refresh field value

[chuck.reinke]

I've heard "It's what people know that ain't so that gets them in trouble"
but..
I seem to remember that using the UNIQUE option with a GET verb could
sometimes force a retrieval on a Reference file.

Chuck

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Deskin, Bob" <Bob.Deskin@Cognos.COM>
To: "Lorry Litman" <LLitman@exchange.hsc.mb.ca>
Cc: "PowerHouse listserver (E-mail)" <powerh-l@lists.sowder.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 8:10 AM
Subject: RE: refresh field value


> You may or may not get the "expected" results. Because of the automatic
> retrieval, if you do a GET F (the reference file) and then DISPLAY item
> OF F, QUICK may re-retrieve the original F record. This assumes that
> you're still within the same screen transaction (i.e. whatever QUICK
> started when the current entry or find sequence started).
>
> If you're going to do GETs and DISPLAYs, I would suggest trying a
> DESIGNER file. No, you won't get automatic retrieval, but you can still
> do lookups and displays. And if you need a retrieval after a FIND, use
> the POSTFIND procedure. By using a DESIGNER file, you won't run into
> QUICK's assumptions about reference files.
>
> Bob Deskin
> Senior Product Manager, Application Development Tools, Cognos Inc.
> bob.deskin@cognos.com (613) 738-1338 ext 7268 FAX: (613) 727-1178
> 3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lorry Litman [mailto:LLitman@exchange.hsc.mb.ca]
> Sent: June 9, 2004 10:56 AM
> To: Deskin, Bob
> Cc: PowerHouse listserver (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: refresh field value
>
>
> Is there any problems or anything to be aware of by doing a GET on the
> same file F in a numbered designer procedure? In other words, in the
> designer procedure I would run screen B, GET file F, display field.
> Thanx Lorry.
>
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