RE: Reade With a Packed Field

["Sims, Ken" <KSIMS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Bruce -

>Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 13:16:31 -0500
>From: "Bruce Odum" <Bruce.Odum@cbs.fiserv.com>
>Subject: Reade With a Packed Field
>
>Has anyone ever had a problem using Reade with a partial key and one
>of the keys is packed and the data in the packed field ends with a C
>and not a F? Any ideas on why this would not work?

The actual index is bit oriented, not field oriented.  The fields in the key
list are converted to a bit string for accessing the index.  If the bits
don't match, it's not the right key.  A 'C' nybble in binary is 1100, an 'F'
nybble in binary is 1111; not the same thing.

Ken
Southern Wine and Spirits of Nevada, Inc.
Opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of
my employer or anyone in their right mind.

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