[Download-List] Using TOTAL COUNTER

[Minatra, Pat]

David:

Yes, and I do not know how to tell what has changed as we no longer have R16 around.

There is both a VOC entry AND a PAYTODAT entry.

AE VOC COUNTER
Top of "COUNTER" in "VOC", 9 lines, 28 characters.
*--: P
001: I
002: 1
003:
004:
005: 7R
006: S
007:
008: COUNTER 
009: STUDENTS
Bottom. 

:AE DICT PAYTODAT COUNTER
Top of "COUNTER" in "DICT PAYTODAT", 9 lines, 33 characters.
001: I
002: 1
003:
004:
005: 5R
006: S
007:
008: COUNTER²²1
009: PAYTODAT  
Bottom.

Both of these look like they would count 1 record as 1 record not as contributions.  Maybe I need something else, an idesc that will do that?  Hmmmm...

Got to think on that one.

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Regards,
Pat H. Minatra - N5GJR
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-----Original Message-----
From: download-list-bounces at cedarville.edu [mailto:download-list-bounces at cedarville.edu] On Behalf Of David L. Rotman
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 1:12 PM
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Subject: Re: [Download-List] Using TOTAL COUNTER

I would look for a VOC entry called COUNTER or
an entry in the file dictionary called COUNTER.  My
suspicion is that one or both of these changed.


Dave Rotman
Director of Computer Services
Cedarville University
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Cedarville, OH 45314
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>>> minatrae at hsutx.edu 5/2/2006 9:01:57 am >>>


I wrote a paragragh in UniData in 2001 whereby I am taking data and
placing it into three different files and then concatenating it into
one
file as a final submittal file to be used as electronic submittal.

The TOTAL COUNTER process use to count the contributions and now ONLY
counts records.

Example:

A record can have an employer contribution (always) and MAYBE an
employee contribution.

I was using the TOTAL COUNTER to total how total contributions (not
records) were actually made; 25 records, employer contributes 25
times,
employees contribute only 12, toal would be 37 but TOTAL COUNTER now
reports 25 and use to report 37.  I have not changed the code but the
counting 'result' changed in 2003 (which is the SAME time we came up
on
R17 but that should not have made a difference).

So, my question is...is there some keyword I can use to be able to get
this number and report the number out to the third file which uses
this
'total' number of contributions and not line items.

Thank you so much for any and all help.  Have a GREAT day!

-------------------------
"Life is but a twinkle in the eye of eternity"
"The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the
distance
between your knees and the floor"
"sorrow looks back - worry looks around - faith looks up"
Regards,
Pat H. Minatra - N5GJR
(325) 670-5804 voice
(325) 670-1570 fax
Hardin*Simmons University  
www.hsutx.edu 
PO BOX 16040
Abilene, TX  79698

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