DEFAULT WITH DEFINE

[Deskin, Bob]

If you know what the value is if the user oesn't enter anything, then you
can set another define. For example, with a date field, the value will be 0,
so:

DEFINE prompt-date DATE = PARM PROMPT "Enter the date: "
DEFINE date-to-use DATE = prompt-date IF prompt-date <> 0 ELSE SYSDATE

Bob Deskin              
Senior Product Advisor  bob.deskin@cognos.com
Cognos Inc.             (613) 738-1338 ext 4205 FAX: (613) 228-3149
3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA


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> From: 	Gassett, Chris[SMTP:gassett@aavid.com]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, December 01, 1998 11:47 AM
> To: 	'Powerhouse List'
> Subject: 	DEFAULT WITH DEFINE
> 
> Is there a way to default a DEFINE statement without setting up another
> DEFINE statement?
> 
> Example:
> 
> DEFINE TEMP01 DATE =  &
>   PARM PROMPT "DATE:  " DEFAULT SYSDATE
> 
> I know the DEFAULT SYSDATE is not valid but that is what I want the
> system to do.
> 
> Thanks,  Chris
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