PUT's not working in EXIT procedure -Reply

[Lindley HILL]

I'm speaking from a VAX perspective, but I suspect it is probably the same:

The docco warns for the PUT verb, "... recommended for use only in BACKOUT and UPDATE procedures". Admittedly the following page warns "... recommended for use only in UPDATE procedures". I checked the next page thinking it may say "... not recommended for use anywhere", but no.

I have found that where a caution is issued it is pretty reliable that it can cause problems.

Can you include your code in the BACKOUT procedure - I'm not sure this will work for what you want but it may. I assume you are not using an update on the screen, otherwise why not just include the PUT in one of the PREUPDATE, UPDATE or POSTUPDATE procedures.

HTH

Lindley Hill
NSW Dept of Health
Sydney Australia


>>> "Cummings, Ken P." <KPCUMMIN@GAPAC.com> 14/August/1998 01:37am >>>
On an HP3000 using MPE....

I have a clustered screen which contains no database fields, only TEMP's.
Duing the EXIT procedure, I am attempting to update a field in a DESIGNER
procedure using an explicit PUT command.  I have found, however, that the
PUT verb does absolutely nothing if I use it in the EXIT procedure, contrary
to the PowerHouse documentation.

I have experimented with other PUT's in the EXIT procedure (on an indexed
data file).) and found that they have no effect either.

Has anyone encountered this before, and if so, is there a way around it?

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          Ken Cummings
          Senior Consultant
          VersaComp Systems Inc.
          cummingsk@versacomp.com
          kpcummin@gapac.com
          404-652-6250

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