Variables not Printing

[Bruce Easton]

On 11/13/12 7:27 AM, Richard Tartaglia wrote:
> I have a process that looks into file A from input processing of file B using the @entsel command.
> The process is started from a menu    fp\dclerk pk_setup -s1 -xia -xe
>   
> The variables used on the form are being populated   sa = bbb(25)   Where bbb is the lookup file.
>   
> When I run the debugger I can see the correct data using the Expression function    sa   |data |.
>   
> The FORM command is used and prints fine except that data is not being printed in the variables  *sa , *sb ........
>   
> Any help would be appreaciated. I can't afford to lose any more hair.
>   
> FilePro 5.0 running on Windows 2003.
>   
> Thanks
>   
> Rich
>
>
Rich - it sounds like you haven't yet selected some record in the 
current file,
which is evidently required before clerk will pass your values to a form.

 From a response by Ken to a similar problem back in August:

 > Add a lookup-dash to some record and then do the FORM. Since you're
 > not using anything in the record, and not modifying anything, you're not
 > in update mode and don't need to worry about *which* record.
 > -- Kenneth Brody

Bruce
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