RE: Indicators

["Dan Bale" <dbale@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Wow, that seemed about as clear as mud.  I need to proofread a bit more.

> Maybe I mismember, and I'd look it up but I'm short on time
> today, but isn't there a DDS keyword with a p-field that
> lets you specify the name of the screen field that you want
> the cursor positioned to?  It would obsolete the need to
> use DSPATR(PC), and then you could use the DSPATR(p-field)
> solution.

The DSPATR(p-field) would do the colors, highlights, underscores, everything
but position the cursor.

Because of my muddled response, I checked out the Display DDS ref.  It
appears that, indeed, I mismembered.  I may have been thinking of the
RTNCSRLOC keyword.  Seems like we need a SETCSRLOC with the same parameter
types.  The existing CSRLOC only lets you specify row & column numbers.

Oh well.

db

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dan Bale
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 3:26 PM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: Indicators
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx / Tim Kredlo
> > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 3:11 PM
> >
> > Thanks for the suggestions.
> > I was looking for a convention that would be easily reusable, maybe a
> > service program, and your methods looks like something I could use.
> >
> > The mapping of field locations for row/col does seem like way too
> > much work, especially for program maintenance.
> >
> > I guess of all of the attributes I would NOT want to define in
> > the attribute field, cursor positioning would have been way down
> > the list, if on it at all.
> > Oh well!
>
> Maybe I mismember, and I'd look it up but I'm short on time
> today, but isn't
> there a DDS keyword with a p-field that lets you specify the name of the
> screen field that you want the cursor positioned to?  It would
> obsolete the
> need to use DSPATR(PC), and then you could use the
> DSPATR(p-field) solution.
>
> hth,
> db
>
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