Re: Question on SNDPGMMSG (no showing on screen...)

You can send a message (via sndpgmmsg) to a program (your third-party app)
but it's up to that program to display it's message on line 24 (or anywhere
else, for that matter).  You might try sending a status message (sndpgmmsg
.. msgtype(*status)), but there's no guarantee the status message won't be
cleared as soon as you return to the menu.  So if you really want the user
to see you're feedback message, you'll have to dislay it yourself.  Maybe
in a little window that contains just a message subfile.

Brian Johnson
Help/Systems, Inc.
brian.johnson@helpsystems.com
www.helpsystems.com






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Subject:  Question on SNDPGMMSG (no showing on screen...)




Hi Folks,

I have a series of CL's that allow select users to (re)start printer
writers for their location. They execute this from a 3rd party
application a field for this on their menu screen.

My problem:

The SNDPGMMSG shows up on line 24 (which is the norm/default if I recall
correctly...) from a programmer's signon or command entry, etc.

In the 3rd party menu application, this line has this vendors copyright
info, etc. on it.
..




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