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<DIV><SPAN class=713133819-14122005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If QTP
populated the field, it's probable that it used the CHECKSUM function. See the
PowerHouse Rules pdf page 324 for a description.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>Bob</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=cognos.com@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+bob.deskin=cognos.com@lists.sowder.com] <B>On Behalf
Of </B>Tim Cummings<BR><B>Sent:</B> December 12, 2005 3:17 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Cognos Powerhouse List (E-mail)<BR><B>Subject:</B> CHECKSUM function in
PowerHouse<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=875540720-12122005>Is the formula for
the CHECKSUM function published anywhere?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=875540720-12122005>I want to create a
Cobol program to do some work on a dataset. The dataset has a field that
was populated in a QTP program that contains the results of a CHECKSUM.
I want the Cobol program to read some source data from a flat file, calculate
a checksum for the same fields and compare the results to the checksum stored
in the dataset. If they are different, It will trigger a series of
updates to happen in the Cobol program.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=875540720-12122005>If the formula is
not published, is there a way to call the PH function?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT face=Arial size=2>Timothy J Cummings</FONT> <BR><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Milford, Ohio 45150</FONT> <BR><U><FONT face="Times New Roman"
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href="mailto:Tim.Cummings@Frequencymarketing.Com">mailto:Tim.Cummings@Frequencymarketing.Com</A>></FONT></U>
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