Quick (As in QDESIGN) Question:

[Bob Deskin]

That would certainly be the net effect. QUICK always initializes to 
default values first, regardless of anything else, but I can't remember 
whether you'd get dictionary initial values as well.

The context and usage of the item should tell you why the ITEM statement 
was there.

Bob



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Date:
12/11/2009 11:07 AM
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RE: Quick (As in QDESIGN) Question:
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<WAG>
Maybe this is used to cancel the automatic item initialization that 
Qdesign would generate for items in secondary and detail files which have 
the same names as items in the primary file?
</WAG>
 
Regards,
JWP
 

From: powerh-l-bounces+john.pickering=norbord.com at lists.sowder.com [
mailto:powerh-l-bounces+john.pickering=norbord.com at lists.sowder.com] On 
Behalf Of Penney, John
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2009 10:53 AM
To: power-l
Subject: Quick (As in QDESIGN) Question:
 

OK, folks:
 
It's been a long week, but I came across this construct in a relatively 
mature (13+ years of age) Quick screen:
 
Item LAST_THERAPY_SEQ_NBR of PARTICIPANTS
 
Note there is no value or variable assigned, just the "ITEM" and that is 
that.
 
Curious. I think I know the answer, but can anybody splain what the system 
will assign?
 
More of a qquestion is why anybody would write code like this.... Nother 
story.
 
Thanks!
 
John M Penney
1532 Fern Street SW
Olympia, WA  98502
 
(360)789-8159
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