set selection

[Bruce Easton]

  What was on the first line before?

Bruce

On 9/28/10 11:24 AM, scooter6 at gmail.com wrote:
>    Okay, well apparently it will only work if the +A statement is on the
> first line of the set selection
>    I believe I have it figured out now - thanks Roger!!!
>
>    Scott
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Roger Cornelius
> <rac at custom-mobility.com>wrote:
>
>> Don't know then.  That syntax works for me on 4.08.  Someone more
>> knowledgable than me will have to answer.
>>
>>
>> On 09/28/2010 11:00, scooter6 at gmail.com wrote:
>>>    Thanks for the suggestion Roger - but no joy!
>>>
>>>    That results in:
>>>
>>>    *** A filePro Error Has Occurred ***
>>>
>>>    On File:
>>>
>>>
>>> +A OR +B OR +C
>>> ^
>>> Selection sentence contains a syntax error at position indicated.
>>>
>>> I think I had tried this before but I have tried so many combinations I'm
>>> not sure
>>>
>>> Any thoughts?
>>>
>>> Scott
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Roger Cornelius
>>> <rac at custom-mobility.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> There may be a simpler way, but I think the following should work:
>>>>
>>>> +A<some field>  ge 4271
>>>> +A<some field>  le 4290
>>>> +B<some field>  ge 4945
>>>> +B<some field>  le 4956
>>>> +C<some field>  eq 5558
>>>>
>>>> +A OR +B OR +C
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 09/28/2010 10:34, scooter6 at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>> I'm attempting to put together a set selection that has me a bit
>> stumped
>>>> -
>>>>> I've tried several variations using different things in the Group
>> heading
>>>>> but without any success.
>>>>>
>>>>> Basically, I'm creating an export file from a large file.  This file
>>>>> contains a 4 digit number field.
>>>>> So, currently I'm trying to get ONLY records that are:
>>>>>
>>>>> ge 4271
>>>>> le 4290
>>>>>
>>>>> ge 4945
>>>>> le 4956
>>>>>
>>>>> eq 5558
>>>>>
>>>>> I have tried different forms of A, B&  C and then using a selector
>>>> sentence
>>>>> A OR B OR C, etc....
>>>>>
>>>>> Can someone explain how I can accomplish this?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Scott Ullmann
>>>>> PDM, Inc.
>> --
>> Roger Cornelius            rac at custom-mobility.com
>>
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