Actually, you can have more than one -- or certainly it should. The subscript below "ID" doesn't have to be "WRITE". You can have "W1" or "W2", etc. (the 'W' is a convention). Have you run into problems here?
--- steven mcphelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If it is your own file that is should not be a problem. But then it > only > allows for a single "pseudo-identifier" node. On a file other than > your > own, you can clash with other packages that might want to add > "pseudo-identifiers". The PATIENT file itself has multiple > "pseudo-identifiers". > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Greg Woodhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 10:21 AM > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Direct changes to ^DD > > > > Why can't you do this with a write identifier? > > > > --- steven mcphelan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > There are times when one might want to edit a normal Fileman > field > > > identifier. You do not like the way Fileman displays the > information > > > so you > > > want to change that output. However, you do want Fileman to > prompt > > > the user > > > for those fields when they enter a new entry in a file. Of > course > > > their is > > > a Kludge away around this and it may be the preferable > alternative. > > > I am > > > not exactly sure how the Fileman DBS code returns identifiers. > For > > > example > > > in LIST^DIC, does Fileman hard-code the returning of the > identifier > > > information if it is normal identifier and does not actually > execute > > > ^DD(file,0,"IX",field#)? If that is the case then the > modifications > > > to > > > that node that you make may not translate into returns from FM > DBS > > > calls. > > > > > > The kludge workaround could be to create a regular field > identifier > > > but > > > answer NO to the Want to display prompt. This way that field > will be > > > asked > > > during new entry input. Then you create the "pseudo-identifier" > > > similar to > > > Greg's suggestion. Except I would not use the "WRITE" node. > You > > > should > > > have your own VA-DBA assigned namespace. If you do not have one, > > > then you > > > should use the ZZ* namespace. Thus you would set up > > > ^DD(file,0,"ID",<namespace>). Any writes must be handled by > calling > > > EN^DDIOL instead of using the WRITE command. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Greg Woodhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 7:38 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Direct changes to ^DD > > > > > > > > > > Regardless of the fields involved, you can create a write > > > identifier > > > > like this (where, of course, "number" should be replaced by > your > > > file > > > > number): > > > > > > > > > > > > >>S ^DD(number,0,"ID","WRITE")="D EN^DDIOL(""BOO!"",,""!"")" > > > > > > > > >>D Q^DI > > > > > > > > > > > > VA FileMan 22.0 > > > > > > > > > > > > Select OPTION: INQUIRE TO FILE ENTRIES > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > OUTPUT FROM WHAT FILE: GREG'S TEST FILE// > > > > Select GREG'S TEST FILE MESSAGE ID: ? > > > > Answer with GREG'S TEST FILE MESSAGE ID: > > > > 101 FIRST > > > > BOO! > > > > > > > > --- Greg Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I assume you are referring to Fileman geenrated identifiers > like > > > > > > > > > > ^DD(filenum,0,"ID",.05) = W " ",$P(^(0),U,2) > > > > > > > > > > I would not touch these at all: they are part of Fileman's > > > domain. > > > > > The > > > > > whole point of so-called write identifiers is to give the > > > programmer > > > > > an > > > > > opportunity to create custom identifiers. As a general rule, > it's > > > > > just > > > > > not a good idea to play around with code that is generated by > > > > > Fileman. > > > > > > > > > > If you go to the "Utility Functions" menu and choose > > > "Identifier", > > > > > you > > > > > will be prompted for a field. If there is already an > identifier > > > > > defined > > > > > for that field, Fileman will let you know and ask if you want > to > > > > > delete > > > > > it. Otherwise, it will generate an "ID" node similar to the > > > above. > > > > > > > > > > --- James Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you. > > > > > > I assume that if you want to edit a field identifier you > have > > > to > > > > > > either > > > > > > delete it and then re-enter it with your modifications or > edit > > > the > > > > > > definition in the global. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: "Greg Woodhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 4:12 PM > > > > > > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Direct changes to ^DD > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Okay, that makes sense. Take a look at > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <http://www.hardhats.org/fileman/pm/gfs_frm.htm> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Since write identifiers have to be hard set, so you must > > > remember > > > > > > to > > > > > > > add an "I" to the file characteristics node (0-node of > file) > > > > > > yourself. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- James Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> We have not done anything yet. We have not figured out > how > > > to > > > > > > edit > > > > > > >> an > > > > > > >> identifier the way we MAY want it. > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > >> From: "Greg Woodhouse" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > >> To: <[email protected]> > > > > > > >> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2005 1:46 PM > > > > > > >> Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Direct changes to ^DD > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > It shouldn't make a difference how the change was > made, so > > > > > long > > > > > > as > > > > > > >> > everything is structured correctly. But why are you > > > > > hard-coding > > > > > > a > > > > > > >> > change to ^DD? > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > --- James Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> >> If a programmer hard codes a change in a cross > reference, > > > > > > trigger, > > > > > > >> or > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> something similar in the ^DD global will a KIDS build > > > include > > > > > > that > > > > > > >> >> change in > > > > > > >> >> an automated way? > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> Jim Gray > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > > > > > > >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > >> >> 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 > > > > > > >> >> 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