Mats: You'll like my (I*28) a little cleaner. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mats Carlid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 2:34 AM Subject: Re: [U2] OPEN Statement DICT Default
> You mean sthg like: > > FOR I=31 TO 365 STEP 28 > PRINT (I,'DMAL')[1,3] > NEXT I > > Tried 'DMBL' but the abbreviations were only two characters. > But printing the actual string is somewhat shorter ... > > -- mats > > > Mark Johnson wrote: > > >I specifically remember being taught > >X=STR("0",5-LEN(X)):X > >for the 00001 concept. > >Before the % was allowed, a shorter form was > >X=("00000":X)"R#5" > >which I recall using until % came about. > > > >On that note, I stole "R-10" and "C#10" from UD and offered it to D3 > >hopefully for their next release. > > > >Thanks > >Mark Johnson > > > >P.S. Many use OCONV(DATE(),"D2/")[7,2] for the month. I think DATE()"DM" is > >the shortest way. > >Puzzle: Illustrate the simplest way to generate Jan thru Dec. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Roger Glenfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> > >Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 9:42 AM > >Subject: Re: [U2] OPEN Statement DICT Default > > > > > > > > > >>The same programmer that doesn't read the manual does an.... > >> > >>EXECUTE instead of a SELECTINDEX, and yes, the index already existed.... > >> > >>or > >>A=STR('0',20-LEN(B)):B > >>instead of > >>A=FMT(B,'L%20') or for the Universe Pick/Ideal flavor people in the > >>crowd A= B'L%20' > >> > >>or > >>TODAY=OCONV(DATE(),'D2/') > >>CONVERT '/' TO @VM IN TODAY > >>MONTH=TODAY<1,2> > >>instead of > >>MONTH=OCONV(DATE(),'DM') > >> > >>---- > >>And yes, I have observed all of the above recently. > >> > >>;) Just 15 minutes a week to look through the current manuals to find > >>out about a new option that you might not know existed? > >> > >>Roger > >> > >>Louie Bergsagel wrote: > >> > >> > >>>I've never used the null dict indicator. Who ever reads the syntax book > >>>unless a command doesn't work? > >>> > >>>*":)* > >>>-- Louie Bergsagel > >>> > >>> > >>>On 5/5/06, Mark Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>To All: > >>>> > >>>>Was there ever a real requirement on any prior flavor to have the > >>>>typically > >>>>non-used DICT portion of the OPEN statement be the set of quotes and a > >>>>comma. > >>>> > >>>>I accidentally forgot it in 1978 on a Microdata and it still compiled. > >>>> > >>>> > >To > > > > > >>>>this > >>>>day I have not seen a reason for the OPEN "","FILE" null dict indicator > >>>>and > >>>>have not used it since unless I actually want the DICT level. > >>>> > >>>>Just wondering. > >>>> > >>>>Thanks > >>>>Mark Johnson > >>>>------- > >>>>u2-users mailing list > >>>>u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > >>>>To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > >>>> > >>>> > >>------- > >>u2-users mailing list > >>u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > >>To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > >> > >> > >------- > >u2-users mailing list > >u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > >To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ > ------- > u2-users mailing list > u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ ------- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/