Can I use "getnext -" in dclerk?

[Richard Kreiss]

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> I'm going to have a file with one column empty, and I want the user to walk
> through all the records where the column is still empty and pick a value, from
> code, to fill it in with.
> 
> When it's filled in, is there any easy way for me to make the code reposition
> the current record to the next available record in the file?
> 
> Effectively, a getnext -?
> 
> I only want to auto-reposition *if they've just chosen a value*, so I don't want
> to use something like -xia, which will take over the entire nav loop (if I
> remember it correctly; it has been a while).
> 
> Cheers,
> -- jra
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How about setting a flag if  a value is chosen?

If: flag = "("
Then: getnext -
If:
Then: END ( or whatever the next step would be if no value is chosen.)

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting

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