Import ASCII file

[Bob Simcoe]

Thanks
I'll try it.
You did mean "ct lt Ro" ?

Bob Simcoe
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-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Kreiss [mailto:rkreiss at gccconsulting.net] 
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 2:01 PM
To: Bob Simcoe; 'Scott Nelson'; filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
Subject: RE: Import ASCII file



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Simcoe [mailto:bob at midcityoffice.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 1:41 PM
> To: rkreiss at gccconsulting.net; 'Scott Nelson';
filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: RE: Import ASCII file
> 
> Talking about moving through browse windows, does anyone have a simple
> method to come back to the original browse window, on the original
> highlighted browse line? Once a new browse window comes up, it closes the
> original browse and keep and pkeep are lost.
> 
Set Ro=@br	Row in the Browse that is/was highlighted before closing the
browse

Before opening the browse:
Loop_br If: ct lt @br	
Then: pushkey "[CDWN]";ct=ct+"1";GOTO loop_br

Now execute the browse


Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting
rkreiss at gccconsulting.net
  














> Bob Simcoe
> CFO
> Mid-City Office Equipment Inc.
> A Women Business Enterprise
> P. 716.832.0138 x201
> C. 716.725.8311
> F. 716.832.0892
> Follow us on Facebook
> 
> For a Better Day at the Office
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: filepro-list-bounces+bob=midcityoffice.com at lists.celestial.com
> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+bob=midcityoffice.com at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of Richard Kreiss
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 12:01 PM
> To: 'Scott Nelson'; filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: RE: Import ASCII file
> 
> Can use the same method to get date and then construct a browse lookup to
> put the "report" on screen.
> 
> I did this some years ago for a client.  Six different options presented
on a
> menu.  Each menu option had its own screen for inputting data into dummy
> fields.  The browse format was based on the option selected and drop was
> used to filter the data.
> 
> They could look at open order information, work in process, shipped orders
> and invoices.  The browse allowed for scrolling through the records.
> Depending on the option selected, selecting a record would close the
original
> browse and open another based in what was selected.  i.e., select an
invoice
> and get the invoice details.
> 
> This was about 10 years ago.  This option would actually work much faster
on
> today's computers.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > -----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 Scott Nelson
> > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 11:40 AM
> > To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> > Subject: Re: Import ASCII file
> >
> >
> > > Note that I "discovered" a method some years ago, where you don't
> > > need a record to sit on.  Run the import in *clerk, and put the
> > > processing in the @MENU handler.
> > >
> >
> > And this groovy method is also a great way to do reports from large
files.
> > Build the input process to ask the user questions, look into the files
> > for
> the
> > report data by the indexes, put the data into variables, use the formm
> > command and you have a fast and flexible report.
> >
> >
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