Browse lookup problem

[Richard Kreiss]

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It appears that my client is having problems with their terminal server server.  It was running very slowly when I was logged in.  It is down now. 

Richard

> -----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 Richard Kreiss
> Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 12:54 PM
> To: 'Kenneth Brody'
> Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: RE: Browse lookup problem
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kenneth Brody [mailto:kenbrody at spamcop.net]
> > Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 12:33 PM
> > To: rkreiss at gccconsulting.net
> > Cc: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> > Subject: Re: Browse lookup problem
> >
> > 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 & "'"
> >
> Tested this with debug and checked the values of ba, bb & bc.  They we as
> they should be.  Once I saw that they held the correct values, I recreated the
> browse and then split it apart using h,I,j and then commented out the
> original code and test it.  The new code worked.
> 
> I then replaced the ba, bb, and bc with  h, I, and J and adjusted the browse
> command.  This worked fine.
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > --
> > Kenneth Brody
> 
> 
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