When you run the DQL ‘zzTestDQL’, (Under) you will see it is only entering the data for ID = 1.

It does not matter, same problem when I use the ExecDQL.

It looks like ignoring the second IF statement part of the MemoCopy.

for MainTbl

;

if ID = 1 then

enter a record in MemoFldIssueTestTbl

dummy := MemoCopy (MemoFld , MainTbl FirstName , 1) ;

dummy := MemoCopy (MemoFld , MainTbl LastName , 4) .

End

if ID = 2 then

enter a record in MemoFldIssueTestTbl

MemoFld := MainTbl ID ;

dummy := MemoCopy (MemoFld , MainTbl FirstName , 4) ;

dummy := MemoCopy (MemoFld , MainTbl LastName , 4) .

End

End

Hi Arul.

Memo in before 9 is a special case that is awkward to work with (impossible before 8).

This is why we had to create all these Memo functions to allow you do manipulate Memos the same way as other fields.

The best news is that in DE9 this is no longer necessary as Memo has been properly incorporated – as it should always have been – into PRISM so all string functions will now handle and return text up to 4GB.

We have also create a memo variable class in DQL so you can do.

Define “myMemo” memo .

And then you can do.

myMemo := concat(Memo,text,memo,text etc…).

However as long as you use 8.5 you have to follow the rules for Memo.

Memo is a separate structure to string so you need a “virtual” memo to manipulate in your DQL.

When you do Enter a Record you don’t get this structure (you do when you modify because you then already have the dataset in memory).

Enter a record is a pure “create” function where you don’t have the Multiview to manipulate as you have in Modify Record or List Records.

So in your case you can choose a “global” solution by creating an outerloop or you can add a virtual memo to the source table to use for manipulation.

I’ve done both in your sample.

define "dummy" text .

for MainTbl

;

if ID = 1 then

dummy := MemoCopy (DummyMemo , FirstName , 1) .

dummy := MemoCopy (DummyMemo , LastName , 4) .

enter a record in MemoFldIssueTestTbl

MemoFld := MainTbl DummyMemo .

End

if ID = 2 then

dummy := MemoCopy (DummyMemo , FirstName , 1) .

dummy := MemoCopy (DummyMemo , LastName , 4) .

enter a record in MemoFldIssueTestTbl

MemoFld := MainTbl DummyMemo .

End

End

Here I’ve added dummymemo to MainTbla nd simpl use it as temporary storage before I allocated it to MemoFld in new table in your enter a record.

You see that I do the manipulation outside the enter a record.

As you with this method has to add a memo field to each source table (you can use any memo that is in the source table or in any previous part of the DQL structure as you only exploit the memory allocation and as long as you don’t save the changes back it has no detrimental effect).

So what I normally do is to create a dummytable with one SAVED record and use as an outer loop for any DQL that do Memo manipulation. It is cleaner and more “logical”.

define "dummy" text .

For DummyTable ;

for MainTbl

if ID = 1 then

dummy := MemoCopy (DummyTable DummyMemo , FirstName , 1) .

dummy := MemoCopy (DummyTable DummyMemo , LastName , 4) .

enter a record in MemoFldIssueTestTbl

MemoFld := DummyTable DummyMemo .

End

if ID = 2 then

dummy := MemoCopy (DummyTable DummyMemo , FirstName , 1) .

dummy := MemoCopy (DummyTable DummyMemo , LastName , 4) .

enter a record in MemoFldIssueTestTbl

MemoFld := DummyTable DummyMemo .

End

End

here you see that the DQL start with looping the Dummytable which only have one saved record (if you have 2 or more you will do this 2 or more times so not adviceable… ;-)