Difference between revisions of "Pointer~"
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| + | : Points to another file where the computer stores information needed for the field of the file in which you are currently working. If you change any of the information in the field in which you are working, the new information is automatically entered into the “pointed to” file. | ||
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| + | Source: '''Laboratory V. 5.2 Anatomic Pathology User Manual''' | ||
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Revision as of 01:40, 9 January 2006
- Pointer
- A relationship between two VA FileMan files, a pointer is a file entry that references another file (forward or backward).
Source: Spinal Cord Dysfunction V. 2.0 User Manual
| This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library |
- Pointer
- A special data type of VA FileMan that takes its value from another file. This is a method of joining files together and avoiding duplication of information.
Source: Clinical Procedures V. 1.0 User Manual
| This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library |
- Pointer
- A special data type of VA FileMan that takes its value from another file. This is a method of joining files together and avoiding duplication of information.
Source: Immunology Case Registry v.2.1 User Manual
| This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library |
- Pointer
- A relationship between two VA FileMan files, a pointer is a file entry that references another file (forward or backward).
Source: Functional Independence Measurement V. 1.0 User Manual
| This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library |
- Pointer
- A special data type of VA FileMan that takes its value from another file. This is a method of joining files together and avoiding duplication of information.
Source: Intake and Output V. 4.0 Technical Manual
| This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library |
- Pointer
- Points to another file where the computer stores information needed for the field of the file in which you are currently working. If you change any of the information in the field in which you are working, the new information is automatically entered into the “pointed to” file.
Source: Laboratory V. 5.2 Anatomic Pathology User Manual
| This is a Glossary term from the VistA Documentation Library |
