Re: SNDUSRMSG

[Tim-Bar <timbar@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The "&" works when you use the help key to display the message. I find
it hard to believe that you can key in a lengthy message but you can't
see it on the screen without extra keystrokes. For a user, this is no
improvement over the S/36.

Darlene Brengle
Norsoft, Inc.


> Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 10:33:03 -0500 
> From: "Stone, Brad V (TC)" <bvstone@taylorcorp.com>
> Subject: RE: SNDUSRMSG
> 
> I think you can place a & in the field and it will be expanded.
> 
> Bradley V. Stone        
> bvstone@taylorcorp.com
> http://prairie.lakes.com/~bvstone/
> "This is not a reasonable place to park?"
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tim-Bar [SMTP:timbar@blazenet.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 1998 11:36 AM
> > To:   midrange-l@midrange.com
> > Subject:      SNDUSRMSG
> > 
> > The prompt screen for SNDUSRMSG allows you to key in a very lengthy
> > message. However...when the message is displayed on the screen, you
> > only
> > see one line. I know you can see it all if you move the cursor to the
> > message line and press the help key. Is there any way to see all of
> > the
> > message without doing that? I'm trying to duplicate the way messages
> > display from OCL. As a former data entry person, I appreciate not
> > having
> > to do extra keystrokes to get the same results. 
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Darlene Brengle
> > Norsoft, Inc.
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