RE: Stale Window Background

Thanks for your suggestion Mark.  Unfortunately I am already specifying
RSTDSP(*YES), and as you can see in the code below, no overlays are in use
in the DSPF of PGMB.  I did finally manage to locate a thread here circa
1998 which concluded that closing the display file in PGMB is the only
solution for the stale background problem.  I suspect this still the case.
      Thanks, -Dave



Try specifying RSTDSP(*YES) on your CRTDSPF command for the full screen
display files. And watch any record formats that have OVERLAY specified.
I've seen too many OVERLAYs foul up an application.


-----Original Message-----
Here is my scenario.
1. PGMA displays SCREEN1, then calls PGMB.
2. PGMB displays a window.  User presses F3. PGMB returns leaving it's
display file open and LR off.
3. PGMA displays SCREEN2, then calls PGMB.
4. PGMB displays a window

In the above scenario, the background displayed upon execution of step 4
is
the same background as displayed in step 2.  This situation persists
until
the display file in PGMB is closed.  Given that PGMA and PGMB must
remain
distinct programs, is there a way to have the current background
displayed
when PGMB displays it's window?  It seems kludgy to close PGMB's display
file every time it's called.  Below is the DDS for PGMB.


A                                      DSPSIZ(24 80 *DS3)
A                                      INDARA
A                                      PRINT
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------
A          R WINMSG
A                                      CF03(03)
A                                      CF12(12)
A                                      WINDOW(*DFT 5 50)
A            MSG1          50   O  1  1
A            MSG2          50   O  2  1
A            MSG3          50   O  3  1
A                                  4  1'Press Enter to Continue ...'
A                                      COLOR(BLU)
 *-------------------------------------------------------------------
A          R ASSUME
A                                      ASSUME
A            DUMMY          1      4 48