defined dummy field not viewable in browse

[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 Larry S.
Weaver Jr.
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 9:04 AM
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: defined dummy field not viewable in browse
> 
> Was it ever on the wish list to have @browse processing?  Something that
> worked like the @keys in browse where we could set up special keys to do
> something from the browse window other than just U for update?
> 
> Is this another large kettle o' fish?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Larry, Jr.
> 
> 
> 
> John Esak wrote:
> > It is simply NOT possible to view dummy fields on the *clerk browse
screen.
> > The browse simply picks up the data in real fields on every record.  No
> > processing is done at all.  Ever since browse first came around, it was
a
> > wishlist item to have a new type of processing called browse processing,
but
> > there has never been any meeting of the minds regarding this topic  It
opens
> > up not only kettles, but oceans of fish.
> >
> > You can, of course, design a processing browse that shows the same
records
> > with any dummies you can think of properly shown. I know that's not
exactly
> > what you want to hear, but it's the only answer.
> >
> > John Esak
> >
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.com
> >> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+john=valar.com at lists.celestial.co
> >>
> > m] On Behalf Of Dennis Malen
> >
> >> Sent: Sunday, June 27, 2010 10:57 PM
> >> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> >> Subject: defined dummy field not viewable in browse
> >>
> >> When viewing a file and a dummy field is defined in automatic
> >> processing and
> >> looks up for a value in another file, I can view the value on
> >> the screen
> >> such as screen "0" or "1" etc, but is not viewable when I
> >> press <B> for
> >> browse.
> >>
> >> Am I doing something wrong or is their a fix or is it just
> >> not possible?
> >>
> >> Dennis Malen
> >> 516.479.5912

Following John's remark, you can replace the built in browse function by
using @keyb to override the normal browse functions once in IUA (looking at
a screen).  You could also replace the current IUA menu with your own
version using @once.  You can then create your own browse lookup.

In each case, as a record is selected for the browse, you would have to loop
to a lookup to whatever file(s) you need for the dummy field values needed
for the browse.

Remember, you then have @bk to use within the browse to have the equivalent
to the @key function in IUA.



Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting
rkreiss at gccconsulting.net