FW: Edit IMHIST file

["McCready, Joan" <Joan.McCready@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Thanks to all who have contacted me, including those who e-mailed me
directly, and Dave (didn't get last name) from MAPICS suppor who called me.
I've got an editing program create through DFU - will also check out DSPFILE
possibilities as I work to cleanup some lingering data entry problems.

           -- Joan

Joan McCready, IS Manager      phone:  636-479-4499
MetalTek International               fax:  636-479-3399
The Carondelet Division             www.metaltekint.com
<www.metaltekint.com>
8600 Commercial Blvd
Pevely, MO  63070


>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         McCready, Joan
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 12:10 PM
> To:   MAPICS-List (mapics-l@midrange.com)
> Subject:      Edit IMHIST file
>
> To all -
>
> Whew! Quite a few topics flowing today on the ol' list. At the risk of
> overload, I need some help on a totally new topic.
>
> I need to edit some incorrect data in the IMHIST file - it does NOT
> involve a key field in the physical file. When I go into DFU, I get that
> lovely message "The retrieved record contains invalid data.", and of
> course I can't see or change the field I need to fix.
>
> I have neither the time nor the talent to write an edit program from
> scratch. Does anyone have one written that they'd be willing to "lend" to
> me. We're on Rel 6, but I don't think that the IMHIST file has changed
> much over the years... Does anyone have another solution to DFU besides
> some sort of RPG-written edit program? Maybe the SQL statements needed?
>
>           Thanks to all -- Joan
>
> Joan McCready, IS Manager      phone:  636-479-4499
> MetalTek International               fax:  636-479-3399
> The Carondelet Division             www.metaltekint.com
> <www.metaltekint.com>
> 8600 Commercial Blvd
> Pevely, MO  63070
>