Re: program described workstn file:

Ken and Simon, thanks for the answers. They cleared the fog in this brain. 
 
As you pointed out even if the workstn file is program described the workstn
file has to have a display file, and it looks for a file with the program's
name + FM on the end. Even though it said SCREEN in the program it wasn't
using SCREEN.
 
Simon, why quit? These are the level of problems I can handle. 
 
 
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Date: Monday, October 27, 2003 11:44:34 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: program described workstn file:
 
On Tuesday, October 28, 2003, at 09:58 AM, Booth Martin wrote:
 
> FSCREEN CF F 600 WORKSTN
>
> This compiles but won't run. At runtime it tells me it can't find
> SCREEN.
> Well of course it can't. SCREEN is program described. Any idea how
> to fix
> this problem?
 
This is no different from a program-described printer file. The file
layout is described in the program but you still need a printer file
object (e.g., QSYSPRT).
 
So too here you still need a display file object. CRTDSPF SCREEN will
do it. You can specify whatever device parameters you need.
 
> (I know, I know. Who makes program described screens. Well, in 1983
> that
> was the only choice. Now I have to maintain it. :(
 
I reckon I'd quit!
 
Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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