It's me again.

Before we upgraded to 3.12 from 2.12 we were able to list the dictionary formulas by creating a dict.dict.filename file(table) and then do a list dict.dict.filename (substitute name for ID) formula (column 8)….. id-supp (p)

and then get the following three columns.

(substitute name for id) formula description

Now in 3.12 it does not recognize the (substitute name for ID) when a list command is issued. Is this because of the period/underscore issue or is there something else involved?

Thanks,

Dale

Yup. AREV 3.1 doesn't like periods in Filenames or Element Names. Instead we created items in the VOC which are generic so that:

LIST DICT. DICT_INFO will work.

Don Miller

C3 Inc.

Could you elucidate? (More info would be appreciated)

Thanks,

Dale

Don't forget about the USING keyword:

LIST filename USING dictname ….

The dictionary of "dictname" will be used for any field references and "filename" will be used for the actual data.

I tried the following:

list dict.filename using dict.dict_filename formula (formula being in the dict.dict_filename column 8)

All I got was the results of listdict filename.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,

Dale

Dale..

Here is what I do to print / display Symbolics

RECORD NAME is FORMULA in DICT.VOC - to make it global

to all table dictionaries

it is a Symbolic multi-valued with Left Justification

and length=75

the formula is:

XX=@ID

@ANS=Formula for: ':XX

XX=@RECORD ;* THIS IS WHERE THE SYMBOLIC IS

@ANS:=@VM:XX

To use it, type:

LIST DICT WITH TYPE=S" FORMULA ID-SUPP

HEADING "DICTIONARY FOR 'F' AS OF 'D''S5'PAGE: 'P'"

Don Miller

C3 Inc.

Thanks, I will try this. If I have problems, I'll get in touch.

Dale

Problem: I did a dict voc formula and it came up with a data type field at position 8.

The Question that I have is: do I modify it to be symbolic or do I create another column(field) that does as you suggest?

Thanks,

Dale

Call the one I gave you FORMULA_TEXT

Don

This worked Outstandingly Well!!!

Thanks Don,

Dale

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