Softcoding Screens was:Subfile question

["Fisher, Don" <Dfisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

That sounds very interesting.  It sounds like I have something to chew on
and aspire to.  At present I can't imagine how to softcode a character
variable between 1 and 20 characters with only six indicators, never mind
the actual position of the field and associated headings.  The DBU utility
manages it for it's subfiles so I'm certain it can be done. 

Out of curiosity, do you also allow the values to be saved as named defaults
or by user?  We allow that so the users can define multiple version of
reports that be executed daily, weekly, or monthly.  

Donald R. Fisher, III
Project Manager
Roomstore Furniture Company
(804) 784-7600 extension 2124
DFisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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Our report submission screen is completely soft-coded - it handles any alpha

field from 1-alpha to 20-alpha, it handles numerics, dates (*EUR, *ISO,
*DMY) and times. All edit codes and edit words are catered for. Granted, we
do use banks of indicators (6 for the alpha fields alone). The screen runs 
in 8 different languages, has field-sensitive help and field sensitive
prompting. You really can make your field selection subfile run just like a
regular panel - better in fact.
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