Re: Subfiles - overlapping fields -- RPG400-L

Ah but that approach won't work if you have 4 different subfile records 
that you want to show at any given time.  Say for instance you want to 
show a subfile for the different options available to an employee and have 
the user select the one they wish to display in detail.  Depending on what 
that employee has signed up for, they could have 8 different types of 
pension, leave, benefits etc.  I like that approach of using the single 
alpha field for the subfile record.  It never even dawned on me to use 
hidden fields for the "real" data, and the color attributes, nice touch.
Just a second here, 
OPEN            BRAIN
WRITE           BRAINR
CLOSE           BRAIN

Ok, I've stored that little idea in my head.  LOL.


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As you arrive at that level of sophistication it might be cleaner and
simpler to just fill two subfiles everytime, and then let the user choose
which view to see with an F-key.   Its not much more work, and it sure is
easier to understand or modify 3 months later 

 

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That is a great technique if you're only displaying data. But what if you

want input capable data in your subfile?

 

Thanks,

 

Mark

 

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Hello Kurt

 

What I have done in the past, doesn't necessarily involve less work, but

seems to accomodate the need.

 

I usually build a single alpha field as the subfile record, and then use

hidden fields for the real data. Then I create data structures based on 
the

 

multiple record types I want to show, and EVAL the appropriate . With the

ability to color sections of an alpha field (which I just learned from 
this

 

message group -- thanks again!), this allows you to show or not show

whatever you want, with colors and attributes, per subfile record.

 

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On 5/17/05, Kurt Anderson <kjanderson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

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> As wonderful as subfiles are, I get tired of not being able to condition

> a field in a subfile. I can't even DSPATR(ND) a field and have another

> field appear because of it (the ND field will display as blank, the

> field 'beneath' will never display on the screen as far as I can tell).

> Why is this? Is there any hopes that this limitation will be lifted in

> the future?

 

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