Re: *DATE on DSPF program

Charlie,

In a message dated 98-09-16 21:33:14 EDT, you write:

> >I dunno.  While they're easy to use and "handier than a pocket on a shirt",
I
>  >don't like using DDS-level validation for DSPF's for several reasons:
>  >
>  >1.  The user has to press the <RESET> key.
>  
>  If you use the ERRSFL keyword, the user does NOT have to press the RESET 
>  key.

True, I just don't see ERRSFL used very often with DDS validation.

>  >5.  Adding new validations requires a re-compile of _BOTH_ the DSPF and
*PGM
>  >objects.
>  
>  Adding new validations requires a re-compile of ONLY the DSPF.  The *PGM
>  object does not need to be recreated.  New validatations will not cause a
>  level check.

Ooops, my mistake!  The buffer size doesn't change, does it?  Guess I always
have new fields to go with new validations...

Thanks!

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

"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please
everybody." -- Bill Cosby (another Bill should take this to heart)
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