Export problem

[Jeff Harrison]

--- Kenneth Brody <kenbrody at bestweb.net> wrote:

[Jeff Wrote] 
> > > Yes, I did ask them to upgrade.  No luck there.
> >
> > > So, my next question is - how do I get to the
> first
> > > record?  Sorry, I would normally do some testing
> at
> > > this point, but I don't have access to the 4.0
> system.
> 
> It would work the same way in 5.6, as long as you
> stick to
> features available in 4.0.
> 
> > > Will I be able to do a record number lookup to
> record
> > > #1, and still do a getnext - if the first lookup
> > > fails?  This assumes I enter the processing with
> the
> > > -xe flag.
> 
> You can't getnext/getprev a failed lookup.
> 
> > > I suppose, if necessary, I could create a blank
> > > selection set before going into IUA and then use
> that
> > > to get to the first record.
> >
[snip]

Thanks.  I would use the selection set option then,
but I just realized that this will require a certain
screen to be existing for each file, and I need to
count on there not being a password on it.  Bah!

I'll just have them manually create the output formats
then.  It serves them right for not upgrading :-)

Jeff Harrison
jeffaharrison at yahoo.com

Author of JHImport and JHExport. The fastest and
easiest ways to import and export with filepro. 


 
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