RE: dspf & prtf querys

["Malini BC" <malinibc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Bale, Dan,

Thanks for your valuable advise.

Malini 
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2000 10:43:09   Bale, Dan wrote:
>1. Yes.  Your REFFLD should reference the database field you are
>printing/displaying.
>2. Advantages: If you change the database field's attributes, you can
>(usually) get away with just recompiling the printer & display files that
>reference it.  (The exception is when you increase the length of a field
>such that it overlays another on the printer/display format, but then the
>recompile would fail and you would know what to do to fix it.)  SDA & RDA
>(and perhaps third party utilities?) recognize and translate the attributes
>from the REFFLD, so you know as soon as you lay it out on the screen the
>attributes of the field.  BTW, a little-known feature is that if you define
>the database field with an edit code or edit word in the PF DDS, that will
>carry over with the REFFLD on printer & display DDS (also on WRKQRY).
>Disadvantage:  If you are editing printer & display file DDS via SEU, you
>will not see the attributes of the referenced field in REFFLD.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Malini BC [mailto:malinibc@mailcity.com]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 6:37 AM
>To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>Subject: dspf & prtf querys
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>1. Is it advisable to use REFFLD in Printer & Display File.
>2. What are the advantages & Disadvantages of using the same.
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