Record Selection in Output Processing

[Richard Kreiss]

Top post:

Have you considered using clerk to get the necessary parameters and then passing them on as one long string 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: image.jpeg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 1254 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://mailman.celestial.com/pipermail/filepro-list/attachments/20110804/57b6f531/attachment.jpeg 
-------------- next part --------------
or separate values using -r with a system call. These values would be passed to your sort/select process. 

This will allow for a browse lookup and all of the other features of clerk

Richard
Sent from my iPhone

On Aug 3, 2011, at 6:36 PM, Rodgers Hemer <r.hemer at w-link.net> wrote:

> 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
> _______________________________________________
> Filepro-list mailing list
> Filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subscribe/Unsubscribe/Subscription Changes
> http://mailman.celestial.com/mailman/listinfo/filepro-list