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At 05:00 PM 8/14/97 +0000, you wrote: >I would like to build a display file that includes a subfile so that >it will continuously update on the screen until a users presses F3. >Any suggestions? > On any display file, you can change the default wait time (WAITRCD) from *NOMAX to a given number of seconds. After that number of seconds, control returns to the RPG (or whatever language) program. Some special error handling coding is needed in the event that the user presses an F key at the very same moment as the processings returns to the system. There is an example of this in the Display Time (DSPTIME) command in the COMMON Utility Library, which turns the AS/400 into a digital alarm clock. Al Al Barsa, Jr. - Account for Midrange-L Barsa Consulting, LLC. 400 > 390 Phone: 914-251-9400 Fax: 914-251-9406 Private mail should be sent to barsa@ibm.net * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This is the Midrange System Mailing List! To submit a new message, * * send your mail to "MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com". To unsubscribe from * * this list send email to MAJORDOMO@midrange.com and specify * * 'unsubscribe MIDRANGE-L' in the body of your message. Questions * * should be directed to the list owner / operator: david@midrange.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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