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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">I cannot remember why I do it this way, but I was wondering if someone out there may be able to help me remember.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">For some reason, I write my IF statements with the literal FIRST before the item been tested ...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">i.e.: if 0 = t_field1 ...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Some people write it as ...</FONT>
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<P> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">if t_field1 = 0 ...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Now I would prefer to do it the 2nd way, but I believe there are some cases in Powerhouse where it gets confused if you do it like in the 2nd method. I think if you tried ...</FONT></P>
<P> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">if index(T_field, "string") > 0</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">it's not the same as ...</FONT>
<BR> <FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">if 0 < index (t_field, "string")</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Now I know that sounds ridiculous, but I did come across problems with this years ago, but I don't remember exactly what it was. The point now is that I have got stuck into a habit with the 1st method mentioned above.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">Cheers</FONT>
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<P><I><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" SIZE=4 FACE="Arial">Fernando Olmos</FONT></I>
<BR><B><FONT SIZE=2 FACE="Arial">M.I.S.</FONT></B>
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