I usually get my exploded list and then DEDUPE using the following: LOCATE VALUE.TO.FIND IN UNIQUE.LIST BY "AL" SETTING POS ELSE UNIQUE.LIST = INSERT(UNIQUE.LIST,1,POS,0,VALUE.TO.FIND) END
This puts everything in a nice ARRAY called UNIQUE.LIST, I then can use a FOR loop to loop through as needed. Chris > To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org > From: wjhon...@aol.com > Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 16:13:31 -0400 > Subject: Re: [U2] SAVING UNIQUE ( multivalued) > > > You have two issues. > One is to create a list from an exploded multi-value > The other issue, is to dedupe that list. > > Without using something like REFORMAT I don't think you can get the two > issues resolved at once. > Qselect does not allow Unique > So > QSELECT MYFILE SAVING 2 > will explode the multi-values, but it won't dedupe them. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rick Nuckolls <r...@lynden.com> > To: 'U2 Users List' <u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org> > Sent: Thu, May 17, 2012 1:06 pm > Subject: [U2] SAVING UNIQUE ( multivalued) > > > Does anyone know a trick to achieve the equivalent of > SELECT filename SAVING UNIQUE fieldname > When "fieldname" is the name of a multivalued field, and I want a list of > all > he unique values for that field? > The syntax above does not explode the values, but just looks at the whole > field. > I suppose that I can do a LIST with a BY.EXP & a BREAK.ON, but perhaps I am > issing something... > Thanks, > Rick Nuckolls > ynden Inc. > > ______________________________________________ > 2-Users mailing list > 2-us...@listserver.u2ug.org > ttp://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users > > _______________________________________________ > U2-Users mailing list > U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org > http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list U2-Users@listserver.u2ug.org http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
