[Logic] Problem with FILTER and userfields?

[Terry Dummler]

Ray
Using Logic 6.101 here and it works the same as 5.3.  The only thing I can
think of is that the Help and Book mention "Searching" being the same as
regular fields.  That might exclude "Filtering".
Terry

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray, W2EC" <w2ec@attglobal.net>
To: <logic@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 5:04 AM
Subject: Re: [Logic] Problem with FILTER and userfields?


> Hi Terry,
>
> Are you using LOGic 6 or LOGic 5?
>
> What you indicate works fine in LOGic 5, that's the way I've been doing
> it in the past. I didn't bother trying it in LOGic 6 because LOGic 6 now
> supports (or is supposed to support) userfields the same as regular
> fields, you no longer need to add the "contains" etc. At least that is
> how the doc reads.
>
> Thanks for the comment, I expect the old way still works in LOGic 6, but
> I'm trying to use the new way.
>
> 73, Ray  W2EC Geratol #1999 / trustee for WA2TTX Geratol #2148
>
>
>
> Terry Dummler wrote:
> >
> > Ray
> > To find all GERATOL:
> > Use the operator  $ (contains)
> > then the userfield GERATOL:   (notice the colon after Geratol)
> > Brings up all mine, only 89...
> > Also the Count works there.
> >
> > 73
> > Terry, WQ7A Geratol 2121
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ray, W2EC" <w2ec@attglobal.net>
> > To: "List-LOGic" <Logic@mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 6:36 PM
> > Subject: [Logic] Problem with FILTER and userfields?
> >
> > > I'm using version 6.0.101 and seem to have run into a problem, unless
I
> > > don't understand the use of the EMPTY filter option.
> > >
> > > I have a userfield defined as GERATOL for tracking these award
numbers.
> > > Out of 4,678 entries in my log, only 622 contain GERATOL numbers in
the
> > > userfield.
> > >
> > > I go to FILTER and select (User)GERATOL with the NOT and EMPTY options
> > > so I can display only those log entries which contain GERATOL numbers.
> > >
> > > When I run the COUNT (4 vertical and one diagonal stroke button), it
> > > came up with the expression and 0 records found indicating to me that
> > > there are no records that have data in the GERATOL field, in other
> > > words, all log entries have a blank GERATOL field. I can scan the log
> > > visually and see that there are indeed log entries with data in this
> > > field.
> > >
> > > Likwise, if I run the FILTER and select (User) GERATOL and EMPTY
option,
> > > it comes back with 4,678 which is the number of QSO's I currently have
> > > in this log. I do have 622 entries containing  GERATOL numbers (as
> > > shown by LOGic 5) so again, it would appear to indicate that no log
> > > records contain GERATOL data.
> > >
> > > Now, if I click on the actual display FILTER button (the FUNNEL), I
get
> > > a window that pops up momentarily that says "searching", but then an
> > > error window pops up that says "Missing Expression", cancel, ignore or
> > > help. Clicking oh Help does nothing. Clicking on Cancel shuts down the
> > > LOGic session. If I click on Ignore, I get another error message
{Error
> > > 1925"Unknown member FILTERBUTTON." has occurred in program
> > > _0MT0V4O0E.SETFILTER, line 108.
> > >
> > > Another intersting point:
> > >
> > > I can run FILTER on original (non-userid) fields ok, until I get one
of
> > > the above filter errors trying to filter a userfield. Then, if I try
> > > to go back and run a FILTER on a non-userfield, it sometimes (not
> > > always) fails in the same way. Once the failure occurs on a userfield,
> > > it seems to propogate to occasionally failing on non-userfields as
well.
> > >
> > > What is the proper way to run a filter on a non-userfield and why
> > > won't the filter pick up the fact that some of my userid fields do
> > > contain data?
> > >
> > > Has anyone seen this error or am I doing something wrong?
> > >
> > > 73, Ray  W2EC
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