Re: VARPG question (IBM product)

["Booth Martin" <Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 If I understand the idea here, there would be a subfile of records?  The
user can select a record in the subfile to be transmitted or active, and
once selected, the record can no longer be updated?
 
In that case I might use a Select Event.  Then press an "Active" or 
Transmit" pushbutton.on the canvas.  Once chosen I might make that record in
the subfile appear in a pale gray font.
 
Any record selected that has a pale gray font would be ignored.
 
 
 
 
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Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
Booth@MartinVT.com
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: CODE/400 Discussion & Support
Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 18:12:23
To: CODE400-L (E-mail); 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange. Com' (E-mail)
Subject: VARPG question (IBM product)
 
Help ! I have posted this to both Code and Midrange lists hoping someone
knows what I am trying to do.
 
I am trying to create a 'field' where the user will select one of two
options, with the system possibly displaying a third.
 
Basically, the user will be able to mark a record active or transmit, and
the system will change that to complete and then disable the update
features. 
 
I need to set the attribute of the field at runtime, depending on what the
record status is when it is retrieved. So far, I have tried Check boxes,
radio buttons and a drop down list in a combo box and none appear to let me
reflect the status of the record. 
 
Am I beating a dead horse ? I really want to present this as a window's
based program instead of 5250. (User's percieves this as valuable).
 
TIA,
Cyndi B.
Boise, ID