RE: Question on SNDPGMMSG (no showing on screen...)

[Tim McCarthy <TimM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can use CPF9898 for the message id when sending status messages with
SNDPGMMSG. Put the message text in the message data parm.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Lewis [SMTP:CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET]
> Sent: Thursday, March 04, 1999 2:42 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      Re: Question on SNDPGMMSG (no showing on screen...)
> 
> Thanks Brian,
> 
> I was wondering about that (the app "hogging" line 24). I had "dug"
> through the
> other parms on the SNDPGMMSG to try and find something saw there was
> message
> type, etc. so I guess it's that or the window technique that you
> mentioned
> (although I've never done anything like that... you would have the CL
> do this and
> skip the SNDPGMMSG ?). Also the *STATUS wants a MSGID specified. Don't
> know if
> that will work or not...
> 
> Thanks !
> 
> Chuck
> 
> Brian.Johnson@helpsystems.com wrote:
> 
> > You can send a message (via sndpgmmsg) to a program (your
> third-party app)
> > but it's up to that program to display it's message on line 24 (or
> anywhere
> > else, for that matter).  You might try sending a status message
> (sndpgmmsg
> > .. msgtype(*status)), but there's no guarantee the status message
> won't be
> > cleared as soon as you return to the menu.  So if you really want
> the user
> > to see you're feedback message, you'll have to dislay it yourself.
> Maybe
> > in a little window that contains just a message subfile.
> >
> > Brian Johnson
> > Help/Systems, Inc.
> > brian.johnson@helpsystems.com
> > www.helpsystems.com
> >
> > uucp@UUCP1.MCS.NET on 03/04/99 09:43:01
> >
> > Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> >
> > To:   IDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> > cc:    (bcc: Brian Johnson/HelpSystems)
> >
> > Subject:  Question on SNDPGMMSG (no showing on screen...)
> >
> > Hi Folks,
> >
> > I have a series of CL's that allow select users to (re)start printer
> > writers for their location. They execute this from a 3rd party
> > application a field for this on their menu screen.
> >
> > My problem:
> >
> > The SNDPGMMSG shows up on line 24 (which is the norm/default if I
> recall
> > correctly...) from a programmer's signon or command entry, etc.
> >
> > In the 3rd party menu application, this line has this vendors
> copyright
> > info, etc. on it.
> > ..
> >
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