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| Title: | FOCUS, from INFORMATION BUILDERS |
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| Moderator: | ZAYIUS::BROUILLETTE |
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| Created: | Thu Feb 19 1987 |
| Last Modified: | Mon May 05 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 615 |
| Total number of notes: | 1779 |
415.0. "Converting DTR to .MAS" by RDGE44::PARKERA (Alburto Frog says LIME milkshakes) Wed May 08 1991 07:53
DATATRIEVE TO FOCUS MAS DEFINITION
I'm having problems defining the DTR record def (shown below) into a Focus
MAS file.
I've spent most of my days reading through the Focus manuals and experimenting
with the various commands available in the Describing External Files chapter,
but still to no avail. Having covered areas such as Dummy parents and
Primary/Secondary Keys, I feel as though I'm going round in circles.
I assume that the 'OCCURS' clause may be used in Focus to cover the OCCURS in
the DTR definition?
The main problem in my mind is the identification of the 'PARENT' field,
(if indeed there is one). Also the file type and the usage attributes are
unclear.
I've tried to specify the USAGE LONG as A4, A8, D4 and D8, the 4 character
length fields bring up errors and I'm experiencing strange characters in
some fields, when reporting on the record for all of these usage attributes.
Otherwise the fields are appearing blank or containing zeros, even when I
specify not equal to zero. Data is present in the record.
REDEFINE RECORD HIST_PROJ_FILE_RECORD
01 HIST_PROJ_REC.
03 HP_KEY0. <Primary Key>
05 HP_ENTIT_Q PIC X(11). <Character string, Primary Key>
05 HP_SERV_TYPE PIC X(2). <Character string>
05 HP_MEDIA_TYPE PIC X(2). <Character string>
03 HP_IDS_HISTORY OCCURS 24 TIMES. <List>
05 HP_IDS_HIST_MONTH USAGE LONG. <Number>
03 HP_IDS_PROJ_M OCCURS 12 TIMES. <List>
05 HP_IDS_PROJ_MONTH USAGE LONG. <Number>
03 HP_IDS_PROJ_B OCCURS 12 TIMES. <List>
05 HP_IDS_PROJ_BV PIC X(2). <Character string>
03 HP_SPS_HISTORY OCCURS 24 TIMES. <List>
05 HP_SPS_HIST_MONTH USAGE LONG. <Number>
03 HP_SPS_PROJ_M OCCURS 12 TIMES. <List>
05 HP_SPS_PROJ_MONTH USAGE LONG. <Number>
03 HP_SPS_PROJ_B OCCURS 12 TIMES. <List>
05 HP_SPS_PROJ_BV PIC X(2). <Character string>
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Any help in whatever shape or form, would be much appreciated.
Angela
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| 415.1 | more info needed | HAMSTR::IMFRA | | Thu May 09 1991 14:37 | 6 |
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It would appear to me that one must know the record type values for
each of the record types you gave in your note. Once I have these,
I think I can be of some help.
jb
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| 415.2 | | RDGE44::PARKERA | Alburto Frog says LIME milkshakes | Fri May 10 1991 05:12 | 7 |
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Could you expand on 'record type values', exactly what is this
referring to?
Thank you
Angela
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| 415.3 | | HAMSTR::IMFRA | | Mon May 13 1991 13:46 | 14 |
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I believe a unique combination of your HP_SERV_TYPE and HP_MEDIA_TYPE
would be used as a record type indicator, indicating which of the
media-based records apply for a given full key value.
For mapping purposes in the Master, you need to determine which key
values apply to each of the different records you're trying to
describe.
Hope this doesn't cause further confusion.
Let me know when you determined the proper mapping.
jb
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