Re: fixed format data entry

["James W. Kilgore" <qappdsn@xxxxxxx>]

Richie,

Well you could display a field with the "-" in the position, but the user would
have to type over it or press the arrow key to get past it so you don't save 
them
any key strokes.

That is if it is to be done in a single field.

Since the 5250 display stream -requires- a space between fields/constants for 
the
display control codes, you will have to display as two separate fields and use a
data structure to process as a single field.

The display would be aaaa - bbbb where there is a screen blank space on each 
side
of the "-".

The data structure would have three subfields, two prompted and the constant
"-".  Well, even the "-" could be a prompted, protected, display variable 
instead
of a constant.  You just have to move "-" to it when you initialize the record.

IMO, that's about the best you are going to be able to do for the users.  After
that, it's up to them to get it right.




Richie Tirona wrote:

> Hello James,
>
> The "-" is part of the value to be written on the database. I would
> just like to have the "-" on the screen to spare the user from extra
> typing, and minimize errors.
>

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