RE: Indicator Redux -- RPG400-L

Using INDDS you have 2 sets of indicators 1 -99.  One set (the INDDS) is
used to control the display file functions & the others (*IN) are usable
only by the RPG program.  Setting on the excludesys will not in anyway
affect the indicators in the *IN set of indicators.  Personally I don't
use INDDS...I just overlay the *IN set with meaningful names so I can
reference either *IN27 or ExcludeSys.

For example:
D IndArrPtr       s               *   Inz(%Addr(*In)) 
                                                      
D                 ds                  Based(IndArrPtr)
                                                      
D Sfl1_Dsp               30     30                    
D Sfl1_DspCtl            31     31                    
D Sfl1_Clear             32     32                    
D Sfl1_End               97     97                    
                                                      
D Sfl2_Dsp               40     40                    
D Sfl2_DspCtl            41     41                    
D Sfl2_Clear             42     42                    
D Sfl2_End               98     98                    

This will overlay the *IN indicators so now I can reference *IN30 or
SFL1_DSP & "both" are turned on since they are actually the same
indicator ( place in memory) 


Thanks,
Tommy Holden


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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:38 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Re: Indicator Redux

No. I wouldn't use the pointer method at all. I haven't used it since
named
indicators came out in V5R1? If you have INDARA specified in your
display
file, and you have an INDDS in your RPG program, you're making the
association between the numeric indicator in your display file and the
named
indicator in your RPG program. It's the same indicator. If this isn't
working, you're not using INDARA/INDDS correctly. Post some code...

On 12/6/06, Turnidge, Dave <DTurnidge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


I have INDDS and INDARA... So, it appears that in order to get

indicator

*IN27 turned on with a data structure, I have to use the "pointer
method".... Is that correct?

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On

Behalf Of Wilt, Charles
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 10:26 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: RE: Indicator Redux

Dave,

The only time there's more than one set of indicators is when the

INDDS

keyword is specified on a (display/printer) file's f-spec to go along
with the INDARA keyword in the file's DDS.

Otherwise, there is only one set.

*IN27 always(*) refers to the RPG indicators, which via the "pointer
method" could be given readable names.

If you're not using INDDS, then *IN27 would be shared with the display
file.

Sounds like you are using INDDS, thus the only way to reference the
display file indicator 27 is via the name ExcludeSys assigned via the

DS

specified with INDDS.

*note: "always" may not be correct as I imagine you could play some
pointer games.  But without doing that, I think "always" is correct.

HTH,

Charles Wilt
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Turnidge, Dave
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 11:12 AM
To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
Subject: Indicator Redux

I have looked through the archives having to do with Indicator

Arrays,

and am confused. It appears that there are two arrays(?): one for
display file indicators, and one for RPG indicators.

When I started on my current project I was told that I didn't need

to

use the "pointer method" to define my indicators, but now I am

running

into a problem. I have set up variable "ExcludeSys" for position 27

in

my indicator data structure. However, when I turn ExcludeSys *ON,
*IN27 is not *ON, and, I WANT it to be on.

Please help me understand the difference (if there is one) and/or

how

to be able to use a variable name and have the action continue on to
the indicator. Also, if there is a page in a Redbook (or equivalent)
that explains this from IBM's "easy to understand" viewpoint <G> a
link would be nice...

Thank you,

Dave

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