> Priority:      normal
> Date:          Fri, 10 Oct 1997 14:18:35 -0400
> Reply-to:      [log in to unmask]
> From:          Gary Nolan <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject:       Re: Help selecting element-edit out of dictionary
> To:            HP3000-L

> > Date:          Wed, 8 Oct 1997 10:37:38 -0500
> > Reply-to:      [log in to unmask]
> > 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.
>

Another option is from Page 255 Suprtool manual use the & character to allow
you to use the ^ ie
IF ELEMENT-EDIT=="@&^&^/&^&^/&^&^@"
 I did not try this with the update but is should work....... I think

Gary Nolan
Sydney Steel