Example Frames
Location
Asset #
Date
Time
Example data:
Room 1,12345,2/24/2003,13:39:53
Room 1,12346,2/24/2003,13:39:58
Room 2,12347,2/24/2003,13:45:33
Room 2,12348,2/24/2003,13:39:43
If duplicate Asset #'s are to be disallowed, the Asset # must be looked up in the second field and, if found, display a message and disallow the entry. Enter “12347” at the Asset # prompt and store it in the Default Register field Asset #, copy Asset # to the Lookup register, insert “~,” on the front of the entry and append “,*” onto the end of the entry so the result is:
~,12347,*
Use the Lookup register in a Verify node as the comparison type against the to determine the existence of a duplicate record.
To search for a data in a file, complete the following steps:
1.Input Asset # into Default Register Asset # field
2.Copy the Default Register Asset # field to the Lookup register
3.Copy insert “~,” onto the front of the Lookup register
4.Copy append“,*” to the Lookup register
5.In the Verify node, Verify Information Type and File as the File =
tab, select File as the Data type.
6.In the Verify node,
Register as the type.
Verify Options tab, select ASCII as the Data type, Comparison type, and Lookup as the Register
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