Re: Command prompt parameter expansion with ampersand

Hi Simon,

Thanks for the reply. After all the RTFM's bandied about, I had the
impression there was a manual for everything. Guess I was wrong.

Peter Dow
Dow Software Services, Inc.
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From: Simon Coulter <shc@flybynight.com.au>
> You wrote:
> >1) Where is this documented?

> Documented in "How to use this display" reached by pressing F13 when
prompting a command.


> >2) How do I get the prompter to use a smaller initial size?

> AFAIK you cannot control the initial size.  The prompter chooses an
appropriate size
> based on the data type, size of field, and the prompt environment.  Since
CHGDTAARA can
> handle a number of different types of data on the VALUE parameter --
*CHAR, *LGL, *DEC
> -- it is probably defined with a type of *X and will have PASSATR(*YES)
specified.  Also
> IBM don't use the same command compiler we have so you may not be able to
acheive
> identical results.


> >3) What manual is available to a new user that explains command prompting
> >etc.?

> Sit them down in front of the terminal and press F13 when prompting a
command.  Leave them to read at their own pace.

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