RE: Display commands in a CL program

Ken,

Thanks for the tip. I tried it out and it works great.

I just love this list!

Richard


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Subject: Re: Display commands in a CL program


Hi Richard -

>You could create a display file containing the desired information. Then
>just declare it in your CL program with DCLF and send it to the screen with
>a SNDF. You would want to compile the display with DFRWRT(*NO) (defer
write)
>so that the SNDF would show immediately.

Good idea.  Just one little enhancement ... to save having to remember to
compile it with DFRWRT(*NO), put the FRCDTA keyword on each record
format.  That causes that record format to be treated as though the file is
DFRWRT(*NO) even if it really is DFRWRT(*YES).

(FRCDTA is even more useful when you do want the file as DFRWRT(*YES)
because most of the record formats are used for output-input, but you want
one or more displayed immediately without a request for input.)

Ken