browse lookup and -v processing

[John Esak]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Howard Wolowitz [mailto:howiewz at beonthenet.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 9:32 AM
> To: Kenneth Brody; john at valar.com
> Cc: Fplist (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: browse lookup and -v processing
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kenneth Brody" <kenbrody at bestweb.net>
> To: <john at valar.com>
> Cc: "Fplist (E-mail)" <filepro-list at seaslug.org>
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 8:55 AM
> Subject: RE: browse lookup and -v processing
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> > Quoting John Esak (Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:47:51 -0400):
> > [...]
> >> 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.
> >
> > And, if you're still in the Stone Age, living without @once, you can
> > also do this in @menu.  If you're in the Paleozoic Era, without @menu,
> > then it's time to upgrade.
>
> If I'm not mistaken I don't think you can allow the user to
> update a screen
> (for the selection criteria) from @menu or @once.  That's why I
> user -xa to
> sit on an empty record.
>
> Howie

You're right... the code we normally use has several placed input popups
with redirection and such. In situations where we want lots of input, a
lookup - r=free is required and then we popup update a screen.  This amounts
to the same thing sas -xa. Sorry.

JE