Chuck, Thanks for extending the usefulness of that i-descr. I tend to favor i-descr's without @n references so that they can be used as a reference in another i-descr. The @n references and semicolons sure make it more readable, but you are then limited to replicating the logic in another i-descr rather than just referencing the original one.
But that may be what Bob's actually looking for, trying to limit reuse of the logic...? --Ron P. <snip> Now let's generalize it a bit. Suppose the final answer is a string instead of numeric. You can replace the outer 02: SUM(MULS(...)) with o2: CONVERT(@VM,'',IFS(...,'') as follows: <snip> Of course, we're still left with the problem of maintainability. Chuck Stevenson ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/