But this sets up a situation where the process of converting from external to internal form causes the name to get "lost". I.e. I put a name into the database, then search for that same name and find it has "disappeared."
By looking at that transform you mention, I see that I can use: set INTNAME=$$FORMAT^DPTNAME(.PATNAME,3,30) and then search for INTNAME -- but this is far from user friendly. Why doesn't the search system do this external-to-internal conversion automatically before searching? Anyway, thanks for your help. Kevin --- Cameron Schlehuber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Note as the Description (on the .01 field in the New > Person file) states, > the "value must be 3-35 characters in length and may > contain only uppercase > alpha characters, spaces, apostrophes, hyphens and > one comma. All other > characters and parenthetical text will be removed." > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Walton, > Edward NMN(WSH) > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 12:57 PM > To: 'hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net' > Subject: RE: [Hardhats-members] Unusual search > failure. > > Did you mean ^DPT the ^VA(200 file is the newperson > file? > > Ed > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Toppenberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 10:41 AM > To: Hardhats Sourceforge > Subject: [Hardhats-members] Unusual search failure. > > Hey all, > > I thought I was getting the hang of fileman, but I > have found a quirk that I > don't understand. > > I add a patient with UPDATE^DIE. The patient's name > is specified to be > "DOE,JOHN P." This happens with no problem. When I > look in ^VA(200, I can > see the added patient ("DOE,JOHN P" -- with no ".") > > The problem occurs when I search for the patient. I > am using FIND^DIC to > lookup the patient. The problem occurs if I include > the "." in the search > value. i.e. > "DOE,JOHN P." --> search fails > "DOE,JOHN P" --> search succeeds. > > Is this standard? Is there a flag for FIND^DIC that > can prevent this > pickiness? > > Thanks > Kevin > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile > phone. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the > post-holiday blues > Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt > from ThinkGeek. > It's fun and FREE -- well, > almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the > post-holiday blues > Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt > from ThinkGeek. > It's fun and FREE -- well, > almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the > post-holiday blues > Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt > from ThinkGeek. > It's fun and FREE -- well, > almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Read only the mail you want - Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. It's fun and FREE -- well, almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
