RE: Newby subfile question

["Jim Langston" <jlangston@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jose,

you are correct, it is DSPATR(BL), but... BL acts differently on
a dumb tube and on a color display (client access type connection).

According to what I am reading, you also have to specify DSPATR(HI)
with DSPATR(BL) to get a red/blinking text.  DSPATR(BL) would just
produce red text.  Your other option seems to be specifying the
COLOR keyword.

>From the online manual:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com:80/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/qb3auk00/2.1.2.16?ACTION=MATCHES&REQUEST=DSPATR&TYPE=FUZZY&searchTopic=TOPIC&;
searchText=TEXT&searchIndex=INDEX&rank=RANK&ScrollTOP=FIRSTHIT#FIRSTHIT

2.1.2.16 Adding Color

You can design your displays for use on display stations that show color. The 
DDS keyword COLOR allows you to specify the following
colors for fields: green,
white, red, turquoise, yellow, pink, and blue. This keyword is ignored if it is 
selected for a field displayed on a display station
that does not support color.

If the COLOR keyword is not specified in the DDS for the display file but the 
display station is specified in the display station
description as a color display station,
displays that you have designed for display stations that do not support color 
can also be used for the color display station. The
keywords DSPATR(UL) and
DSPATR(RI), if specified on separate fields, function the same as they do for 
the 5250 display station. However, the keywords
DSPATR(CS), DSPATR(HI),
and DSPATR(BL) produce the following colors on a color display station (the 
specified display attributes CS, HI, and BL are
suppressed):

    _______________________ ________________ ________________ _______________
   | Color Produced on the |     Display    |     Display    |    Display    |
   | Color Display Station |    Attribute   |    Attribute   |   Attribute   |
   | when No COLOR Keyword |    Selected:   |    Selected:   |   Selected:   |
   | is Specified          |   DSPATR(CS)   |   DSPATR(HI)   |   DSPATR(BL)  |
   |_______________________|________________|________________|_______________|
   | Green (normal)        |                |                |               |
   |_______________________|________________|________________|_______________|
   | Turquoise             |        X       |                |               |
   |_______________________|________________|________________|_______________|
   | White                 |                |        X       |               |
   |_______________________|________________|________________|_______________|
   | Red, no blinking      |                |                |       X       |
   |_______________________|________________|________________|_______________|
   | Red, blinking         |                |        X       |       X       |
   |_______________________|________________|________________|_______________|
   | Yellow                |        X       |        X       |               |
   |_______________________|________________|________________|_______________|
   | Pink                  |        X       |                |       X       |
   |_______________________|________________|________________|_______________|
   | Blue                  |        X       |        X       |       X       |
   |_______________________|________________|________________|_______________|

Regards,

Jim Langston
Programmer/Analyst
Cels Enterprises, Inc.

-----Original Message-----
From: rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com [mailto:rpg400-l-admin@midrange.com]On
Behalf Of Jose Vega
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 10:47 AM
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: Newby subfile question


Hi All,
How do I get the text to Blink on a display file as in an "alert" that a
certain condition exists. I looked up and used the blink keyword
"DSPATR(BL)" but I believe that may just apply to the cursor. Any help
will be greatly appreciated.
Jose