Re: Window Subfile Problem

Hello  Amitava,

Without having seen the code, just a few thoughts:
do you specify a dummy record format with DDS keyword ASSUME?
do you define DDS keywords KEEP and USRRSTDSP?

Regards.
Carel Teijgeler

======= At 2002-08-01, 13:59:00 you wrote: =======

>I wrote a RPG program that handles two Window Subfile. If user  puts '5' for a 
>subfile record in Window-1, the program will display the Window-subfile-2 with 
>the details of the selected record. Now if user puts anything other than '5' 
>in Window-subfile-1, the program reverse images that and gives error message. 
>When the Window-subfile-2 apperas on the screen, user can still see the option 
>'5' he entered in the first window, because that portion of the 
>window-subfile-1 is not being covered by window-subfile-2.

>1st Problem:
>For the first time when Window-subfile-2 appears, window-subfile-1 disappears. 
>But after the first time, Window-subfile-1 does not disappear when 
>Window-subfile-2 appears. Why is it disappearing at the first time?
>
>2nd Problem:
>1. I put '4' in option field in the Window-subfile-1. Presses ENTER.
>2. The program reverse-imaged that field.
>3. I cleared that with field-exit, pressed ENTER.
>4. No reverse-image any more.
>5. I put '5' in the option field (does not matter whether I put for the same 
>record or not), pressed ENTER.
>6. The program displays the Window-subfile-2, but in the back of that, '4' 
>reappeared on the same option field (where I entered '4' before) in the 
>Window-subfile-1.
>How is the '4' coming back? Is it in somewhere in buffer? How can I clear 
>that? If the '4' is still there somewhere, why is the program not reading it 
>by READC operation? While doing READC, the program is getting ' ' (blank) in 
>the option field where I entered '4' before. But later '4' is reappearing. Why?

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