re: putting up a screen over another one

[boothm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I just came across another thing I would like to do, seems like it could
be done, but I can not figure out how.

I have a program that gathers just one piece of information originally:
What to do during the next cycle.  There can be a dozen or more different
places that the operator will go next, depending upon who phones in next. 
When she makes her choice the program then knows where to go and
everything works just fine.

I'd like to add one piece to this rather straight forward solution though. 
There is five lines of prose connected to each one of the navigation
choices that the operator should see.  It doesn't make sense to me to
modify every single program she might call and set it up to find these
five lines and display them, nor does it make sense to put up a window
before going to her next display screen, as it will just be blinked
through.

So, what I was thinking is this:  Can a screen be delayed before being put
up?  Could I in fact invoke the next program, put up the correct screen,
and then have a window pop up with the five lines of prose from the
original program?  I am pretty sure it can't be done, but then I've been
wrong so often about what the AS/400 can do now I decided to ask. -- 
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