Re: displaying a blank subfile

["David Prowak" <prowakd@xxxxxxx>]

Using ERASE did the trick!  Thanks to Buck & Bradley for the suggestion!!

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> From: Buck Calabro <mcalabro@commsoft.net>
> To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
> Subject: RE: displaying a blank subfile
> Date: Thursday, September 03, 1998 11:56 AM
> 
> On Thursday, September 03, 1998 10:38 AM, David Prowak 
> [SMTP:prowakd@emi.com] wrote:
> > Hi,
> > In a subfile I have, I allow the entry of a "Position to ......
> > __________' field,
> > similar to how SEU works.  When an entry is made that
> > positions the subfile beyond any recs in the file, such as a cust # of
> > all
> > 9's,
> > I want to display a blank subfile.  So far I:
> >     1: turn *ON SFLCLR
> >     2: WRITE CTLREC
> >     3: turn *OFF SFLCLR
> >     4: since 0 recs were written to the subfile, SFLDSP is *OFF
> >     5: SFLDSPCTL is always *ON
> >     6: EXFMT SUBFILE
> > This just displays the same subfile that was displayed before the
> > "Position to" entry was processed.  I understand that SFLCLR doesn't
> > actually clear the subfile, rather it just makes all the recs inactive.
> > How do I get the subfile to appear blank?
> 
> One way: in your SFLCTL DDS, condition ERASE(SFL) opposite the SFLDSP 
> indicator, then when SFLDSP is off the system will erase the subfule 
> format from the display buffer.
> 
> Buck Calabro
> Commsoft, Albany, NY
> mailto:mcalabro@commsoft.net
> 
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