RE: Common Display File (Header + File-level Keywords)

It's true I'm coming from a web background. I can't remember the last time I made a page that was actually all located in one file so I am trying to get these green screens working with the same flexibility. I'm looking for a combination of CSS and a PHP (or ASP) 'include', which just grabs the header file (which could have standard config, output, and style information) and adds it to the page. I am ok with this 'grab' being at compile time rather than runtime, but I really don't like the idea of just having a template that I copy and paste into each new screen... what if something changes?

I'm really struggling with the limitations of DDS. I did see this preprocessor: http://rpglanguage.biz/copybook.html. Not being very familiar with iSeries terminology, it sounds like it might be capable of allowing a /COPY in my DDS. Has anyone had any experience with something like this?

Thanks,
Sarah


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Subject: RE: Common Display File (Header + File-level Keywords)

Sounds like she's trying to do a DDS version of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).


Rob Berendt