RE: changing field descriptions

WRKDBF used to have this problem too until I started looking at the file's
create/change date and time.  You should report this problem to EZVIEW and
Questview's authors, like others did to me with WRKDBF.  It's not difficult
to fix.

William K. Reger
Senior Project Manager
Levitz Furniture Corporation
Phone:  (561) 994-5114
E-mail:  breger@levitz.com <mailto:breger@levitz.com> 

                -----Original Message-----
                From:   Scott Mildenberger [mailto:Smildenber@Washcorp.com]
                Sent:   Friday, February 04, 2000 10:07 AM
                To:     'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
                Subject:        RE: changing field descriptions

                Jo Ann,
                        It is very likely that EZVIEW saves it's values and
doesn't re-read
                them from the file description if you are accessing the same
file that you
                previously were using.  We use Questview and it acts this
same way.  If you
                switch to a different file and then come back you may see
the new
                descriptions.  Or the next day, you will see the new ones.
I know in
                Questview I can force it by having it look for a file that
doesn't exist and
                then go back to the one I'm interested in.  By the way, this
also happens
                when changing field sizes/definitions or adding new fields
which can result
                in some funny looking data that doesn't actually reflect
what is in your
                file.

                Scott Mildenberger

                > -----Original Message-----
                > From: burelle@bigy.com [SMTP:burelle@bigy.com]
                > Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 6:13 AM
                > To:   midrange-l@midrange.com
                > Subject:      FW: changing field descriptions
                > 
                > Dan;
                > 
                > I changed my dds source from COLHDG('FILLER 5') to
COLHDG('EXPIRATION
                > DATE' 'NEEDED'), prompted the CHGPF command, made sure my
sourcefile and
                > library where in SRCFILE, made DLTDEPLF *NO.  It took
awhile, said it
                > changed, but when I looked at if with EZVIEW I saw the
same description,
                > but when I did a QUERY over that file I saw the new
description.
                > 
                > So, THANK YOU 8-))).  I also did a dspffd and saw the new
description, any
                > idea where EZVIEW gets it field descriptions?
                > 
                > Jo Ann
                >  ----------
                > From: DBale@TFSA.Textron.com
                > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
                > Cc: Burelle, Jo Ann Ext-785
                > Subject: RE: changing field descriptions
                > Date: Thursday, February 03, 2000 4:57PM
                > Priority: High
                > 
                > The newest (V3R7 and higher???) incarnations of CHGPF
(that's _Change_
                > Physical File) allow you to "recompile" the file object
and keep the data
                > and handle the logical files.  It's no longer a pipe
dream!
                > 
                > Look for the Source file (SRCFILE) and Delete dependent
logical file
                > (DLTDEPLF) parameters on the command and prompt for the
help text on them.
                > 
                >  - Dan Bale
                > 
                >  -----Original Message-----
                > From: burelle@bigy.com [mailto:burelle@bigy.com]
                > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 3:50 PM
                > To: midrange-l@midrange.com
                > Subject: changing field descriptions
                > 
                > 
                > Hi;
                > 
                > Somewhere in the cobwebs of my mind I remember reading how
you can change
                > the field description of a file without needing to do
messing things like,
                > delete all the logicals, save the file, re-compile the
file, re-compile
                > the
                > logicals (remembering level check *NO), etc...  Is this
just wishful
                > thinking?
                > 
                > Jo Ann
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