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This is done using the DDS keyword FLDCSRPRG. Quoting from the SDA help "Use this field-level keyword to define a cursor progression field. The cursor moves to the field, specified as a parameter to this keyword, when the field on which the keyword is specified, is exited." Duane > -----Original Message----- > From: Antonio Fernández-Vicenti [SMTP:afvaiv@xxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 2:10 PM > To: Midrange-l > Subject: 5250 / CAE display file vertical cursor movement > > I've got a display file. Its record, a normal one, has a number of > fields, each corresponding to a data field for a given month. > There are a total of 18 such fields (for 18 months) . > For some reasons I have to display these 18 fields as 1 and a half > column. I mean, 12 consecutive months in a column, the next 6 in a > different coulmn, aside the first one: > xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx > xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx > .............. > The problem is, after entering data in any of these fields, cursor will > move horizontally to the right, then down to left next line, again to > the right, etc. > I'd like to have cursor move (or TAB, if that's the case...) vertically > through first column, then up to top of second column, then downwards > 2nd column... > I know that for right-to-left languages like arab, there is a CHECK(RL) > or (RLTB) keyword, but this is not my case... > Have also thought of using a "horizontal" subfile (keyword SFLLIN), but > this will not help either. > > I'd like something similar to RLTB (above) but just for the TopToBottom > part of it... > > Does anybody know of any way to manage cursor moving top-to-bottom > between fields in a display file? > Of course, we're using CAE V4R5. > > TIA > Antonio Fernandez-Vicenti > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing > list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l.
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