reverts back to its original D20.2 and I can't seem to reformat it. Any idea how to go about this and why this is happening?

 
PRINT
HIGH_SCHOOL_RANK/I3
....
ON TABLE HOLD AS INITHLD FORMAT XFOCUS INDEX 'PIDM_KEY'
....
JOIN.....

BY HIGH_SCHOOL_RANK AS 'HS Rank'
 

Thanks

This message has been edited. Last edited by: Trudy,

Look at this

TABLE FILE CAR
BY COUNTRY/A50V
ON TABLE HOLD AS TMP FORMAT FOCUS
END

It result in that

FILENAME=TMP, SUFFIX=FOC     ,
 DATASET=tmp.foc, $
  SEGMENT=SEG01, SEGTYPE=S0, $
    FIELDNAME=COUNTRY, ALIAS=E01, USAGE=A50V,
      TITLE='COUNTRY', $
    FIELDNAME=COUNTRY, ALIAS=E02, USAGE=A10, $

Then this

TABLE FILE CAR
BY COUNTRY/A50V AS 'N_COUNTRY'
ON TABLE HOLD AS TMP FORMAT FOCUS
END

Result in that

FILENAME=TMP, SUFFIX=FOC     ,
 DATASET=tmp.foc, $
  SEGMENT=SEG01, SEGTYPE=S0, $
    FIELDNAME=N_COUNTRY, ALIAS=E01, USAGE=A50V,
      TITLE='N_COUNTRY', $
    FIELDNAME=COUNTRY, ALIAS=E02, USAGE=A10, $

Since you have not renamed the redefined field, you have twice the same field name in your master file and it seems that it's the old one that is used in your subsequent TABLE FILE

TABLE FILE CAR
BY COUNTRY/A50V
ON TABLE HOLD AS TMP FORMAT FOCUS
END
-RUN
?FF TMP
-EXIT

Results:

FILENAME= TMP
COUNTRY E01 A50V
COUNTRY E02 A10

So, Add:
SET HOLDLIST=PRINTONLY
TABLE FILE CAR
BY COUNTRY/A50V
ON TABLE HOLD AS TMP FORMAT FOCUS
END
-RUN
?FF TMP
-EXIT

Results:

FILENAME= TMP
COUNTRY E01 A50V

quote:

Originally posted by Tom Flynn:

So, Add:
SET HOLDLIST=PRINTONLY

Also another option as usual in WF