RE: DDS for DSPF WRDWRAP

["Reeve Fritchman" <reeve@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Blanks are considered "real" characters (which is why you have to do funny
stuff when inserting characters into an update character field).  

Possible solution: move the database field into a VARYING field and then
move it into the DSPF field?  How about initializing the DSPF field with
some < x'40' value (change the display hardware attributes so you can see
the hex values (leading/trailing attributes) of the entry field)?

-reeve
 

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@midrange.com
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@midrange.com] On Behalf Of Booth Martin
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 2:26 AM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: DDS for DSPF WRDWRAP

I have a 480 character field to display.  I am using  CNTFLD(060) and 
WRDWRAP which works well when adding new records to the file.  

However when I get an existing record and write it out the WRDWRAP acts as
if it is turned off.  If I go to the end of the data and delete the first
blank after the last character all works as I expect it to work.   Saving
the record, then getting it again, the problem reappears. 

Is this a common experience?  Have others solved the problem or have they
abandoned using WRDWRAP?
 
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Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
Booth@MartinVT.com
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