Re: Resequence data in file based on screen seq

Jeff,

Why do you delete all the records of the group? Why don't you just update?

What I do in situations like is to store the original sequence # as a hidden field in the subfile. With the original and new sequence # you can determine what to do:
- original = 0 and new > 0: add
- original > 0 and new = 0: delete
- original <> new: update

The tricky bit is checking for duplicates. You need to check each new/changed sequence # with the file and also check for duplicates within the subfile.

Joep Beckeringh


Jeff Young schreef:

Let me clarify what I am attempting to do.
I have a file with the key: Company, Location, Item, Seq#, Substitute Item.
The file has additional fields.
The user sees all substitute items for the Company, Location, Item and can change the Sequence # and other data shown.
Since the user can change the sequence #, I need to process all records for the group.
When I do the update/add, I need to resequence the data on file based on the seq# the user keyed.

This is similar to what is done in SEU when you insert or delete lines.

What I am doing now is storing the screen seq# & substitute item in an array, sorting the array and then deleting all records for the group.
When I output the records from the subfile, I assign a sequence # based on the location of the seq#/item in the array.

I was hoping for a less messy method to get the same result.

Thanks,
Jeff Young Sr. Programmer Analyst
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