Can a BRW LOOKUP be done on a -v table or out processing

[Brian K. White]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Tartaglia" <fp_rich at yahoo.com>
To: "FP List" <Filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 8:55 AM
Subject: Can a BRW LOOKUP be done on a -v table or out processing


>I am trying so select a name from one FP file while
> printing a report from another file.
>
> There are lists of names in each record of one file.
> The names are associated with other data in that file.
> There is a corresponding name file to make sure names
> are all spelled the same in each record.
>
> I am trying to print a report based on a name. I would
> have to look-up into the name file and set that name
> in a -v table or output processing. I have tried both.
>
> I have looked but can't find if BROWSE look-up will
> work in ether the -v table of output.
>
> When I run processing, the line with the look-up is
> TRUE but it falls through to the next line. I just
> need to know if I am trying something I shouldn't be
> or if I have gone completely mad and can't write code
> anymore.


The lookup itself isn't true or false. You may have something on the If: of 
the lookup line to decide if you want to do the lookup or not, but I doubt 
you have or want that here.

the very next line needs to have the
if: not dict
then: gosub fixname  'name wasn't found in dictionary
if:  ' name was ok or has been fixed up by gosub
then: return    'assuming we were already in a "ckname" gosub

gosub fixname will have the same lookup but with browse enabled
the first lookup will not have browse, it's only purpose is to find an exact 
match or fail.

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