Re: Keep background screen on display when using window keyword

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Bill,

I'm not sure if this answers your questions or not, but we use the KEEP
keyword to prevent the screen from 'blinking' when you exit programs.

For example, pgmA puts up a display then calls pgmB which puts up a display.
We have found that without the KEEP keyword, as the user exits pgmB the
screen will go blank for just a split second before the display from pgmA is
restored.

It doesn't seem to matter if you have RSTDSP(*YES) or USRRSTDSP, without the
KEEP, it blinks.

IBM's example shows a single display file.  This brings up a different set
of issues than if you have a separate display file for each program.

I've lost the original post, but are you using a single or multiple display
files?  If it is a single display file are you using a shared ODP?

The reason I ask is that we use a single display file for all related
programs (ie: xxxxWRK, xxxxEDT, xxxxADD, etc.) and have a shared ODP and do
not experience background screen loss.

J. KIlgore