On Monday, December 14, 1998 6:17 PM, Stephen Pate [SMTP:[email protected]] wrote:
> Dear Tim
> Thanks for your prompt answer -- I am a little confused, still...
>
> On Mon, 14 Dec 1998, Tim Mooney wrote:
>
> >
> > Just adding a PREC field won't do anything at all because medm doesn't
> > actually look at that field. Display precision is determined by what the
> > record-support function get_precision() says when it's called and asked
> > (separately) about each field medm wants to display. PREC is just a
> > convenient, standard way for the database developer or user to give
> > get_precision() a default answer.
>
> Well, is medm (via channel access) calling get_precision() and thereby
> indirectly looking at the .PREC field?
yes
> If adding the .PREC field is not the answer, what is? Do I need both to
> (1) add the .PREC field and also (2) change something in the record
> support to make sure get_precision() is being called?
> >
>
Your record's get_precision() will be called by dbCommon. You should only
need to modify record support so that it returns the value in the .PREC field.
Jeff
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