Updating A Record

[John Esak]

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> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com]On Behalf Of Art Moore
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 10:11 AM
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> Subject: Updating A Record
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> Using Windows version 5.0.5
>
> >From a menu option I want to go directly to a particular
> character location
> in a particular field on a particular record in a particular file.
>
> Can I do that?  Any direction appreciated.
>
> THANKING EVERYBODY IN ADVANCE!!
>
> Art Moore
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Art,

Yes, you can do what you want.  Use the SCREEN command...
4.5      SCREEN             Allows a cursor position to be specified.

          Syntax
               SCREEN screen_name, fieldno, offset

               where offset is the offset within the specified field t
               position the cursor.

          Notes:

               An offset of -1 will place the cursor after the last
               non-blank character, as if the user pressed F7.  If the
               offset is larger than the length of the field, the curs
               placed in the last character position of the field.


There are many ways to get directly to a particular record in rclerk... My
suggestion is use a parameter argument like -r 27  to take you to record 27.
Do this by testing for @pm ne "" in the automatic processing table and if it
is not null... lookup -  (dash) to that record...


      if: @pm ne ""
   then: lookup - r=@pm

Then, once on that record... use the SCREEN command to put your cursor
wherever you want it.

John Esak