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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:	OLD ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:	Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:	IOSG::PYE

Created:	Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4343
Total number of notes:	18308

3016.0. "Difference OA$DIR and FILE$ DSAB ?" by UTRTSC::SMEETS (Martin, CSC Office support (NL)) Fri Jul 16 1993 09:10

Hi,

As discussed in topic 2999 OA$DIR SDAB is kind of superseeded bij the FILE$ 
DSAB in ALL-IN-1 V3.0.

It seems to me that the FILE$ DSAB doesn't work correctly.

I've created the two following forms

FORM1:
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;;FCVMSFILE;;

/PUT_SAVE=#VMSFILE/HARD=OA$_DT_HRD_VMS_FILE
/VALID=OA$DIR_PARSE:"OA$LIB:*.*"/RECOG=OA$DIR_SEARCH:"OA$LIB:*.*"


FORM2:
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;;FCVMSFILE;;

/PUT_SAVE=#VMSFILE/HARD=OA$_DT_HRD_VMS_FILE
/VALID=FILE$:PARSED_SPEC/RSE_RECOG=FILE$ with .spec eqs "OA$LIB:*.*"


I entered "P*.COM" in field FCVMSFILE on FORM1 and pressed return, I got a 
listing of all COM files starting with "P" in OA$LIB. If however I did the same 
in FORM2 I got a listing of ALL files in oA$LIB. 

Did I something wrong or is this a bug .....

Martin

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
3016.1	is known,thanks	IOSG::TYLDESLEY		`Fri Jul 16 1993 10:12`	6
	Hi Martin. The handling of wild card characters by FILE$ is a known problem. I hit it with a vengeance about two weeks ago. We hope to provide a fix in a PFR. Cheers DaveT
3016.2	Change syntax of RSE_RECOG	SCOTTC::MARSHALL	Spitfire Drivers Do It Topless	`Fri Jul 16 1993 13:14`	18
	Hi, Here's the problem: /RSE_RECOG=FILE$ with .spec eqs "OA$LIB:." ^^^^^^^^^^ You're telling FILE$ to match against everything in OA$LIB, so that's exactly what it does. Try this instead: /RSE_RECOG=FILE$ with .spec eqs FCVMSFILE which will limite the search to filenames matching what you've typed into the field. I don't know about the wildcard problem DaveT cites, that may still be your undoing... Scott
3016.3	try Scott's solution first	IOSG::TYLDESLEY		`Fri Jul 16 1993 14:56`	6
	Sorry, yes - should have noticed that, Scott, but I have a situation in a certain index, where, after selecting all the files that match the search criteria, the index continues to fill with all the other files in the directory. Cheers DaveT
3016.4	It's still not what I want	UTRTSC::SMEETS	Martin, CSC Office support (NL)	`Fri Jul 16 1993 14:57`	14
	Re. 2 Hi Scott, > You're telling FILE$ to match against everything in OA$LIB, so that's exactly > what it does. Try this instead: > >/RSE_RECOG=FILE$ with .spec eqs FCVMSFILE Yes, I've tried this myself, but the problem with this is that you have to specify the directory specification also, I rather prefer to look in OA$LIB by default (so without specifying it additionally) Martin
3016.5	One of many possibilities	SCOTTC::MARSHALL	Spitfire Drivers Do It Topless	`Fri Jul 16 1993 17:53`	15
	>>>/RSE_RECOG=FILE$ with .spec eqs FCVMSFILE >> >>Yes, I've tried this myself, but the problem with this is that you have to >>specify the directory specification also, I rather prefer to look in OA$LIB by >>default (so without specifying it additionally) OK, try: /RSE_RECOG=FILE$.FILE with .spec eqs FN$CONCAT("OA$LIB:",FCVMSFILE) I've refined it a bit more to use .FILE, so that it only puts the filename (without OA$LIB:) back into the field if you select an entry from the search list. Scott
3016.6	Now, it works, Thanks !!!!!!!	UTRTSC::SMEETS	Martin, CSC Office support (NL)	`Mon Jul 19 1993 18:56`	0
3016.7	An addition to .5	WOTVAX::PC0866::Doran	Brain the size of a planet... but I still work here!	`Tue Jul 20 1993 14:42`	14
	Just a quick addition to .5 ... I have used the example that Scott gave - thank you!!, with a slight simple change... /RSE_RECOG=FILE$.FILE WITH .SPEC EQS FN$CONCAT("OA$LIB:",FCVMSFILE,"") This allows the user to put in a part name and hit FIND (GOLD-L). The example in .5 would need the user to put in the in the field - not something immediately obvious to some users... Cheers, Andy