Error when deleting the last record out of a file

[Mike Schwartz]

> On Thu, Dec 20, 2007 at 09:33:48AM -0800, Jeff Harrison wrote:
> > > "Must fill" isn't an attribute of columns; it's an atttribute of
> > > screen fields. Since there can be more than one screen that

     Yes, I was just looking for an easy way to say "You have my word as
genuine Packer-Backer Cheese Head that this field will always have data".  I
should have chosen different words than "must fill".

     In this particular example, I built all the records in this file
through processing.  There isn't any mechanism that users can use to
manually edit the records.  (No screens, etc.)  In addition, there are
several other processes that would display an error if any of the records
ever had a blank "company ID" field in it.

     Just as a follow up, using "-n" on the lookup line does work without
causing an error.

     It seems logical to me that a "-b" (return blank fields) lookup option
would be able to read past the end of the file and then let me test whether
or not one of the fields is blank, but it's not worthwhile adding something
like this to the wish list.

Happy Holidays!

Mike Schwartz