6.0 ability to assign a different auto process table

[Nancy Palmquist]

Richard,

I will use seldaterange, selacct, selprodcode or generic names like that 
when I reuse the table for many different reports.  But I like the names 
short in most cases so I do not have to type too much. And I like to 
know immediately if a report requires a special selection or auto 
table.  Especially important if you have to edit the table and compile 
it to a .tok.  You have to use the right auto table when you compile or 
the table will misbehave when you run it.  That is why it is wonderful 
if filepro has given us a way to attach an auto table to an input/output 
process so it will compile correctly.  This has caused me no end of 
grief over the years.

Nancy

On 2/18/2021 2:10 PM, Richard Kreiss wrote:
> Nancy I usually use sel_processnsme or output name for b my e -v sel-output name or something that will let me know what this does.
>
> Your suggestion makes sense. I worked for an IBM var who use numerical for program names this worked as the first number indicate the type of program it was.
>
> Richard
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Feb 17, 2021, at 7:28 PM, fP sales via Filepro-list <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:
>> That's really cool, Nancy.   Never thought of that.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>>
>>> On 2/17/2021 4:53 PM, Nancy Palmquist via Filepro-list wrote:
>>> Just to offer another idea about naming process tables that work together, here is my plan.
>>>
>>> report.prc  - is the main process for a report
>>> reporty.prc - the the auto table name if it needs a special one
>>> reportv.prc - is the selection table name if it needs one.
>>>
>>> When I list the directory they are all together, because they are alphabetically listing.
>>>
>>> Has worked well for me for decades.
>>>
>>> Just an FYI
>>>
>>> Nancy
>>
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