RE: Display Files

[jstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Doug,

I may not fully undestand what you're doing here, but I don't like using 
indicators, so I try to avoid them as much as possible.  What I'd do is, 
I'd place an output field on the display file of 2A. Then set that field 
value in the RPG program to AM or PM.  Or, in my trucking applications, I 
was usually very tight on screen space, so I usually displayed in 24 hour 
times.  So 3:30pm was displayed as 15:30 (or even 1530, or even sometimes 
as just 15).  Or, if you want to display the AM/PM and want to save the 
space between the actual time and the AM/PM, then you could make a 5a, 6a 
or 7a field and build the display in the RPG so it displays like " 330P", 
" 3:30P", " 3:30PM". Stuff like that.

RPG code could work like this... (assuming that internal storage is in 24 
hour clock)

If Time > 1159;
  DisplayTime = %CHAR(Time) + 'PM';
 else;
  DisplayTime = %CHAR(Time) + 'AM';
Endif;


Or...

If Time > 1159;
  DisplayTime = %SUBST(%CHAR(Time):1:2) + ':' + %SUBST(%CHAR(Time):3:2)  + 
'PM';
 else;
  Displaytime = %SUBST(%CHAR(Time):1:2) + ':' + %SUBST(%CHAR(Time):3:2) + 
'AM';
Endif;


Or...

If Time > 1159;
  AMPM = 'PM';
 Else;
 AMPM = 'AM';
Endif;

DisplayTime = %SUBST(CHAR( Time ) : 1 : 2) + ':' + %SUBST( %CHAR( Time ) : 
3 : 2 ) + AMPM;


Lots of possibilities...

Hope it helps.


Jeff Stevens
Mize, Houser & Co. P.A.
913 451 1882
JStevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx





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This may not be exactly what you want but one option is to use the DSPATR 
keyword with a system to program field.  Default the field value to x'27' 
which is non-display.  When you want the constant displayed set it to 
x'20'. 

Alternatively you could use DSPATR(ND) conditioned by an indicator being 
off (ex. N30).  When you want the constant displayed turn the indicator 
on.  It's backwards and therefore somewhat confusing but will do what you 
want.

There is more information in the DDS Reference for Display Files manual.

Rick

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From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Douglas W. Palme
Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2004 8:33 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Display Files


I have a quick question about a display file I am working on. 

it is for a truck dispatch inquiry where the dispatcher views the load
information, check call, etc.  However I need to add a couple of constants
that only appear if say the truck is due for a PM, etc.  Now I know I can
just add an indicator to it and when the truck chesks for its PM status it
turns it on or off; my question is there a way with SDA that I can turn it
off by defualt?

I would rather only turn it on if it is needed.



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