Record Selection in Output Processing
Rodgers Hemer
r.hemer at w-link.net
Wed Aug 3 15:36:36 PDT 2011
CentOS Linux/filePro 5.6.10
I am creating a report in a file containing work order data using sort/selection processing based on the customer name in the work order. The persons requesting the report know the customer names but often do not remember the full name that is in the work order record. I have tried using a lookup based on the name index but I cannot find a combination of commands that will allow a search other than using the complete name instead of the first letter(s) of the name. For instance, the user would enter "S" or "Smith" to find "Smith Manufacturing Company" on the browse screen. I am assuming that the browse screen is available in dreport's sort/selection processing.
I have used sort/selection processing many times and have tried every combination of commands and criteria that I can think of, but I cannot find the way to proceed on a partial name. Can anyone point out a solution and/or my erroneous assumptions?
Rodgers Hemer
206.523.2329
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