[LINUX5250] FieldMinus, etc (FIXED?)

[Scott Klement <klemscot@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 31 Oct 2001, Pierre Baudracco wrote:
>
> > > If we hit
> > > 1 0 -, the app shows 1è (strangely it is not 1} but this should be a font
> > > or map problem) but when we hit Enter (either keyboard or keypad)
> > > the value -1,000 appears in the numerical field.
> > >
> > > 1 0 0 - gives 10è, the Enter gives -10,000.
> > >
> >
> > This appears to be the same issue.  In both cases, it's adding two zeroes.
>
> No. -10,000 is -10 (or -10.000 as in France "," is used as the decimal
> separator, not the thousand separator)
>

This gave me the clue!  If it's showing a decimal seperator, you must be
using an edit code -- and that caused my brain to start working. :)

I created a test program that used every type of numeric field I could
find, and I found that only the 'Y' data type in DDS is allowed to have
edit codes or edit words applied to it.

When using this data type in an edit code or edit word, I was able to
reproduce the symptoms that you describe.   (However, it does NOT
behave that way without the edit word/code!)

After much experimenting & trying different terminals I finally determined
that the reason for the problem isn't the WAY we're adjusting the field,
but rather the fact that we're adjusting it at all!

The AS/400 is sending a "NO_ADJUST" flag with that field, yet we were
still adjusting it.

So...   I committed patches to CVS that makes the emulator respect the
"NO_ADJUST" flag, and now it appears to match what a genuine IBM terminal
does with those numeric fields.

Please try it, and let me know if it solves the problem for you.  If it
does, we'll include it in the next official release of TN5250.

Thanks!