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15.4 ADD STRUCTURE

FORMAT:


        ADD STRUCTURE struc_name 
              ---                    
          [LET] struc_name(field) = expr 
              --- 
        END ADD 

EXAMPLE:

Example 15-5 ADD STRUCTURE/END ADD - Add structure record

  open structure cl: name 'sheerpower:samples\client', access outin
  input 'Enter ID number': id% 
  input 'Enter last name': last$ 
  input 'Enter first name': first$ 
  input 'Enter state': state$ 
  input 'Enter phone': phone$ 
  add structure cl 
    print
    print 'Adding '; last$; ', '; first$ 
    let cl(id) = id% 
    let cl(last) = last$ 
    let cl(first) = first$ 
    let cl(state) = state$ 
    let cl(phone) = phone$ 
  end add        
  close structure cl 
  end
 
 
Enter ID number? 12233 
Enter last name? Jones 
Enter first name? Tom 
Enter state? NV 
Enter phone? 2345556161 
 
Adding Jones, Tom 

DESCRIPTION:

ADD STRUCTURE adds a record to a structure. The ADD STRUCTURE statement begins the add block. struc_name is the name associated with the structure that the record is going to be added to. END ADD marks the end of the block.

When ADD STRUCTURE is executed, SheerPower executes the block of code between the ADD STRUCTURE statement and END ADD. This block of code with LET statements is used to put data into the fields.

LET assigns a value to the field specified. struc_name(field) specifies a field in the structure. expr is an expression. When SheerPower executes the LET statement, it evaluates the expression and assigns the value of this expression to the field specified. END ADD writes out the new record.

15.4.1 CANCEL ADD

FORMAT:


        CANCEL ADD 

EXAMPLE:

Example 15-6 CANCEL ADD - Cancel adding a structure record

  open structure cl: name 'sheerpower:samples\client', access outin
  add structure cl 
    input 'Client ID': cl(id) 
    if  _exit  then cancel add
    input 'Last name': cl(last) 
    if  _exit  then cancel add
    input 'First name': cl(first) 
    if  _exit  then cancel add
    print 'Adding client' 
  end add
  end
 
 
Client ID? 14422 
Last name? White 
First name? exit 

DESCRIPTION:

CANCEL ADD immediately transfers control to the next statement after the END ADD statement, without adding any of the current record to a structure.

This statement can be used only within an ADD block---that is, between an ADD STRUCTURE and an END ADD pair of statements.

15.4.2 EXIT ADD

FORMAT:


        EXIT ADD 

EXAMPLE:

Example 15-7 EXIT ADD - Exit when adding a structure record

  open structure cl: name 'sheerpower:samples\client', access outin
  add structure cl 
    input 'Client ID ': cl(id) 
    input 'Last name ': cl(last) 
    input 'First name': cl(first) 
    input 'Contact   ': cl(contact) 
    if  _exit  then exit add
    input 'Salesman  ': cl(salesman) 
    input 'Mother    ': cl(mother) 
    input 'Comment   ': cl(comment) 
  end add
  print 'Client added' 
  end
 
 
Client ID ? 11111 
Last name ? Hollerith 
First name? Herman 
Contact   ? exit 
Client added 

DESCRIPTION:

EXIT ADD transfers control immediately to the corresponding END ADD statement and ADDS the record to the structure.

This statement is useful when you want to add a record but do not have all the data. You can enter data into the first few fields and skip the rest of the fields.

15.5 DELETE STRUCTURE

FORMAT:


        DELETE STRUCTURE struc_name 

EXAMPLE:

Example 15-8 DELETE STRUCTURE - Delete structure record

  open structure cl: name 'sheerpower:samples\client', access outin
  add structure cl 
    input 'Client ID ': cl(id) 
    input 'Last name ': cl(last) 
    input 'First name': cl(first) 
    input 'Contact   ': cl(contact) 
    input 'State     ': cl(state) 
  end add
  print 'Client added' 
  delay  
  extract structure cl 
    include cl(state) = 'PA' 
  end extract
  // delete all clients from Pennsylvania 
  for each cl 
    print 'Deleting '; cl(first); ' '; cl(last) ;'...'; 
    delete structure cl 
    print 'record deleted' 
  next cl 
  close structure cl 
  end
 
 
Client ID ? 87433 
Last name ? Shores 
First name? Sandy 
Contact   ? 8435557373 
State     ? PA 
Client added 
Deleting Sandy Shores...record deleted 

DESCRIPTION:

DELETE STRUCTURE deletes the current record from the specified structure. struc_name is the structure name associated with the structure that the record is going to be deleted from.

15.6 LOCK | UNLOCK STRUCTURE

FORMAT:


        [LOCK | UNLOCK] STRUCTURE struc_name 

EXAMPLE:

Example 15-9 LOCK/UNLOCK STRUCTURE

  open structure cl: name 'sheerpower:samples\client', access outin
  extract structure cl 
    include cl(state) = 'CA' 
  end extract
  for each cl 
    print
    print cl(first); ' '; cl(last) 
    lock structure cl   // give us exclusive access 
    line input default cl(phone), prompt 'Enter new phone ': phone$ 
    if  _exit  then exit for 
    cl(phone) = phone$ 
    unlock structure cl // put the record out to disk 
                        // and release it 
  next cl 
  close structure cl 
  end
 
 
 
Keith Kent 
Enter new phone 6199675021 
 
Paul Johnson 
Enter new phone EXIT 

DESCRIPTION:

LOCK/UNLOCK STRUCTURE can be used to lock or unlock the data record currently being accessed. SheerPower automatically locks and unlocks data when you work with it. LOCK and UNLOCK override SheerPower's automatic locking features allowing you to do it manually.

LOCK STRUCTURE locks the data currently being accessed, giving the program exclusive access to the current record. No one else can access the data until it is unlocked.

UNLOCK STRUCTURE unlocks the current record or data. The record is put to disk (if needed) and can again be accessed by others.

struc_name is the structure name associated with the structure.

15.6.1 UNLOCK STRUCTURE: COMMIT | UNLOCK ALL: COMMIT

FORMAT:


        [UNLOCK] STRUCTURE struc_name: COMMIT 
        [UNLOCK] ALL: COMMIT 

EXAMPLE:

Example 15-10 UNLOCK STRUCTURE: COMMIT

  unlock structure payroll: commit

EXAMPLE:

Example 15-11 UNLOCK ALL: COMMIT

  unlock all: commit

DESCRIPTION:

COMMIT tells both ARS and the underlying operating system to write all cached data to disk. Using UNLOCK ALL with COMMIT causes the data on all structures in the program to be written to disk.

15.7 EXTRACT STRUCTURE

FORMAT:


        EXTRACT STRUCTURE struc_name 
                ---  block of code 
          [INCLUDE | EXCLUDE] cond_expr 
          [SORT [ASCENDING | DESCENDING] BY expression] 
                --- 
        END EXTRACT 

EXAMPLE:

Example 15-12 EXTRACT STRUCTURE - Extracting records from a structure

  open structure cl: name 'sheerpower:samples\client' 
  print 'List of Clients' 
  print
  extract structure cl 
    print cl(first); ' '; cl(last), cl(phone) 
  end extract
  close structure cl 
  end
 
 
List of Clients 
 
Earl Errant         (408) 844-7676 
Al Abott            (202) 566-9892 
Bud Brock           (218) 555-4322 
Cathy Cass          (619) 743-8582 
Dale Derringer      (818) 223-9014 
Fred Farmer         (305) 552-7872 


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