RE: Dynamic part on a standard menu

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Booth, I don't think that works, either, at least not for dynamic text at 
runtime. The +M() is a MSGCON, which is resolved at compile time. What is 
needed is a MSGID, which would be resolved at runtime - late binding.

Even normal indicators would probably not work with a DSPF-type, because 
you have no way to set them.

BTW, this isn't for me, but for Mike Wills, who asked the original question.

Interesting

Vern

At 05:35 PM 2/14/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> Vern, I tried it too.  You're right.  External indicators won't cut it.  You
> did say you'd accept a CL  program to get the menu.
>
> Create 3 message files with the same message number but with your 3
> different messages.
>
> On your Menu SDA (Number 17 in PDM) put a +M (25) on the screen where you
> want the message displayed.  It will prompt for the message file. library,
> and MSG Number.
>
> Write your CL to override the message file to the message file that holds
> the message you want displayed.
>  In PDM for the menu press F1 and  look for +M(nn).  It'll explain the
> messages thing there.
>
> I ran out of time to test this, and am worried that the message may be
> snatched at compile time and therefore this solutiion may fail.  Still. it
> looks ok
>
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
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>
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Date: Friday, February 14, 2003 16:16:22
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: Dynamic part on a standard menu
>
> Booth, how do you do this? There's nowhere in the SDA opt 2 to condition a
> constant. Putting * in front of a constant only gives display attributes
> and colors. You can always put them into the raw source, but how do you
> turn them on when you are not the app that's calling (using) the DSPF?
>
> Also, I tried U1 in the conditioning indicator location - you can only have
> 01-99.
>
> Regards
>
> Vern
>
> At 03:08 PM 2/14/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> >menu constant fields can be conditioned by indicators. I could not find if
> >allowed indicators include U-1 through U-8. If they are allowed then CL
> >would be a good solution to set U-1 through U-3 for your problem?
>
>
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