Binding multiline with index

[Michael Pokraka]

Hi all,
How can one bind one item of a multiline container element to
a single container element? I know the facility is there because that's
used in dynamic parallel processing...   4.6c system here.
 
I'm sure I've seen this done, or maybe I've even done it on a 6.10
system, can't say for sure, but it's rather annoying at the moment.
Tried various combos of &OBJECT.ITEM[1]& &OBJECT.ITEM(1)& ...ITEM&[1]
nothing yet. Docs no good, nothing found in book...
 
Basically I am sometimes only interested in the first item of a
multiline container which gets fully used a few steps later. Creating
seperate OBJECT.FIRSTITEM and OBJECT.ITEMLIST virtual attributes is just
not nice. It's redundant, and contrary to logic and development
principles (though I'll bite the bullet if I have to).
 
TIA for any possible feedback
Cheers
Mike