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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I was simply responding to Bob’s
comment ( reproduced below ) perhaps it is now time to make this syntax meaningful
or remove it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If you spot any issues, please let me know.</span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bob</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>In addition to Lee’s comments, I
imagined that the surname must be a repeating index which means you would
always get the same employeenumber returned for btree type data files, or a randomly
varying employeenumber for RDB tables. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>There are so many permutations that could
be created by adding syntax, or simply imagining a scenario not established in
the example.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The request for an answer was a tad
rhetorical, but there may have been someone that had a plausible one – it
seems not.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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powerh-l-bounces+atla38=dsl.pipex.com@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+atla38=dsl.pipex.com@lists.sowder.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ken Langendock<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 25 June 2007 13:07<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: New PowerHouse
Documentation</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Are you serious? Are you still looking for
an answer?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Ken</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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powerh-l-bounces+ken.langendock=rogers.com@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+ken.langendock=rogers.com@lists.sowder.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Joe Boyle<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> June 24, 2007 7:18 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Deskin, Bob';
powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: New PowerHouse
Documentation</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Hi Bob,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The stuff below has always confounded me,
and I am staggered to see it still included in the Qdesign reference
Documentation. I first saw this in the early 90’s after being on my first
PH training course and assumed that I was not familiar enough with PH to
understand it – 15 years later and I still don’t understand it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>In the
following example, an employees file is used to develop a screen that contains
an<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>employee's
surname and first name. The field employee-NUMBER is a silent field that is
used for<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>lookup
only, and QDESIGN generates an edit verb for this field in the default entry
procedure.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The EDIT
verb causes QUICK to perform a lookup, ensuring that an EMPLOYEENUMBER for<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>the
specified LASTNAME and FIRSTNAME exists.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>>
SCREEN EMPNAMES<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>>
FILE EMPLOYEES PRIMARY<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>>
FIELD LASTNAME OF EMPLOYEES REQUIRED NOCHANGE<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>>
FIELD FIRSTNAME OF EMPLOYEES<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>>
FIELD EMPLOYEENUMBER OF EMPLOYEES &<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>>
SILENT LOOKUP ON EMPLOYEES<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>> PROCEDURE
ENTRY<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>>
BEGIN<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>>
ACCEPT LASTNAME OF EMPLOYEES<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>>
ACCEPT FIRSTNAME OF EMPLOYEES<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>>
EDIT EMPLOYEENUMBER OF EMPLOYEES<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>> END<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>>
BUILD<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>I am sharing this with the list just in
case anyone can tell me how this works ?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
powerh-l-bounces+atla38=dsl.pipex.com@lists.sowder.com
[mailto:powerh-l-bounces+atla38=dsl.pipex.com@lists.sowder.com] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Deskin, Bob<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 22 June 2007 22:14<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> powerh-l@lists.sowder.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> New PowerHouse
Documentation</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I've
just posted the updated documentation to the PowerHouse Web site at </span></font><a
href="http://powerhouse.cognos.com"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>http://powerhouse.cognos.com</span></font></a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>These
books should be up to date as of 3.4E/8.4E. We've also corrected most of the
outstanding documentation issues. The rest will be looked at for the next
version.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If
you spot any issues, please let me know.</span></font> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Bob</span></font>
<o:p></o:p></p>
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