Re: Programming Command - CMD

There is a way to get a list of items for a prompt. It
works on an F4. You specify CHOICE(*PGM) CHOICEPGM
(lib/pgm) on the parameter.

Only problem might be, that this program does not get
all the parameter values - it's limited to the parameter
for which you specified it.

I don't know if a prompt override could do anything here.

There's also a command exit point that, I think, is run
before even the validity checker. But the command has
not been displayed yet, so you'd need some way to
display the choices and then give the user a way to
select one. Maybe an inquiry message listing the
choices, then take the response and compare against the
list.
> Fiona,
>
> My original posting indicate "No SUBFILE".  Thanks 4 ur input.
>
> Dare
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <fiona.fitzgerald@notes.royalsun.com>
> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 11:34 AM
> Subject: Re: Programming Command - CMD
>
>
> >
> > To be dynamic, you are going to have to look up the files within a library
> > at the time of prompting.
> > I agree that it would be a waste of time to hardcode filenames,
> > but the only way I can suggest of achieving a promptable list is to have
> > the command
> > prompt the user if the second parameter is blank - perhaps cued by a
> > validity checker pgm ?
> >
> > Then your prompt pgm will receive the library parm,
> > populate a file list from this (PFs only ?)
> > and present the user with a list of possible files.
> > Why not use a subfile for this - isn't that what they're for ?
> > Best of luck, commands are fun,
> >
> > Fiona
> >
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