> Date:          Wed, 8 Oct 1997 10:37:38 -0500
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> From:          "Kevin L. Newman" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject:       Help selecting element-edit out of dictionary
> To:            HP3000-L

> I know that there is an easy way to do this, but it escapes me.
>
> I've got an edit in Dictionary/3000 on most of my date fields.  The edit is:
> ^^/^^/^^.  If I go out with query or supertool, I can pull an element out and
> see that this is what is in the field; however, if I try to select all
> element-edit="^^/^^/^^", I don't select anything!  I have close to 200 date
> fields with this edit on it and I'm not into the tedious task of fixing every
> one on an one-by-one basis.  Any clues on how to get to these elusive little
> edits?
>
> The database is: DICT
> dataset is:      DATA-ELEMENT
> field is:        ELEMENT-EDIT
> old value is:    ^^/^^/^^
> new value:       ^^^^/^^/^^
>
> TIA,
>
> Kevin
>

Hi Kevin,

The ^ is "reserved for future use" according to the Supertool manual.
Try using:

IF ELEMENT-EDIT=="@@@/@@/@@@"

Hope it helps.
Gary Nolan
Sydney Steel Corp.