Add new record - browse problem

[Richard Kreiss]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at spamcop.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 12:28 PM
> To: Richard Kreiss
> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: Add new record - browse problem
> 
> On 8/25/2010 11:55 AM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
> > I have an @key function which checks for a record before displaying a
> > browse.  If the record doesn't exist, the user is prompted to add the
first
> > record.  If (Y)es then a system command takes them to the file to add a
> > record.
> >
> > My problem is on return, I have:
> >
> > If:
> > Then: lv="CC"&master_code&"99"; sleep "500";goto show_br
> >
> > Lv is the lookup value with the display in descending order.
> >
> > When the browse is executed on return from the goto,  I get the no
record
> > found message. The program then ends.  When the @key function is then
> > initiated again, the new record appears.
> >
> > Any suggestion on how to eliminate this problem would be greatly
> > appreciated.
> 
> Well, the sleep does nothing except cause a 1/2 second delay, so I don't
> know why it's there.  (Please don't tell me that you're using some O/S or
> network software that is broken, and won't see data written by another
> program until some delay after the write has occurred.  And if you are
using
> such a broken system, tell us what it is so we can avoid it.)
> 
> Without seeing any of the code actually related to the SYSTEM command or
the
> lookup, nor what actually gets added via the SYSTEM comand, all I can say
is
> that the lookup key doesn't find any records, and that includes whatever
> record was just added via the SYSTEM command.
> 
> --
> Kenneth Brody

Tried the sleep to see if the delay might help.

Will have to run the debugger at the point of the return to see what is
happening.

Richard