RE: 2nd Request - HELP! - Prompt Override Program

Did you see Simon Coulter's response?

http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/200110/msg01086.html

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim W [mailto:jimw2001@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 8:46 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: 2nd Request - HELP! - Prompt Override Program
>
>
> Message re-sent - Can anyone help?
>
> 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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