Hi Everyone

I'm wondering if there is a posibility to filter data in the master file. I don’t mean providing a filter for a user (that’s the insert-> filter case). I’m mean filtering the real data like a where condition in an sql statement.
Or can that be only done in a procedure (fex file)?
Thanks for your answers.
Regards
Matt

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Matt,

It's in the documentation, you just have to remember where the documentation is and search

T

Hi Tony

That's not what I was looking for :-). Maybe a problem between the chair and the keyboard.

Ok, let's try again:

The doc you mentioned says: "Filters are created in the Master File through the Synonym Editor and can be used in a Business View file or in reporting tools" .

How can I add a filter in a html page - more precisely - in a dropdownbox? (Assuming there is a drop dropdownbox that shows some data from a masterfile).

regards
Matt

quote:

How can I add a filter in a html page - more precisely - in a dropdownbox?

Are you talking filtering the data used to populate a dropdown box or having a list of filters from which the end user can chose?

If it's the former then populate the dropdown box using a procedure and have the filter within that procedure.

If it's the latter then just add static values to your dropdown box.

If it's neither then please try and refine your description so that we can understand what it is that you really want to do

T

Hi Tony

Sorry, for my unprecise formulation. I'm talking about filtering the data used to populate a dropdown box.

And I'm wondering if it's possible to do that without a procedure - as I tried to describe in my first post - filter the data within the master file without having a extra procedure.

(The way you mentioned in your post is clear to me and no further dicussion needed -> "If it's the former then populate the dropdown box using a procedure and have the filter within that procedure.").

regards
Matt

Whether or not it's the question posted (as I originally thought) -- I would be very interested to know how to code a data synonym to filter its source data (in effect, to totally hide the existence of source rows that do not satisfy a WHERE condition).

You can add a FILTER which can be turned on or off.

Not sure if it's what you want Jack, but I know that it works as I've applied it at some Customer sites with good effect.

FILTER FILE CAR CLEAR
NAME=ASIA
IF COUNTRY EQ 'JAPAN'
NAME=UK
IF COUNTRY EQ 'ENGLAND'
END

SET FILTER = ASIA IN CAR ON

TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT COUNTRY MODEL RETAIL_COST
END

SET FILTER = ASIA IN CAR OFF
SET FILTER = UK IN CAR ON
TABLE FILE CAR
PRINT COUNTRY MODEL RETAIL_COST
END

T

Alternatively look at a synonym type of SQL_SCRIPT which may work for you.

Not precisely what you want but close

T

quote:

no further dicussion needed

Good luck Matt.


T

quote:

Originally posted by samatthias:
Hi Everyone

I'm wondering if there is a posibility to filter data in the master file. I don’t mean providing a filter for a user (that’s the insert-> filter case). I’m mean filtering the real data like a where condition in an sql statement.
Or can that be only done in a procedure (fex file)?
Thanks for your answers.
Regards
Matt

Look in the documentation for "DBA Security". That's one way to filter out data you don't want.