Trying to write an import script

[Nancy Palmquist]

Keith Hamilton wrote:
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
>         I’m trying to write an import script to update selected fields and
> records in a filePro file.  I have everything written but I can’t seem to
> figure out how to have a variable for a field name.  The problem is on line
> 14 where I try to have it update a field number with a variable.  Please let
> me know if this can be done or not.
> 
> -- Keith
> 
> @menu  þ If: exists("import/customerimport") le "0"
> þ
>        Then: end
> þ



dim fields(42):1			'where 42 is the number of fields in your file.


>   2  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If:
> þ
>        Then: TL(255, ASCII); TI(255, ASCII); TC(2, *); NB(50, *); TD(3, .0);
> þ
>   3  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If:
> þ
>        Then: TF = open("import/customerimport", "rt")
> þ
>   4  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If:
> þ
>        Then: NB = readline(TF, TL)
> þ
>   5  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If:
> þ
>        Then: TI = mid(TL, 1, instr(TL, "~"))
> þ
>   6  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If: not TI eq "1"
> þ
>        Then: end
> þ
>   7  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If:
> þ
>        Then: lookup cust = EXCUST  K=TI   i=A -NX; NC(1, .0) = "0"
> þ
>   8  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If: not cust
> þ
>        Then: end
> þ
>   9  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
> loopf  þ If:
> þ
>        Then: NB = readline(TF, TL)
> þ
>  10  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If: NB le "0"
> þ
>        Then: goto closeup
> þ
>  11  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If:
> þ
>        Then: TC = instr(TL, "~")
> þ
>  12  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If:
> þ
>        Then: TD = int(mid(TL, 1, TC)); TC = TC + "1"
> þ
>  13  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If:
> þ
>        Then: TC = mid(TL, TC, len(TL))
> þ
>  14  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If:
> þ
>        Then: cust(TD) = TC;

change this line to :

	fields(td) = tc



> þ
>  15  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If:
> þ
>        Then: goto loopf
> þ
>  16  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
> closeupþ If:
> þ
>        Then: write cust
> þ
>  17  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If:
> þ
>        Then: close cust
> þ
>  18  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>        þ If:
> þ
>        Then: end
> þ
> 
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-- 
Nancy Palmquist 
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