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[REBOL] Re: Multiple Keys

From: ryanc:iesco-dms at: 13-Jul-2001 14:19

What do you mean by "database?" database: ["col1" "col2" "col3" "xxx1" "xxx2" "xxx3"] or database: [["col1" "col2" "col3"] ["xxx1" "xxx2" "xxx3"]] or something else? Anyways is this what you want? if all [not db-mark: find database code not find db-mark chknum] [ insert-data code chknum date amount special ] --Ryan Dr. Louis A. Turk wrote:
> Hi Rebol Experts, > > I need to use two keys in order to search for unique records in a database > (to make sure I don't insert duplicates). The following line does not work: > > if all [not find database code not find database chknum] [ > insert-data code chknum date amount special > ] > > The problem is that the two finds are finding different records. I need > for both finds to check each record in the database simultaneously for the > two keys. > > It seems to me that this should have a real simple answer, but I was up too > late last night trying to finish this program, and now my brain doesn't > want to function. :>) > > Do I perhaps need a new function here? > > Louis > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to > [rebol-request--rebol--com] with "unsubscribe" in the > subject, without the quotes.
-- Ryan Cole Programmer Analyst www.iesco-dms.com 707-468-5400