Browse lookup problem

[Kenneth Brody]

On 6/3/2011 12:15 PM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
> I have code that has been working for some time now. Today my client called and said all she is getting is .00   .00   .00 in the browse window.
>
>         ◄ If:
>         Then: SHOW "\r E \r-Update Expiration Date, \r U \r-Update Card, \r D \r
> 682  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>         ◄ If:
>         Then: ba="(brw=10 xkey=xdeu show=pkeep prc=nocard fill=desc,top)"
> 683  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>         ◄ If:
>         Then: bb="[\b5 Master Code    Tp Last Four    Expires \a-]"
> 684  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
>         ◄ If:
>         Then: bc="*3<16    *5  XXXX*18      *6"
> 685  -------   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -   -
> dokeyA ◄ If:
>         Then: lookup card = l_card  k=4    i=B -nxm b=(ba&bb&bc)
>
> This works on my system but fails on their system.
>
> I changed ba,bb,&  bc to h,I,j and the browse worked as it should.
>
> Ba,bb, and bc are on used in input processing.  They are not defined in auto processing and the is no @entsel processing.
>
> Can anyone see why this should suddenly fail?
>
> The box that came up was square, had the three  .00's and no header or XXXX

Pure guess:

Fields ba, bb, and bc were defined with something not compatible with your 
usage, causing them to not contain what you thought they should.

What if, just before the lookup statement, you put:

     mesgbox "ba='" & ba & "'\nbb='" & bb & "'\nbc='" & bc & "'"

-- 
Kenneth Brody