dummy field problem

[Jeff Harrison]

----- Original Message -----

> From: GCC Consulting <rkreiss at gccconsulting.net>
> To: 'Jeff Harrison' <jeffaharrison at yahoo.com>; filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Cc: 
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 10:55 AM
> Subject: RE: dummy field problem
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> 
>>  -----Original Message-----
>>  From: Jeff Harrison [mailto:jeffaharrison at yahoo.com]
>>  Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 4:58 PM
>>  To: GCC Consulting; filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
>>  Subject: Re: dummy field problem
>> 
>>  >________________________________
>> 
>>  > From: GCC Consulting <rkreiss at gccconsulting.net>
>>  >To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
>>  >Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 3:37 PM
>>  >Subject: dummy field problem
>>  >
>>  >FilePro 5.6.10 Windows
>>  >
>>  >I have an output process which has been working for some years now but
>>  >recently started to have some problems with one process.
>>  >
>>  >I have a dummy variable ct(2,.0) which is set in auto processing as I
>>  >use this counter a lot.  For some reason this edit was not being
>>  >applied by this output program.  When I set the edit in this processing
>>  >table, I got the warning that it was already set in auto.
>>  >
>>  >I was under the impression that a processing table would use the auto
>>  >processing table, if there when tokenizing it.  Unless on tokenizes the
>>  >processing from the command line with a different auto processing 
> table.
>>  >
>>  >Anyone know why ct should lose its edit?
>>  >
>>  >
>>  >Richard Kreiss
>>  >GCC Consulting
>>  >
>>  >Office: 410-653-2813
>> 
>> 
>>  What does the command line look like when you run request output
>>  (dreport/rreport)?  If you are using the -y flag and specifying another
>>  processing table that would explain this.
> 
> Command line:
> 
> @rreport sales_journal -f make_re -v sel_make -ig -a -u
> 
> Richard

Ok, so you are not overriding the automatic processing table.  Have you 
verified that the auto.tok table is there?  If so, have you verified 
that it is being executed?  I would put a simple show statement in the 
auto table temporarily to prove that it is seeing this table.  

Jeff Harrison
jeffaharrison at yahoo.com
Author of JHExport and JHImport
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