import and dummy field length

[Laura Brody]

On Wed, 7 Dec 2005 15:28:15 -0500, Brian K. White <brian at aljex.com> wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Malen" <dmalen at malen.com>
> To: "Laura Brody" <laura at hvcomputer.com>;  
> <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 1:04 PM
> Subject: Re: import and dummy field length
>
>
>> Thanks Laura,
>>
>> Ken had responded yesterday. The only problem with the guide or the STN  
>> book is that you have no idea that the problem can be solved with the  
>> use of an environmental variable. That's the benefit of the list to  
>> point you in the right direction.
>
> Good point.
> So the guide, and/or the normal help files, could benefit from some  
> links to other points in the guide, like the way man pages have a "see  
> also" section at the bottom.
> The help file entry for import could have a see also <link to entry on  
> pfimpbuf>

	The dcabe help file for IMPORT already says

"See also: EXPORT, environmental variable PFIMPBUF"

at the bottom of the screen. There is no actual link
only because the help file engine doesn't do links.

	Many of the prc command entriess have "see also"s which
are meant to give the reader a little bit of a hand when
commands and environmental variables can change, extend or
compliment the actions of given command. Sometimes, the
solution just isn't obvious unless you have been programming
filePro since the Carter administration.

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