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

Jim,

If you use ?? I think it will do what you want, BUT if you enter the command
from a command line and just press Enter (no F4 prompt) then the prompt
override pgm is not even called and does not get a chance to plug the values
in for you.

-Marty

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From: "Jim W" <jimw2001@hotmail.com>
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: 2nd Request - HELP! - Prompt Override Program
Date: Thu, 18 Oct 2001 09:45:46 -0500
Reply-To: midrange-l@midrange.com

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