ELEMENT vs ITEM definition

[Ohmes, Matt]

Well... Off hand I'd say change the Element to CHARACTER SIZE 2.  The
Element declares that "logically" this element will only allow a single
character to be stored.  Normally an Item larger than the Element is no
problem, but the SELECT option on the Item is a direct contradiction to the
logical size of the Element.  This sounds like a "hole" that they closed up
in the latest release.

How many references to RECORD-TYPE do you have in your code (especially as
fields on screens or items on reports).  If it's not much, then change the
Element.  I'm guessing you don't reference it much.

Hope that helps,
Matt

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-----Original Message-----
From: Cindy Lomas [mailto:clomas@milk.org]
Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 1999 1:11 PM
To: powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
Subject: ELEMENT vs ITEM definition


Hi, all

I have run into a problem compiling our dictionary using PDL for 8.20b.
There is an element defined as char*1 and then at the item level as char*2.
There is a select on the item of "15". Below is the element definition, the
item definition and the error. The file is sequential with 2 records. Does
anyone have any thoughts? New restriction under 8.20? We don't have any
manuals for 8.20 as yet, so I can't look it up.

Element RECORD-TYPE                      CHARACTER Size 1 &
  Default Item Datatype CHARACTER SIZE 1                  &
  Heading     " "                                         &
  Label       " "                                         &
  Description "Used to specify type of record on a file with multiple" &
              "record types.                                         "
 

Item RECORD-TYPE &
   Datatype CHARACTER         Size     2 &
   Select "15"
*E* The string may not have more than 1 characters. 
 
We are running on an Alpha with OpenVMS

Thanks,
Cindy Lomas

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