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Posted by MikeB on May 12, 2006, 3:00 pm
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Andrew wrote:
> MikeB wrote:
> > Andrew wrote:
> >> But, as you surmise, it really depends on how you do things. This is
> >> similar to an index. Say you're writing a book about baseball and
> >> baseball players. An entry could either be in the index
> >> BARRYBONDS:HOMERUNS or HOMERUNS:BARRYBONDS. So it really depends
> >> on how you wish to slice and dice!
> >>
> >
> > The analogy to a book index breaks down. In the book, you can have
> > both entries or have one entry refer to the other:
> >
> > Barry Bonds:
> > Home Runs
> > Senate Testimony
> >
> > and
> >
> > Home Runs:
> > Barry Bonds
> > Mark McGwire
> >
> > or
> >
> > Home Runs:
> > See (Barry Bonds; MarkMcGwire)
> >
>
> Yes Mike - true - not a very good example. What I was trying to point out
> is that depending on what you wish to do, you can certainly have it in A:B
> or B:A order. And in an index, you can have BOTH entries in the index,
> whereas in Q, only one category in effect at any one time. It wasn't a good
> example.
>
And all the respondents to this thread missed the clue in my prior
post. Using Find/Replace you can simply change the category around at
the time of reporting! :D
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