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webmeister
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I just received the following error message in a FOCEXEC I'm developing:

"THE SETS OF SORT PHRASES ARE INCONSISTENT"

Can anyone please tell me what the message means? I have checked my manuals and still don't understand what the message is telling me.

If anyone can explain, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks in advance!

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Prarie
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From IBI

In a request statement with more than one verb, the sort fields for
each verb must include the sort fields of the previous verb before
any additional sort fields. For example, SUM A BY B SUM D BY C is
invalid, whereas SUM A BY B SUM D BY B BY C is correct.


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Francis Mariani
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Example of a fex with inconsistent sort phrases:

TABLE FILE CAR
SUM
SALES
BY COUNTRY
BY CAR
SUM
WHEELBASE
BY COUNTRY
BY MODEL
BY CAR
END


Can you see where the inconsistency is?

The BY statements are inconsistent - they should be in the same order in the single TABLE request. Here is an example of the correct order:

TABLE FILE CAR
SUM
SALES
BY COUNTRY
BY CAR
SUM
WHEELBASE
BY COUNTRY
BY CAR
BY MODEL
END


Francis


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webmeister
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Prairie and Francis,

Thanks for your replies! That helped me to resolve the error. I appreciate your help.


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