Selection set question

[Bruce Easton]

Don Coleman wrote Wednesday, November 14, 2007 10:24 AM:
>
> I have a select table which builds a selection set in a file via an ascii
> export and then runs system to generate a report using the exported
> selection set.  My problem is one of the selection set's criteria is
> facility code (field #9).  As this customer adds on new customers
> they have
> begun to use facility codes which have the first several
> characters the same
> (ex: IY, IYCC, IYCS, IYCJ).  The application is making a match on what it
> can and is selecting more than the one I really want, in this
> case facility
> code IY.  I don't have much control over the facility code, as it enters
> filePro via import and socket connections from two alien
> applications.  The
> relevant portion of the select table is below.  Is there a way to have the
> selection set make only exact matches?
>
> Nov 14, 2007  10:14           File Name: QS1
>  Page   1
>                              Processing: Selrecon
>
>   23 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
> noctl    If:
>        Then: RF="E:\QS1\TODO\FILEPRO\QS1\DOUBLE.SEL"{""
>   24 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
>          If:
>        Then: export ascii use=(RF) f=\n
>   25 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
>          If:
>        Then: use(1)="";use(2)=":9:eq:"{AB;use(3)=":150:eq:"{"Y"
>   26 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
>          If:
>        Then: use(4)=":66:eq:"{@td
>   27 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
>          If: 9 eq "MTSP" and AC eq "A"
>        Then: use(5)=":4:eq:LRL";goto montana
>   28 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
>          If: 9 eq "MTSP" and AC eq "D"
>        Then: use(5)=":4:ne:LRL";goto montana
>   29 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
>          If: 9 eq "MTWP" and AC eq "A"
>        Then: use(5)=":4:eq:LRL";goto montana
>   30 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
>          If: 9 eq "MTWP" and AC eq "D"
>        Then: use(5)=":4:ne:LRL";goto montana
>   31 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
>          If:
>        Then: use(5)=""
>   32 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
> montana  If:
>        Then: use(6)=":::";use(7)=":::";use(8)=":::";use(9)=":::"
>   33 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
>          If:
>        Then:
> use(10)=":::";use(11)=":::";use(12)=":::";use(13)=":::";use(14)="
>              ";goto finsel
>   34 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
> finsel   If:
>        Then: write use;close use
>   35 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
>          If:
>        Then: RE(70,*)="E:\FP_SETUP_FILES\FP5.0.13\FP\RREPORT QS1
> -F DOUBLECK
> -S
>              DOUBLE -U"
>   36 -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>  -   -   -
>          If:
>        Then: system RE
>
>
> Don Coleman

Don, try building your selection set  with two lines for
the facility code (they should be "and'ed", not "or'ed")
as follows:

9 lt AB{"@"
9 ge AB

Use a non-blank printable ascii char (that doesn't have
special use by filepro) lower than the lowest ascii char
that's legal in your facility code in place of the "@"
above. (For instance, if the facility code allows numerals
and chars only, you should be able to use a period.)

Bruce

Bruce Easton
STN, Inc.