Selection set with variables in processing

[Richard Kreiss]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of Kenneth Brody
> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 12:29 PM
> To: Boaz Bezborodko
> Cc: Filepro-List at Lists. Celestial. Com
> Subject: Re: Selection set with variables in processing
> 
> On 12/19/2010 2:13 PM, Boaz Bezborodko wrote:
> > How do I use Selection Sets with variables in a processing table?
> >
> > I want to let the user enter a couple of variables and use them in a
> > Selection Set in a processing table.  I've never actually use a
> > selection set in this way so I was wondering how this is done.
> 
> Well, you'll have to "cheat" a little, since filePro won't let you create
a
> selection set with dummy fields in it.
> 
> Create the selection set that you want, but substituting real fields where
you
> want the dummy fields.  Then using your favorite text editor, replace the
> occurrences of the real fields with the dummy fields you want.  For
example,
> change:
> 
>      :1:co:foo
> to
>      :aa:co:foo
> 
> You can then refer to that selection set in processing, and filePro will
use the
> dummy fields as defined in processing.  (Of course, such a selection set
is
> meaningless from within a "normal" scan for records, as processing is not
run
> during the scan.)
> 
> --
> Kenneth Brody

I still think that using -v select processing would solve his problem and
allow for more flexibility than using a selection set in a very non-standard
manner.



Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting
rkreiss at gccconsulting.net