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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

2784.0. "Binary data as key field values?" by GANTRY::HULL (Digital Services Delivery - Motown) Tue Jun 01 1993 21:16

A customer wants to use some binary data file where each value is stored as a 
LONGWORD as a validation table in ALL-IN-1.  They are currently at V2.4, 
hopefully soon to be up to V3.0.

I know about the /CONVERT_DATA field qualifier under V3.0, but is it possible 
to do key-field operations on binary data like this?

/VALID=form   where Form is 1 field, LONGWORD (4 bytes)  etc

I suggested that they try something using INSTALL/EXECUTE and write a 
function to do what they want, etc.

Suggestions?

	Al

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
2784.1	exact details	GANTRY::HULL	Digital Services Delivery - Motown	`Tue Jun 01 1993 21:29`	14
	Here's exactly what they want to do (just got a FAX with this info): User enters data on Form A (file A) Entry of customer name on Form A is validated via Form B (file B) Customer's address info in stored in File C. The link between files B & C is a Longword numeric datafield. Goal is to have user enter Customer name on form A, validate via B and using form C (file C) as a source, populate customer address fields on form A. [end]
2784.2	silence is deafening	GANTRY::HULL	Digital Services Delivery - Motown	`Fri Jun 04 1993 18:28`	3
	Hello? Graham? Tony? anyone there who can help on this one? Al
2784.3	Maybe they've gone to...	AIMTEC::WICKS_A	June 7-13 Real Football in the U.S	`Fri Jun 04 1993 20:25`	7
	Al, DECUS? Regards, Andrew.D.Wicks
2784.4	Not yet, but flying in 16 hours!!	IOSG::PYE	Graham - ALL-IN-1 Sorcerer's Apprentice	`Fri Jun 04 1993 21:45`	0