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  3. October 2001

Prompt Override Program

Hi all!

I have a situation where I wanted to get some default values from a
configuration data area and have them appear as the defaults for parms on a
command prompt that is used on a menu option to start an interface system.
The IBM manual shows that it can be done using a prompt override program.  I
followed the example and got the values to display on the prompt for the
parms, but if I just press ENTER (without keying anything into the parm
fields) nothing gets passed to the CPP.  I'm using the ?< selective
prompting character, which according to the manual says "the parameter is
displayed and is input-capable, but the command default is sent to the CPP
unless the value displayed on the parameter is changed."

Has anyone done this before, and am I missing something?

TIA.


Jim Whalen
DCS Software and Services
PH 972 429-8238
jimw2001@hotmail.com


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