PUT's not working in EXIT procedure

[Michael C. Lee]

Just a couple of observations:
1) It would seem impossible to be in FINDMODE in the EXIT procedure.
2) If you are in FINDMODE I doubt the NEED option would work anyway (Bob?).
3) I have found that being in no mode can also contribute to not being able to
change the record status under certain circumstances (Bob??).


Regards,


Michael Lee
MCL Systems Inc.


MattO1@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/13/98 11:52:17 AM Central Daylight Time,
> KPCUMMIN@GAPAC.com writes:
>
> <<
>  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.
>   >>
> Hi Ken,
> I've read the other replies so I realize you have a work-around, but just as
> an extra bit of information, I suspect I may know the root of your problem.
> The Put verb, as you probably know, will not perform any actual update
> activity if the record status is NOTALTERED.
>
> What many people don't know it that you cannot set a record's status to
> ALTERED while the screen is in FINDMODE.  You can change the record buffer all
> you want, but the ALTEREDRECORD flag will not change from NEW, NOTALTERED,
> NOTDELETED.
>
> I know this has caught me before when I was trying to perform a PUT in the
> EXIT procedure. You might try putting the NEED option on your output FILE.
> That tells Quick to treat the file as ALTERED even if it isn't at the time of
> the PUT.
>
> Good luck,
> Matt Ohmes 8-)
> Cognos Corp
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