Help with a field name that conflicts with a function name

Ronald W. Olenic olenicr@dteenergy.com
Tue, 14 Mar 2000 15:44:43 -0500


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Hi Kim!

What data type is REV?

I had the following results on Unix

Q U I Z   (PowerHouse  8.13.D1)
Copyright 1999 COGNOS INCORPORATED
Licensed PH8-UNIX-DEVELOPMENT for customer: 5019940001 DETROIT EDISON
UNIX
 
define REV = 1
*W* Data name REV may conflict with the keyword REVERSE.
define x = REV
... 
define REV = 1
 define x CHAR * 2 = REV
                         ^
*E* Expected:  (
                         ^
*E* Expected:  (  CENTRE  CENTER  REVERSE  DOWNSHIFT  GETSYSTEMVAL 
LINKVALUE
      LEFT  LJ  PACK  ATTRIBUTE  SUBSTITUTE  RIGHT  RJ  SPREAD  TRUNCATE
      UPSHIFT  ZEROFILL  DECRYPT  ENCRYPT  SOUNDEX  ASCII  CONTENTS 
<string>
      MISSING  NULL  CHARACTERS  LOGONID  PORTID  SYSNAME  SIGNONUSER 
UIC
      <qualifier>  <item>


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Kim Williams wrote:
> 
> I am using Quiz 8.19c4 on MPE version 5.5.
> 
> I have a database with a field named REV.  This conflicts with a function name in Quiz.  How can I convince Quiz to let me put this on the right side of a select or define statement?
> 
> (I don't want to rename the field in my dictionary.)
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> 
> Q U I Z   (PowerHouse  8.19.C4)
> Copyright 1999 COGNOS INCORPORATED
> Ultratech Stepper
> 
> > ACCESS IM
> > DEFINE X CHAR*2 = REV
>                        ^
> *E* Expected:  (
>                        ^
> *E* Expected:  (  CENTRE  CENTER  REVERSE  DOWNSHIFT  GETSYSTEMVAL  LINKVALUE
>       LEFT  LJ  PACK  ATTRIBUTE  SUBSTITUTE  RIGHT  RJ  SPREAD  TRUNCATE
>       UPSHIFT  ZEROFILL  DECRYPT  ENCRYPT  SOUNDEX  ASCII  CONTENTS  <string>
>       MISSING  NULL  CHARACTERS  LOGONID  PORTID  SYSNAME  SIGNONUSER
>       SIGNONGROUP  SIGNONACCOUNT  <qualifier>  <item>
> >
> 
> > ACCESS IM
> > REPORT REV
> > GO
> 
>   REV LVL
> 
>     00
>     01
>     --
>     01
>     01
>     --
> 
> Kim Williams
> Business Applications Manager
> phone: (408) 325-6484
> kwilliams@corp.ultratech.com
> Ultratech Stepper
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