PN3_10096

 

Patch PN3_10096
Keyword JQL
Description Correction to right justified sort order
Date July 7, 1998
Patch Details Patch 3_10096 corrects the Right justified sort order of fields containing more than 14 digits.

In order for this to work the field width (attribute 10 of the dictionary definition) must be at least the maximum number of digits in the required field.


To test this patch create the following dictionary item:

ID
001 A
002 0
003 ID
004
005
006
007
008
009 R
010 20

Then create the following items in the file:

9999999999999999 [16 digits]
9999999999999998
40478-123456*M52*1103
40478-456789*M46*1234
0000000000000000


SORT file BY ID

should give:

0000000000000000
40478-123456*M52*1103
40478-456789*M46*1234
9999999999999998
9999999999999999

This patch description is for use by jBASE customers and VARs as an aid to supporting their jBASE installations only and may not be redistributed or published in any form without prior written permission of jBASE Software. This page was produced on February 14, 2000.