Re: SDA

["Peter Dow" <pcdow@xxxxxxxxx>]

Oops! No CHGCMDDFT doesn't do it (I was looking at the wrong menu object).

----- Original Message -----
From: Jim Langston <jlangston@conexfreight.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 1:50 PM
Subject: Re: SDA


> I am talking about the CURLIB (Current Library) parameter
> in the CRTLIB command.  F1 shows help for this field as:
>
> "Specifies the name of the library used as the current
> library when menu is shown...."
> with possible values being *NOCHG, *MNULIB,
> *CRTDFT and library-name.
>
> I am using this to emulate the way S36 menus are used.
> When you go to a S36 menu the current library is changed
> to the library of the menu.  I found some difficulties in
> converting menus from S36 to native menus until I found
> this parameter.
>
> The only problem is every time I modify a menu with the 17
> option (Change using SDA) in PDM and hit F3 to exit changes
> and Enter, then I get to the compile screen, that uses CRTMNU
> to compile the menu interactively.  At this point I have to enter
> a 'Y' for "Prompt for parameters" so that when it goes to compile
> I can change the CURLIB parameter in the CRTLIB command to
> *MNULIB.  So, that when a user displays the menu their
> current library is automatically changed to the same library as
> where the menu is contained.
>
> I was just hoping there was someway I could specify PDM to
> use *MNULIB instead of *NOCHG for the parameter for
> CURLIB so I could save a few extra steps.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim Langston
>
> Peter Dow wrote:
>
> > If you're talking about where the menu compiles to, it is F18 -- the
object
> > library option at the top of the screen.
> >
> > From: Jim Langston <jlangston@conexfreight.com>
> > > I know of F18, and even checked it again, but I an
> > > not find an option to change the defaults for the CRTMNU
> > > command.
> >
> > > > F18 from PDM
> > > > Al
>
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