Re: Is it possible to have 2 display devices in one program?

The technique that you're discussing (using multiple displays in a single
program) really isn't a good way to write a TALK utility.

For a talk utility, you'd be better off using either data queues (because
they're simple) or sockets (because they allow you to communicate across
more types of networks, and with more different types of computers)

I'd be happy to explain some of this, and show you some code samples, but
we should move this to RPG400-L first.   I don't feel comfortable posting
RPG code samples on MIDRANGE-L.


On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Booth Martin wrote:

> "Care to share?"  Sure, why not, but no laughing, ok?  I would like to
> develop a TALK utility.   Reaching another user for a casual question is not
> graceful.  Obviously the phone or Instant Messenger will always be a better
> method, but sometimes you just need to ask a quick question and SNDBRKMSG is
> not very graceful.
>
> My thought is that a single subfile of the typed comments of the user(s)
> connected would be  common to all screens, and would appear to be a simple
> solution to the problem of sending messages back & forth between users.  My
> other thought now that I've seen Scott's comments is that the utility could
> easily include more than two users.
>
> Whether this utility is useful or not is moot.  My interest is in the
> problem itself.
>