RE: Unusual date / time stamp error when EXFMT is run

I tried that earlier but was getting the same error...in debug mode it tries 
to read the display file after the user hits enter.

I was thinking the same thing unless I have another problem I have not found 
yet.


On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:51:35 -0500, Mike Tobey wrote
> It sounds like you has F12 defined as CF12 which processes the screen
> 
> (checks for the dates to be valid) prior to sending control back to your
> program.  Use CA12 instead, the system will not check the date values
> prior to returning control back to your program.
> 
> Michael Tobey
> Applications Analyst
> Foremost Farms USA (Consumer Products)
> mike.tobey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Douglas W. Palme
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 3:25 PM
> To: RPG Group
> Subject: Unusual date / time stamp error when EXFMT is run
> 
> I have a DSPF wherein the user can either enter in some information for
> a report, IE: start date, end date, class and cat of freight.  when they
> hit the enter key the program will process the data and then submit the
> report to batch.
> 
> The DSPF has two date fields which are defined as type L, DSTARTDATE 
> and DENDDATE, with a DATFMT(*USA) parameter.
> 
> If the user wishes to exit the program they simply strike the F12 key
> which in turn turns on *IN12 which is used to exit the program.
> 
> I set it up this way to allow the user to submit more than one 
> report to batch....it loops until the *IN12 is turned on.  However 
> if a user starts the program and then decides before entering any 
> dates to F12 out, it generates an error when it tries to read the 
> DSPF.....is there any way to avoid this problem?
> 
> If you bought it, it was hauled by a truck - somewhere, sometime.
> 
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If you bought it, it was hauled by a truck - somewhere, sometime.