MEMO fields

[Joe Chasan]

Actually, you *CAN* use the Inquire, Update, Add Scan/Search through
a memo field with the CO (Contains) operator.

-joe

On Mon, Apr 25, 2022 at 03:48:42PM -0400, Joe Chasan via Filepro-list wrote:
> >I'm just looking at MEMO fields for the first time.  I have questions on 
> > how the work, how to use them, how to display them.
> 
> There's a good example on fp-tech website:
> Windows: https://www.fptech.com/fptech/resources/downloads/blobtest.zip
> and SCO: https://www.fptech.com/fptech/resources/downloads/blobtest.tar.gz
> 
> > Using output processing can you import data into a memo field.
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > Can you have a memo field automatically display when you access a record.
> 
> MEMO Field_Num SHOW
> 
> Works on clerk screen, not in browse though.
> 
> > Can you search a memo field as part of a regular filepro scan/search.
> 
> If you are referring to searching from the Inquire, Update, Add filePro
> menu, I don't think so, as you would need the memo commands to be run to
> pull up the data in the file.  You might be able to do it from processing
> though.
> 
> -joe
> 
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 10:42:37AM -0400, Robert Repko via Filepro-list wrote:
> 
> > 
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-Joe Chasan-                           Magnatech Business Systems, Inc.
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https://www.MagnatechOnline.com        Tel.(516) 931-4444/Fax.(516) 931-1264