Well, you know they say one man's bug is another man's feature (or Woman)! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kate Stanton Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 14:59 To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: Re: [U2] Changed BASIC varname<1,-1>
This is not a bug - it is a feature that has been available for over 20 years that I know about. A<-1> = B does not change A if B is blank. Means there are no blank items in A. Useful! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Allen E. Elwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:16 AM Subject: RE: [U2] Changed BASIC varname<1,-1> > Reviving an old thread. > > I was emailing a friend about this and he came up with a unique suggestion > that is a direct replacement for the <-1> but actually works as desired. > And I've wiped out the original post, so I'm not sure who originated it. > But if you're still out there and still looking for an easier route, this > may do it for you. > > I got bit by the <-1> bug today in mvBase and already had it changed to a > direct assignment when Trey sent this to me. So if you're using mvBase, > beware the <-1> 'bug' lives there as well. fwiw... > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 13:53 > To: Allen E. Elwood > > > I always use A.VAR := @AM[1,NOT(NOT(A.VAR))]:NEW.DATA > It is much more reliable and much quicker than <-1> > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Allen E. Elwood > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:44 > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] Changed BASIC varname<1,-1> > > > Oh yeah, sure. I agree. Using LOCATE or FOR/NEXT is my preferred method, > but the <-1> does come in handy in some cases, and actually was the main > point of the original posting (see bottom in case you weren't following > this > thread) > <snip> > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin King > Sent: Tuesday, May 23, 2006 10:09 > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > Subject: RE: [U2] Changed BASIC varname<1,-1> > > > If you want them to stay in sync, keep a pointer variable and update > each multivalue in tandem using the variable (which points to the mv > position) rather than use -1. Personally, I think -1 is fine if > there's only one array; if there are multiple to keep in tandem -1 is > a yellow flag, fraught with all sorts of impending data corruption. > > > -Kevin > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.PrecisOnline.com > > -----Original Message----- > > <snip> >>Previously, code of A<1,-1> = B, when B was blank made no change to > A. > ------- > 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/
