Re: program described workstn file:

[Simon Coulter <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday, October 28, 2003, at 09:58  AM, Booth Martin wrote:

>  FSCREEN    CF   F  600        WORKSTN
>
> This compiles but won't run.  At runtime it tells me it can't find 
> SCREEN.
> Well of course it can't.  SCREEN is program described.   Any idea how 
> to fix
> this problem?

This is no different from a program-described printer file. The file 
layout is described in the program but you still need a printer file 
object (e.g., QSYSPRT).

So too here you still need a display file object. CRTDSPF SCREEN will 
do it. You can specify whatever device parameters you need.

> (I know, I know.  Who makes program described screens.  Well, in 1983 
> that
> was the only choice.  Now I have to maintain it.  :(

I reckon I'd quit!

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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