Opening A File On A Certain Record

[Scott Walker]

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[mailto:filepro-list-bounces at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of Art Moore
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 11:58 AM
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Subject: Opening A File On A Certain Record


Using filePro 5.0.5 on a portable with XP professional.

I have half completed my goal of opening a certain file in update mode,
on a certain record, with the cursor on a particular character, in a
certain field.

I have used the SCREEN screen,field,offset command to position the
cursor where I want it to be.  I have done this by putting the SCREEN
screen,field,offset command in the automatic table (it is the only line
in that table).  The line in the auto table is:  SCREEN 1,1,"40"

My problem is getting to the particular record I want to be at.  Right
now my user menu command line reads:  \fp\rclerk fpimport -s1

This brings me to the Choose Record Operation.  Where I press ENTER to
choose RECORD NUMBER.  At ENTER RECORD NUMBER PROMPT I press ENTER again
since I want to be at record #1.  Lastly I press U for UPDATE.  The
cursor then goes to the correct field at the correct cursor location per
the SCREEN screen,field,offset command.

My question is how I avoid all of the steps in the above paragraph and
from just pressing the user menu option go directly to the right cursor
position (in this case position #40), in the right field (in this case
field #1), in the right record (in this case record #1).

Thank You In Advance,
Art Moore


Art,

I may be misunderstanding what you want but....

If you use -xs "record_one"

and you have a selection set "record_one" where you specify @rn eq 1

would that not take you right to that record

Then use @Entsel trigger to put you in update mode with the the "update"
command
or perhaps use pushkey "U"


alternatively.....


Use the @Menu trigger to jump to record one with a lookup - to get you
to record one.

Regards,


ScottScott Walker
RAM Systems Corp
Ph: (704) 896-6549
Fx: (704) 896-7458
scottw1 at alltel.net


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