FIELDTEXT mystery

[fflynn@newfoundlandpower.com]

Do not do the display in the edit procedure... do it elsewhere... like in an
output or process procedure.

Frank

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Nick Tippler [SMTP:NT204@cus.cam.ac.uk]
> Sent:	Tuesday, September 21, 1999 6:10 PM
> To:	powerh-l@lists.swau.edu
> Subject:	FIELDTEXT mystery
> 
> Afternoon All
> 
> I have a procedure which tests the value of FIELDTEXT for one field, and
> changes the contents of a second field, based on the given value.
> However, somewhere after EDIT and before OUTPUT, the FIELDTEXT for the
> first field assumes the ASCII(value) of the second field:
> 
> PROCEDURE EDIT     FIELD_1
> BEGIN
>     IF         FIELDTEXT = "E"
>           THEN LET FIELD_2 = 2
>        ELSE IF FIELDTEXT = "O"
>           THEN LET FIELD_2 = 1
>        ELSE IF FIELDTEXT = "C"
>           THEN LET FIELD_2 = 6
>    DISPLAY FIELD_2
> END
> 
> Any idea how I can stop this?
> 
> Regards
>  
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