veiwing records in file

[Jose Lerebours]

dave kasper wrote:
> I am trying to view records in a file using dclerk with the option of 
> using using a index of there choice. this works ok but in the file i 
> have marked a field for retired records so that when veiwing they wont 
> see these records. they view the next record with hitting enter or arrow 
> down i have a line in automatic proc to check for this feild then a 
> pushkey "[entr]" if this feild is positive that will display next 
> record.  my problem is it displays the next record on the screen for a 
> second if its a retired record and if several in a row it displays them 
> all for a second and then finds a good record and displays that just 
> trying to get rid of the display of the retired records even for a 
> second. cant be by index need tehm to choose index wehn entering 
> the display. 
> 
> 
Without knowing what your menu option looks like, I wonder if you could
use a selection table to help filter retired records out.

You may find that your solution may be to write a processing table to
do all that filePro offers in a custom/controlled environment.

Why are you keeping the "retired" records?  If you need to keep them
around for any reason, how about creating a qualifier and move them to
this qualifier?  By moving I mean copy and delete ... By doing this,
you have effectively solved the problem you are apparently having and
still keep your data for whatever is it that you need it.

Good luck!

Jose Lerebours