× The internal search function is temporarily non-functional. The current search engine is no longer viable and we are researching alternatives.
As a stop gap measure, we are using Google's custom search engine service.
If you know of an easy to use, open source, search engine ... please contact support@midrange.com.


  1.  Home
  2. RPG400-L
  3. July 2006

Re: Prompting in a Program

Yep, that's how I'm handling it in my programming, except for the numeric row and cursor re-positioning. I felt safe enough, including the case where another programmer moves them around on the screen, because the cursor positioning on the output is exactly the same as on input, no matter where the field moves to.
On the other hand, I may revisit even that after this conversation, as for most of these fields I do set up the DSPATR(PC) keyword set up, for the error validation routines. There's no way around using indicators for that in the DSPF, oh well.. But I do rename them inside the RPG, and give them each a SETOF(nn 'text description explaining the indicator..') pair. 

--Alan
.

We do the same thing, except we check for the field name. When F4 is pressed, I do a 
Select group for each cursor field that can be prompted. The OTHER clause sends an error 
message, "Prompt not available for this field.". I don't like to use row and 
column because someone will change the screen around without changing he row and column 
in the program, and all of a sudden, the prompt doesn't work anymore. Plus I don't have 
to convert the position from binary.


Francis Lapeyre
IS Dept. Programmer/Analyst
Stewart Enterprises, Inc.
E-mail: flapeyre@xxxxxxxx 

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Alan
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 2:31 PM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Prompting in a Program

I also use the cursor row and column to return the cursor to the field
prompted. Optionally you could send it to the next field, for which you
would have to do a bunch of extra setup.

--Alan

As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

This thread ...
Replies:
Follow On AppleNews
Return to Archive home page | Return to MIDRANGE.COM home page

This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2024 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact [javascript protected email address].

Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.