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[Bob Stockler]

Top post for JE . . .

I normally don't post a response without testing it, and
I didn't this time either.

I have an old filePro file with about 8000 records.

I added a record to it in IUA using dclerk.  Looking at
the record just created it had @cd and @ud filled, and
@bd empty.

I have another way to add records to that file (my BCLERK
program that uses dreport to add records from the command
line).  I used it to add a record to the file and it added
a record as described in my original post, quoted below.

I recall some instances when I didn't think these fields
were performing as advertised, but what I reported in the
message you responded to is how they performed tonight.

Bob

On Mon, Jul 26, 2004 at 07:07:59PM -0400, John Esak wrote:
| > A record created by processing will have the same date in @cd
| > and @bd, with @ud being empty.  A record created in IUA will
| > have the same date in @cd and @ud, with @bd being empty.
| 
| Bob,
| I think this is wrong... let me check... <checking> ... Yes, this is wrong.
| The @ud field will only be filled in with @cd if the record is created
| through a native IUA mechism. If it is actually created through a processing
| table function as in:
| 
| 
|   @keyT   if:
|           then: lookup new=test r=free
|           if:
|           then: copy new;  write new;   end
| 
| This new record will have @cd filled, but not @ud.
| 
| 
| As for the @ct which Mark quite naturally assumed was there... I have been
| asking for this field sicne the first second I realized it wasn't there.
| Actually, I have asked, begged, pleaded, yelled, screamed, bitched, moaned
| and a zillion of other verbs for it.  To me, it would be the simplest of
| things to just use one of the spare/uused bytes in the header and do it...
| do it.  DO IT. Sheesh, this would be SO helpful.  I have never... ever...
| heard a reason for why it hasn't been done.  Ken, any explanation... I may
| have never asked the horse's mouth...   How about it. I, personally, would
| take a delay of 3 months in 5.0.14 if @ct, and @ut, and @bt could be added.
| Why hasn't this been done in 'lo these many years?
| 
| For Mark, unfortunately, for now, fields have to be used for @ct and @ut
| (even @bt) if you want them... and they of course have to be manually
| maintained.
| 
| John
| 
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