browse lookup and -v processing

[John Esak]

-----Original Message-----
From: filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com
[mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com]On Behalf Of
Howard Wolowitz
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 9:58 PM
To: Gary Olman; Fplist
Subject: Re: browse lookup and -v processing



----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Olman
To: Fplist
Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2006 3:04 PM
Subject: browse lookup and -v processing


So I can't believe it but have never used a browse lookup in output
processing or for that matter in a -v processing. So now I learn it is not
available in output processing. So what is the approach to get a list you
can select from? I am using W XP and FP 5.0
Thanks
Gary
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We front end many reports with a rclerk or dclerk program that puts up the
browse and takes any other selection information from a normal filepro
screen,  When the user presses ESC we set the criteria into the environment
with putenv and do a system call to the report.

We use a "dummy" filepro file for this purpose and -xa on the command line.

Howie

There is a much better way than -xa. I've put it up here a couple times.
Do:

    .../rclerk filename -s0   (or any existing screen)

Then do everything in @once, when you're done, EXIT.  No need to clean up
the -xa. Even works with a file that has NO records in it.

John