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
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