Dummy variables

[Larry S. Weaver Jr.]

Steve Wiltsie wrote:
> I have something going on at one customer's location I have never seen 
> before in filePro.  They are running filePro 5.0.14 on an SCO Unix system 
> that has been in place for several years.  The problem is in printing 
> payroll checks.  They have two branches to the company and the branches are 
> handled by qualifiers.  The payroll check printing routine is the same one 
> used for both qualifiers.
>
> Here is the problem:
>
> The check stub has a section for deductions.  In this I print the amounts 
> for this check and the amounts for year to date for each deduction.  This is 
> done with a combination of real and dummy fields.  The YTD amounts are 
> looked up from another file and placed in the dummy fields as the checks are 
> printed.  This works fine for both companies and for every employee except 
> one.  In his case, the dummy variable for the City Tax prints the variable 
> name itself (ex: *aa).  All checks before this one and all for the other 
> company print the amount in this field instead of the variable.  This seems 
> very strange to me.
>
> In addition, the same thing happens on this one employee's check with the 
> Social Security Number.  We print only the last 4 digits and, again, all 
> other employees' checks print the 4 digits but this same employee's check 
> always prints the variable itself.
>
> Like I said, I've never seen this before and am trying to figure out how it 
> could happen.  It is always the same employee and always the same two 
> variables.  Has anyone seen anything like this or have an idea as to how to 
> fix it?
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