Problem with "-" in selection set names
Kenneth Brody
kenbrody at spamcop.net
Fri Jun 20 09:54:57 PDT 2014
On 6/20/2014 12:40 PM, Roger Cornelius wrote:
> filePro 4.8.10D4
> SCO OSR6
>
> I just ran across a problem I noticed a couple of years ago but never
> reported. filepro doesn't like selection set names containing "-".
>
> On an "If" line in processing, referring to a selection set name
> containing a "-", e.g. em-wotx, produces a syntax error when saving and
> syntax checking the table:
[...]
> It seems it's only the "-" that filepro doesn't like. Replacing it
> with "_" in the above examples works as expected (i.e., correctly).
>
> Is this still present in the current version of filepro?
I see that this bug was reported and fixed in 5.7.00.02, though I don't know
if the same thing in selection sets was reported and/or fixed.
> (All) #1178
>
> A selection set passed with "-s", which had a "-" in the name,
> would be truncated at the "-".
My feeling is the two are related, but I have not verified that this fix
also fixed the problem you noted.
--
Kenneth Brody
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