Re: prob in subfile...

Hi Jerry,
 
<snip>
Thanks for the explanation. I knew you could set the size and page values
for a subfile to the same, just never saw any reason to do that. Which
explains my lack of experience in this area.
</snip>
 
Always wanted to condition a subfile field on an indicator so you can
control whether it is displayed on a specific subfile line..?
 
Ever got annoyed because you have a panel with many different fields but
quite a few are non-displayed for different users for different reasons, and
this causes big "gaps" to appear all over the screen..?   
 
By setting SFLSIZ = SFLPAG you can use conditioning indicators on subfile
fields. This is because you are telling the system that you do not require
paging, and that you are only building a single page. The system then allows
you to effectively build a "panel" screen using a single subfile page. This
is extremely useful if you have a panel with many ommisable fields: Rather
than having your displayed fields scattered about the screen in a sea of
blank spaces, you can use this technique to display only the fields you want
- and in an orderly and presentable manner - every time! That is, your
displayed fields cascade down the screen (as it is built subfile line by
subfile line) without any gaps. The downside is the increased complexity in
your code (each subfile line contains all possible fields - but only
displays the ones you want).
 
You want a dynamically built panel without lots of blank spaces? Use a
subfile with SFLPAG= SFLSIZ.
 
HTH
 
Larry Ducie