RE: generic file display program was: (no subject)

john smith wrote:

> One interesting use would be to have a 'calleable
> generic file display program'. Thus the generic field
> could be a , say, 70 char line on a subfile display.
> Then calling this generic pgm with a file name as parm
> (from within another interactive pgm) would display a
> sub-file screen with the records of the file being
> displayed. This generic pgm could then return the
> record being selected from the subfile to the original
> pgm for further processing. I hope you get the idea.

Yes, I get the idea, but I'm too dim to grasp what useful processing can
occur on the returned string.  Without a key to tie the record back to the
database, I'm stumped.  Not the first time though! <g>

Anyway, David Morris posted some very illuminating code snippets on using
the SQLDA to the MIDRANGE-L list on 3 Oct 1997.  I think that would be a
great place to start your exploration.  I'd love to hear how it turned out.

Buck Calabro
Commsoft; Albany, NY
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