Re: Standard menu command length

[Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

But changing the default won't cut it.  Unless I put ?-MYPARM(MYPARMVALUE)
in there to suppress the display of that parm, it will be displayed and the
user will be able to change it.

On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 10:26 AM Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Another option is to CRTDUPOBJ on the command and use CHGCMDDFT to change
> the command defaults to get by having to provide less parameters.
> Only caution is to do a DSPCMD on it first and make sure you're not
> changing the defaults on a "proxy" command.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
> Mark Waterbury
> Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2019 10:17 AM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Standard menu command length
>
>  Jeff,
> Use UIM menus ... see:
>
> https://www.mcpressonline.com/programming-other/general/create-ibmstyle-rolling-menus-with-uim
>
> for a nice "how to" article.
> HTH,
> Mark S. Waterbury
>
>     On Thursday, January 31, 2019, 8:30:55 AM EST, Jeff Crosby <
> jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>  All,
>
> Is there a way to increase the command length on a standard SDA menu?  I'm
> thinking not.
>
> I have a command on a menu and I added a parm.  Now it won't fit.  Most of
> the parms are preceded by ?- because I don't want the user to be able to
> change them, the new parm included.
>
> Is my only option to encapsulate it into another command?
>
> Thanks.
>
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