Re: changing field descriptions

It's a "Feature", not a bug.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Reger, Bill" <breger@levitz.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2000 11:52 AM
Subject: 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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