Re: dspf field definition

oh wow... thx... let me go back and see what i need to do...

Thanks,

Jay Vaughn
Senior I5 Programmer/Analyst
RateWatch
(P) 251.209.8968
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Francis Lapeyre" <flapeyre@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:19:43 -0600
Subject: Re: dspf field definition


To enter a negative number on the screen, the users need to use the Field
Minus key. This is not the same thing as the hyphen. And the Field Minus key
takes the place of Field Exit when entering negative numbers.

Ususally, Field Minus is mapped to the minus sign on the numeric keypad.

If you want to let the users enter a numeric field with a leading minus
sign, then you have to define it as a character field and use %DEC to
convert it to numeric.

On Feb 12, 2008 12:59 PM, Jay Vaughn <jayv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

ok, so i defined it 9y2 with edit code N...

when in debug i run the pgm and enter -111.13 into the screen field... but
when i look at the value in debug it shows it without the negative sign...
ex. WSNETGL = 0000111.13

Plus when this is put into the PF it doesn't have the negative sign
either...


Thanks,

Jay Vaughn
Senior I5 Programmer/Analyst
RateWatch
(P) 251.209.8968
www.rate-watch.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:59:05 -0600
Subject: Re: dspf field definition


Define your screen field as 9Y/2. "Y" seems to work better than "S"t,
in my experience but I can;t tell you why.

Users I've talked to seem to like the left side minus sign of EDTCDE('N')
?


Valid entries for display files

These entries are valid for display files.

Entry keyboard shifts Meaning Data type permitted
Blank Default
X Alphabetic only Character
A Alphanumeric shift Character
N Numeric shift Character or numeric
S Signed numeric Numeric
Y Numeric only Numeric
W Katakana (for Japan only) Character
I Inhibit keyboard entry Character or numeric
D Digits only Character or numeric
M Numeric only character Character





Jay Vaughn wrote:

I need to accept both +/- numeric data from a dspf field... how should

that

be defined? Any specific edit codes?

it is a 9,2 defined numeric field...

Thanks,

Jay Vaughn
Senior I5 Programmer/Analyst
RateWatch
(P) 251.209.8968
www.rate-watch.com

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