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

I think that what you have is more of a timing issue. If you check for
F12 immediately after the EXFMT you should not get an error. For
example: 

C                   EXFMT     SCREEN1
 ***************************************************************  
 * CHECK FOR END OF JOB                                        *  
 ***************************************************************      

 C                   EXSR      ENDJOB  
                          
                                     
                      
 ***************************************************************      
 * SUBROUTINE CHECK FOR END OF JOB                             *      
 ***************************************************************      
C     ENDJOB        BEGSR                                             
C                   IF        *IN12 = *ON                             
C                   EVAL      *INLR = *ON                             
C                   RETURN                                            
C                   ENDIF                                             
C                   ENDSR                                             


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> 
> message: 1
> date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 13:24:45 -0700
> from: "Douglas W. Palme" <dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 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.
> 
     
Thanks,
Terry