Re: Sort DDS screen specs by screen position

["Steve Landess" <sjl_abc@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Booth -

I don't recall that as a S/36 thing - however, the same warning applies to 
S/36 screens - if you change the order of the fields in the display file, 
then you'll have to MANUALLY change the input specs for the fields in the 
RPGII program that uses the display file...

I just think you took too much LDS in the 60's... :))

However, One place you are NEVER supposed to resequence the DDS is if you 
are modifying the DDS supplied by IBM for the QDSIGNON display file (the 
sign-on display)...this DDS can be modified but NOT resequenced...

See:
http://www-912.ibm.com/s_dir/slkbase.NSF/0/2e8eb8c2a8c09c8f862565c2007d125c?OpenDocument

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Notes:

a) The order in which the fields in the sign-on display file are declared 
must not be changed. The position in which they are displayed on the display 
can be changed.

b) Do not change the total size of the input or output buffers. Serious 
problems can occur if the order or size of the buffers are changed.

c) Do not use the data description specifications (DDS) help function in the 
sign-on display file.

2Change a subsystem description to use the changed display file instead of 
the system default of QSYS/QDSIGNON. You can change the subsystem 
descriptions for subsystems that you want to use the new display.

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Regards,
Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Booth Martin" <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: Sort DDS screen specs by screen position


Sometimes these old programs had the dds specs in a certain order for
display purposes.  The memory is dim, but if these are SYS/36 programs you
may get new and unexpected cursor progression, if the memory cells are
functioning right.

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Booth Martin
http://www.martinvt.com
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-------Original Message-------

From: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Date: 11/03/05 10:51:20
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Sort DDS screen specs by screen position

Thanks all, knew I could do it (just haven't had/wanted to in years)....

and being paranoid (which does not mean they are NOT out to get me) ANY chg
I make to any file and recompile I ALWAYS (well most of the time) recompile
affected programs......