Data corruption

[Don Coleman]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+dcoleman=dgcreact.com at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+dcoleman=dgcreact.com at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of Brian K. White
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 10:30 AM
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: Data corruption
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Coleman" <dcoleman at dgcreact.com>
> To: "'Kenneth Brody'" <kenbrody at bestweb.net>
> Cc: "'Filepro-List at Lists. Celestial. Com'" <filepro-
> list at lists.celestial.com>
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 9:57 AM
> Subject: RE: Data corruption
> 
> 
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at bestweb.net]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 5:55 PM
> >> To: Don Coleman
> >> Cc: 'Filepro-List at Lists. Celestial. Com'
> >> Subject: RE: Data corruption
> >>
> >> Quoting Don Coleman (Wed, 12 Dec 2007 14:49:00 -0500):
> >>
> >> [...]
> >> >> >  So I'm thinking I can write a
> >> >> > clerk process to update, then save, then delete these records.
> >> >>
> >> >> Just remember that, being deleted records, you can't select them via
> >> the
> >> >> normal methods.
> >> [...]
> >> >> > a graphic dash.  Yet if I run a report with the debug on and I
> >> display
> >> >> the
> >> >> > value contained in this field I get 00000211.  Why does the
> debugger
> >> >> display
> >> >> > something different than the screen?  This wouldn't be so bad
> except
> >> >> this
> >> >> > file contains 1.6M records.  One at a time may take a while.
> >> >>
> >> >> How did you get to the record in a report?  If the header marks the
> >> record
> >> >> as deleted, no selection set (not even the "-a" flag) will select
> it.
> >> >
> >> > I ran the report (just a simple listing) with a selection set of @RN
> eq
> >> 13
> >> > (one of the corrupted records).  I then displayed the field value in
> the
> >> > debugger.  However, the report didn't actually print.
> >>
> >> If record 13 is marked deleted because it's one of the corrupted
> records,
> >> then it won't be selected.  What processing were you in when in the
> >> debugger?  Were you, perchance, in @DONE?  Check @RN and @TS.
> >>
> >> --
> >> KenBrody at BestWeb dot net        spamtrap:
> <g8ymh8uf001 at sneakemail.com>
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> >> http://www.fileProPlus.com
> >
> >
> > Ken:
> >
> > Yesterday I thought I had just run a simple listing from dreport with
> the
> > debugger on.  However, when I tried to replicate this today it doesn't
> > select record #13 from a selection set nor does it select it when put
> into a
> > select table.  So you're your premise is correct.  Is my only option
> looking
> > for bad data on a manual view screen?
> 
> 
> How many times does someone have to say "map a non-filepro file over the
> key" ?
> 
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Can anyone tell me if, when defining the non-filepro file (overlay) should I
use the existing corrupted file field edits or use "*" for all field edits?

Don Coleman
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