RE: How to Dynamically Update Sign On Screen with use of Message File Field

["Westdorp, Tom" <Tom.Westdorp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

If the message file has been updated, even just hitting the <enter> key will
update the signon screen.  No need to recompile or stop and restart the sbs.
I've got this method running here.

Tom Westdorp
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-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas Handy [mailto:dhandy1@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 10:07 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: How to Dynamically Update Sign On Screen with use of
Message File Field


William,

>I am finding the changes will not take place unless 
>I recompile the DSPF and restart QINTER.

Any given copy of the screen should display the message text as it existed
when
the sign on screen was displayed.  This technique does *not* dynamically
change
the message text on a device already waiting at the sign-on screen.

If you sign-on then back off, do you get the updated text?  It should not be
necessary to recompile or restart QINTER, but until a device redisplays the
signon screen, it is just in a DSPW condition.

If you need to dynamically change devices waiting at signon, you could write
a
program which uses APIs to determine which devices were at a signon screen.
For
each one, vary it off then back on.  This should refresh the signon screen. 

Jobs already active would get the new message text after they signed off.

Doug
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