Re: *DSPF question.

Tim,

In a message dated 97-07-23 21:48:43 EDT, you write:

> I am from the S36 world and I design my S36 SDA screens where the first
>  screen to be output to the screen would do the initial key/record
>  summoning, framing, titles and command key legend at the bottom, it
>  would specify a start line of 01 with a lines to clear of 24. The first
>  screen would completely refresh the screen.  The second screen would
>  place itself within the screen 1 framing, it would specify start line of
>  say 06 with a lines to clear of maybe 10.
>  What keywords in AS400 screen design for display files would I look
>  for?  Today I found the OVERLAY and the KEEP keywords but I was unable
>  to get them to do this function.
>  Thanks in advance for any advice.

Well, as you know, it depends (not to mention that AS/400 data entry screens
should begin at line 4).  Two important keywords are the format-level ASSUME
(should be *yes), and the compile-time keyword RSTDSPLY (should be *YES) --
or maybe I reversed those...

HTH,

Dean Asmussen
Enterprise Systems Consulting, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina, NC  USA
E-Mail:  DAsmussen@AOL.COM

"The only place where success comes before work is in a dictionary."  --
Vidal Sassoon

>  PS) At my new company I do not have my PC yet, but when I do get it I am
>  gonna load my IBM Softcopy books on it quickly.  Then some of these lazy
>  type questions will stop.

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