RE: "Extract Fields" problem

["David Schopp" <dschopp@xxxxxxx>]

THIS I can answer!  Woo hoo!

Probably what's happening is that the file can't be found in your library
list.

Select menu Windows | Macro Log.  You'll probably see something along the
lines of
        Object not found "*LIBL/badfile RCDNAME(*)"
where "badfile" is the name of the file you're looking for.

To rectify this problem, use your Library List macro <wink> to change your
library list or press <F9> to get to command entry, make sure your server is
pointing to the AS/400, and ADDLIBLE yourlib, then try the LIST macro again.

Dave


> -----Original Message-----
> Can I go a little far with this? Exactly how does the extract
> fields work? I
> select it and nothing happens.  All I get is a message that
> says "No records
> selected. See the macro log for any messages". Where is the
> macro log and
> exactly what is this option suppose to do for me? Please forgive the
> ignorance, but this is a new thing for me and it sounds like
> it could be
> very useful.
>
> Thanks, everyone!
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> I posted this awhile back, but got 0 responses, so in the
> vein of being a
> "squeaky wheel", I thought I'd post it again!  :-)
>
> When I use the LIST feature (Extras | Fields | Extract
> Fields), I get an
> error when the extraction hits a field with a long text
> description (46
> chars or more).  the LIST macro displays an error dialog stating:
>    "Unexpected error using INSERT. Return code = -6"
> and the field is not added to the field list - thus the list
> of fields is
> incomplete.
>
> I'd like the LIST macro to still insert the field, truncating
> the long text
> if necessary.
>
> I'd also like the ability to highlight the file name and then
> right-click to
> select the LIST function.  Is it possible to do that?  Or
> perhaps highlight
> a range of file names and have the selected files LISTed?
>
>
> Thanks.
>
> Details -
>   Client:        V4R5 SP2
>   PC OS:     Windows 2000
>   Host:      V4R5
>
> David Schopp
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