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<p>The $Code function, along with $ | <p> | ||
<p>$Code and $ | The <var>[[$Code]]</var> function, along with <var>[[$Decode]]</var>, provides an encoding/decoding facility in SOUL. <var>$Code</var> and <var>$Decode</var> operate on code tables that are defined, created, and controlled by the system manager. These tables can be searched but not changed by SOUL functions. </p> | ||
<p>The $Code function takes two arguments: </p> | <p> | ||
<var>$Code</var> and <var>$Decode</var> search tables that are external to a <var class="product">Model 204</var> file. These tables are independent of a field's CODED/NON-CODED attribute, which affects how the field is stored internally in the <var class="product">Model 204</var> file. </p> | |||
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The <var>$Code</var> function takes two arguments: </p> | |||
<ul> | <ul> | ||
<li>The first argument contains the name of the table to be searched. </li> | <li>The first argument contains the name of the table to be searched. </li> | ||
</li> | </li> | ||
<li>$Code returns the code for the character string value contained in the second argument. A null value is returned if the string is not contained within the table or if the table does not exist. A nonexistent table also causes the nonfatal message: | |||
<li><var>$Code</var> returns the code for the character string value contained in the second argument. A null value is returned if the string is not contained within the table or if the table does not exist. A nonexistent table also causes the nonfatal message: | |||
<p class="code"><var>INVALID CODE TABLE IDENTIFIER=X</var>. | <p class="code"><var>INVALID CODE TABLE IDENTIFIER=X</var>. | ||
</p></li> | </p></li> | ||
</ul> | </ul> | ||
<b>Example</b> | <b>Example</b> | ||
<p>This request prompts | <p> | ||
This request prompts for the full name of a state, but it performs the record search on the coded value for that state.</p> | |||
<p class="code">BEGIN | <p class="code">BEGIN | ||
%STCD = $code ('STATE', $READ ('ENTER STATE NAME')) | %STCD = $code ('STATE', $READ ('ENTER STATE NAME')) | ||
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</p> | </p> | ||
[[Category:SOUL $functions]] | [[Category:SOUL $functions]] | ||
Revision as of 21:13, 12 September 2017
The $Code function, along with $Decode, provides an encoding/decoding facility in SOUL. $Code and $Decode operate on code tables that are defined, created, and controlled by the system manager. These tables can be searched but not changed by SOUL functions.
$Code and $Decode search tables that are external to a Model 204 file. These tables are independent of a field's CODED/NON-CODED attribute, which affects how the field is stored internally in the Model 204 file.
The $Code function takes two arguments:
- The first argument contains the name of the table to be searched.
- $Code returns the code for the character string value contained in the second argument. A null value is returned if the string is not contained within the table or if the table does not exist. A nonexistent table also causes the nonfatal message:
INVALID CODE TABLE IDENTIFIER=X.
Example
This request prompts for the full name of a state, but it performs the record search on the coded value for that state.
BEGIN %STCD = $code ('STATE', $READ ('ENTER STATE NAME')) GET.RECS: FIND ALL RECORDS FOR WHICH STATE = %STCD END FIND FOR EACH RECORD IN GET.RECS . . .