RE: Enter/edit a variable length field which may exceed screensi ze

Rob, 

Have a look at CNTFLD in the DDS reference. 
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v4r4/ic2924/info/db2/rbafpmst2
36.htm#HDRCNTFLD

Eric DeLong

-----Original Message-----
From: rob@dekko.com [mailto:rob@dekko.com]
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2001 8:12 AM
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Enter/edit a variable length field which may exceed screen size



We have an application in which you USED to place an option 8 in front of a
record and it would call EDTDOC, or some conglomeration thereof, and bring
up OV/400's word processor and let you type notes to your hearts content.
Well, now I want to replace the WP with a variable length field.  The trick
is that the field may be larger than the screen.  DDS is too primitive to
support this.  One coworker suggested a subfile.  However the thought of
removing 5 words from the middle of a line and having to copy/paste the
remaining rows to shift the text rather disgusts me.  Just as vile as some
of the steps I've gone through when modifying multi line comments in SEU.
I am open to ideas.

Is there something I am overlooking in DDS?

Is there a UIM solution for this?

Is there a Dynamic Screen Manager api function for this?

Gee, in html all it would take is 1 line of code:
<Textarea rows="20" cols="70"></textarea>

Yes the thought crossed my mind about converting the whole durn thing to
web but let's shelve that idea for now.

Rob Berendt

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