For a external sorting procedure, the exact position of
field in a dataset is required.
Today it is possible to input the dataset in a texteditor
and search for the respective record position manually. A great problem is,
when all the values are numeric. But there are some more problems with large
datasets, to find the correct position in the record which does not contain any
specific, easily detectable values.
In a modern integrated development environment like
NaturalONE, it should be easy to make this information available for the
software developer.
One possible solution might be to use the offset
information as a tooltip or in a new column in the properties.
This requirement applies to all data objects with
contains fielddefinition information like local data (LDA), parameter data
(PDA) or global data (GDA).
NatualONE already knows the exact starting position of a
fielddefinition to determine an error message, but this information is not
displayed to the developer.
Josef, We will need more information on this request.
Could you please provide Screenshot simulating the information you are asking for?