Re: Generate a DSPF from a PF?

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good idea.  Here's the Help:

Symbol
Single Field   Multiple Field   Field
Mode           Mode             Meaning

&              &n               Places field.  Does not add
                                column heading.

&L             &nL              Places field.  Adds a column
                                heading to the left of the field.
&R             &nR              Places field.  Adds a column
                                heading to the right of the field.

&C             &nC              Places field.  Adds a column above
                                the field.  Left-aligns column
                                heading for an alphabetic field
                                and right-aligns column heading
                                for a numeric field.

&P             &nP              Places the column heading only.



Tom Daly wrote:
> While it might not be exactly 'generating' the DSPF from the PF perhaps 
> this will help.
>
> In SDA  add a record format and then press F10, on the subsequent 
> screen  specify the PF name,libr, and format, and one of the options 
> listed, then press enter.  Then on the blank screen that's presented 
> notice that the PF fields are listed at the bottom.  You can begin 
> adding  these PF fields by entering  &/n/  where you want the field 
> located on the screen.   /n/ is the field number listed at the bottom of 
> the screen. 
>
> This is a pretty quick and easy way to create a UPDDTA style panel from 
> a PF.
>
> HTH
> Tom D.
>
> "Charles St-Laurent" wrote in message news:...
>  > Hi everybody!
>  >
>  > Is there any command to generate a DSPF source from a PF source? 
> Something
>  > like UPDDTA, but allowing to keep the DSPF source that has been 
> dynamically
>  > generated from the PF definition...
>  >
>  > Thanks for your help
>  >
>  > Charles