Can I use "getnext -" in dclerk?

Scott Walker ScottWalker at RAMSystemsCorp.com
Tue Apr 9 12:58:28 PDT 2013


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> bounces+scottwalker=ramsystemscorp.com at lists.celestial.com] On Behalf Of
> Jay Ashworth
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> Subject: Re: Can I use "getnext -" in dclerk?
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> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jay Ashworth" <jra at baylink.com>
> 
> > Well, in this particular case, I know which index I used, so I suppose
> > I could in fact hard-wire the lookup -, now that you suggest that. I
> > think newer versions actually tell you which index is active in a
> > sysvar, but alas, this site's on 4.8, and I don't know that I can sell
> > an upgrade at the moment.
> 
> One folllowup question: if you're doing lookup - k=this i=that -nx...
> how do you phrase the "if my lookup failed" question"?
> 
> :not -:do something:
> 
> ?


Probably use an alias?






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