Re: Processing ....please wait

Hello Greg,

Wednesday, April 27, 2005, 4:24:39 PM, you wrote:

FGE> I'm trying to figure out how to display a screen without requiring the
FGE> program to wait for a response.  

 

FGE> The idea is to display "Processing...please wait" while a program is
FGE> called to process data, then returns a few seconds later with results to
FGE> display.

 

FGE> I found something on this topic in the archives, but unfortunately it
FGE> was only a discussion of whether it would be better to use SNDPGMMSG or
FGE> display a whole screen.  I would prefer the latter, but don't know how
FGE> to go about it.  

 

FGE> Any suggestions ? 

 

 

FGE> Greg Fleming

FGE> Programmer/Analyst

FGE> Everglades Direct, Inc.

FGE> 720 International Parkway

FGE> Sunrise, FL 33325

FGE> 954.514.2258

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FGE> gfleming@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


I have something like this. PGM is called before process data. Its
displaying window with message: "JOB IN PROGRESS". You Can add another
information to display on this window.


---CUT---
FWAITWIN  CF  E                    WORKSTN
 *
I* LDA
I/COPY NCRPG,HCY001                                            
I* DATE                                                        
I/COPY NCRPG,HCY002                                            
I* COMMON                                                      
I/COPY NCRPG,HCY900                                            
C*----------------------------------------------------*        
C* KEY LIST                                                    
C*----------------------------------------------------*        
C           *NAMVAR   DEFN *LDA      DSLDA                     
C                     IN   DSLDA                               
C*                                                             
C                     WRITEDSP21
C   99                READ DSP21                    99
C*                                                         
C                     SETON                     LR         
C                     RETRN
---CUT---


and

DSPF

---CUT---
A                                      DSPSIZ(24 80 *DS3)
A*---------------------------------------------------------------*
A          R DSP21                                                
A*%%TS  SD  19991026  110804  KME05       REL-V4R5M0  5769-PW1
A                                      KEEP                       
A                                      OVERLAY                    
A                                  9 26'***************************'
A                                 10 26'*'                        
A                                 10 30'JOB IN PROGRESS'
A                                      COLOR(BLU)                 
A                                 10 52'*'                        
A                                 11 26'*'                        
A            #PGID         10A  O 11 34                           
A                                 11 52'*'                        
A                                 12 26'*'                        
A                                 12 33'WAIT!'
A                                 12 33'WAIT!'
A                                      DSPATR(BL)                 
A                                 12 39'.......'                  
A                                      COLOR(PNK)                 
A                                 12 52'*'                        
A                                 13 26'***************************'
---CUT---





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 Tomasz Chojecki                          mailto:tomasz.chojecki@xxxxxxxxxx

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