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rb4u
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Hi

this is the defined field from a MFD

MS_CO_NAME/A40 WITH COMPANY = DECODE COMPANY(MSCOMP ELSE '?');

i want to make a change like the below:
company is a real field in MFD that holds the length of A3.

i tried the below code:
COMPANY_A/A4 = EDIT(COMPANY,'9999');
MS_CO_NAME/A40 WITH COMPANY_A = DECODE COMPANY_A(MSCOMP ELSE '?');

i get the error message:

USE REAL FIELD with the WITH clause

can any one help me to solve this error

REVA.


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GamP
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WITH can only be used with real database fields, not with defined fields.
In your case you specify the with-cluase to use a defined field, hence the error.
Use MS_CO_NAME/A40 WITH COMPANY = DECODE COMPANY_A(MSCOMP ELSE '?'); instead.
The WITH clause only specifies to Focus when to evaluate the defined field, it does not mean that it will use the field when evaluating the define.
And, since COMPANY is an A3 field, and COMPANY_A is A4, you would not need to do the EDIT for COMPANY_A. Just a simple equation would be enough.


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Leah
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Reva,

May I suggest you only post one question on the same topic. You'll get many answers as all here are quite willing to help.


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Brian Suter
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Moreover, You do not need WITH here at all. By default, the DEFINE will be attached to the lowest segment the expression references. If you want to attach it lower, you can use WITH real_field which will place the define in the segment where that field resides. There is the special case where a DEFINE is equal to a constant value - with no field references. That usually resides at the top segment - but there are some conditions when it can move ... so just be be sure, I always use WITH on constant defines to make sure it stays put!


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rb4u
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hi all
thanks for all your replies.

do any one give me a suggestion how can i edit a field that holds the legth of A4 to A3, and also to use the converted field with the WITH clause


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Alan B
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The answer to you question has already been given.

But to clarify, in an MFD use:
DEFINE COMPANY_A/A4 = EDIT(COMPANY,'9999');$
DEFINE MS_CO_NAME/A40 = DECODE COMPANY_A(MSCOMP ELSE '?');$

Where COMPANY is a field from your data, COMPANY_A will be evaluated when a value of COMPANY is retrieved. And as MS_CO_NAME references COMPANY_A, it will be evaluated at the same time as COMPANY_A.

The WITH fieldname is not required, except where a constant value is being defined. Then you use a real field, in your example that would be WITH COMPANY not WITH COMPANY_A, as that is a defined field not a real field.


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rb4u
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Hi all
thanks for all your replies.


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