Using INFORMATION in UPDATE procedure

[Kirk, Dean]

I strongly agree with this - try and leave the update procedure alone -
default procedures and changing them and all that!! ;-D

-----Original Message-----
From: Kesterson, Roger [mailto:Roger.Kesterson@ryobiaz.com]
Sent: 07 August 2000 23:34
To: powerh-l@sphere.swau.edu
Subject: RE: Using INFORMATION in UPDATE procedure


Depending on the message, perhaps POSTUPDATE would be a better place.  No
cautions about using it there.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jesse, Rich [mailto:Rich.Jesse@qtiworld.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 3:25 PM
> To: powerh-l@sphere.swau.edu
> Subject: Using INFORMATION in UPDATE procedure
> 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I wanted to spit out a custom message at the end of my UPDATE in QUICK
> v8.13d1 on HP/UX 10.20 (the Java training isn't done yet...). 
>  So, I use the
> INFORMATION verb.
> 
> However, in the .PDF docs, it states "Warning: Use caution 
> when using the
> INFORMATION verb in BACKOUT and UPDATE procedures.".  Other 
> than carefully
> typing it in and experimenting with the NOW clause, what exactly am I
> supposed to use caution against?  A search on 
> support.cognos.com didn't hit
> any matches.
> 
> Anyone?
> 
> Rich Jesse                          System/Database Administrator
> Rich.Jesse@qtiworld.com             QTI -- Sussex, WI USA
> 
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