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  • Subject: Re: substringed key field?
  • From: Carel Teijgeler <teygeler@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2000 22:20:10 +0200

Chris Bipes wrote:

> Yes, KeyFld = %SST(G/L# field,7,2) and any other fields you want in the
> logical file.  Then key by KeyFld after all of the defined fields.
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> The file has the G/L # (a 7 digit numeric field) as a sub-key.  I'd like
> to order the file by position 7 and 8 of that General/Ledger #.  Is there
> a way to build a logical file that way?
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Chris,

Sorry to correct one little oversight:

SST can only be use don character fields, not numeric ones.

Martin,

If the field is signed, you can change the data type in the LF to alfanumeric 
and
use SST on that field.

I do not know,  if that works, I have never tried it.

Regards,

Carel Teijgeler


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