Well, it seems to be working correctly for me now. I can't remember what I was doing before.
Thanks Kevin --- Greg Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just created an option with a name beginning with > PRCV. If I wanted a > list of all of them, I could do this: > > > > Select VA FileMan Option: Print File Entries > > OUTPUT FROM WHAT FILE: COTS INVENTORY SUBSCRIPTION > CONTROL// 19 OPTION > (13283 > entries) > SORT BY: NAME// > START WITH NAME: FIRST// PRCV > GO TO NAME: LAST// PRCVZZZ > WITHIN NAME, SORT BY: > FIRST PRINT FIELD: NAME > THEN PRINT FIELD: > Heading (S/C): OPTION LIST// > START AT PAGE: 1// > DEVICE: INCOMING TELNET Right Margin: 80// > OPTION LIST MAR > 10,2005 19:01 > PAGE 1 > NAME > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > PRCV FCP MONITOR > > > Press RETURN to continue... > --- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > While we are on the topic of sorting etc, can > someone > > explain how the "START WITH" option works. > Everytime > > I put something in this field, I get back no > records. > > What do I put there? > > > > Kevin > > > > --- Greg Kreis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > You will still get the 'just a moment' message > if > > > the field is indexed > > > and you use the = syntax. To make the best use > of > > > the index, specify > > > the field and put in the same value for 'start > with' > > > and 'goto'. > > > > > > Greg Woodhouse wrote: > > > > > > >No. "Sorting" is basically a matter of > iterating > > > through an index. If > > > >you only want one value, you can use the "=" > syntax > > > in the sort. > > > >Searching is considerably more flexible. George > > > Timson's point was that > > > >sorting is often all you need if you just want > > > records having a single > > > >index value. Unfortunately, I chose a field > that > > > wasn't indexed, hence > > > >the "just a moment" comment from Fileman. > > > > > > > >--- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>So are you saying that sorting by a single > given > > > value > > > >>is the same as a search for that same single > given > > > >>value? > > > >> > > > >>Our intial discussion was how to create a > "set", > > > which > > > >>is done by create a template. Can that be > done > > > with > > > >>this method? > > > >> > > > >>Thanks > > > >>Kevin > > > >> > > > >>--- Greg Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>Select OPTION: PRINT FILE ENTRIES > > > >>> > > > >>>OUTPUT FROM WHAT FILE: NEW PERSON// 101 > PROTOCOL > > > > > > >>>(8304 entries) > > > >>>SORT BY: NAME// INTERNAL(CREATOR)=xxxx > > > >>> WITHIN INTERNAL(CREATOR)=36007, SORT BY: > > > >>>FIRST PRINT FIELD: NAME > > > >>>THEN PRINT FIELD: > > > >>>Heading (S/C): PROTOCOL LIST// > > > >>>START AT PAGE: 1// > > > >>>DEVICE: INCOMING TELNET Right Margin: > 80// > > > >>> > > > >>>...SORRY, I'M WORKING AS FAST AS I CAN... > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>PROTOCOL LIST > > > > MAR > > > >>>9,2005 19:58 > > > >>>PAGE 1 > > > >>>NAME > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > > > > >-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > >>>CSL_AR_02_EV_GET_FUND > > > >>>CSL_AR_02_SU_GET_FUND > > > >>>etc. > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>--- Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>>I'm lost... > > > >>>> > > > >>>>Kevin > > > >>>> > > > >>>>--- George Timson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>> > > > >>>>>Thom says: > > > >>>>>| > > > >>>>>| >Just a thought: I believe you could > create a > > > >>>>>cross-reference that would > > > >>>>>| >all you to search on this field, after > all. > > > >>>>>| >--- "Holloway, Thomas (EDS)" > > > >>>>><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>>>>| > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>Yes, but SEARCH does not affect how the > file is > > > >>>>>traversed. SORT tells > > > >>>>>FileMan how to go thru the file. Many > times > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>users > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>>>can find everything they > > > >>>>>really need by SORTING. As in > > > >>>>> SORT BY: INTERNAL(ENTERED BY)=44 > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>>--George Timson > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > > > > >>------------------------------------------------------- > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>>>SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product > Guide > > > >>>>>Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of > IT > > > >>>>>Products from real users. > > > >>>>>Discover which products truly live up to > the > > > >>>>> > > > >>>>> > > > >>>hype. > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>>>Start reading now. > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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