Re: Subfile question -- RPG400-L

Ron,

You can use an option indicator on those fields as long as you code the
subfile with SUBSIZ=SFLPAG.   Which means you have to control the roll
forward and backward in your program.  Here's an example which uses
*IN01=*ON for the total line and *IN01=*OFF for the date line:

     A          R SUBFILE                   SFL
     A  01                              3  1'Total:'
     A  01        CHAR          10A  B  3  8
     A N01                              3  1' Date:'
     A N01        DATE           8  0B  3  8EDTWRD('    /  /  ')
     A          R CONTROL                   SFLCTL(SUBFILE)
     A  31                                  SFLDSP
     A N30                                  SFLDSPCTL
     A  30                                  SFLCLR
     A                                      SFLSIZ(0005)
     A                                      SFLPAG(0005)

Hope this helps,
Paul

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<RPower@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OF844E2CD6.D897C717-ONA3256F5E.0054EA9F-A3256F5E.005585E4@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Ok,
> I have a subfile record where I'd like to display a character field with
> the value 'TOTAL: ' or an input/output field for date depending on the
> type of record it is.  If it is a Total record, then I want the char field
> to display (it's 10 long), if not I want the 8 signed date field with edit
> word ('    /  /  ') making it 10 long.  Here's the catch, I want to have
> both in the same starting position.  Now, it won't let me using an
> indicator on the fields for which one to display because it won't compile.
>  I tried using DSPATR(ND) based on the indicator, but there's an issue
> with that as well.  Because DSPATR(ND) still outputs the field, just hides
> it, and uses a bit code to do it, on the records with the date I see the
> date field, but the total records I see nothing because the date field is
> saying ND and thus causing the char field which is in the same place to ND
> as well.  Basically to sum it up, make two fields occupy same space in a
> subfile record, one or other shows depending on a condition.  Thanks,
>
>
> Ron Power
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