Re: SUBFTR01 and SUBFTR02 - OVERLAY vs CLRL and inserting blanks

Simon,
I'm not using CLRL(*NO) anymore. Maybe the asterisks didn't come through. They are commented out.
Quite sure at one point I did remove the CLRL(*No) and had bleed-through and that is why the ERASE is working.
The MSGSUBC apparently didn't clear it either.

I'll try it again tomorrow even though I think I went that route already.
Just when I got it working........
Thanks again for your time.
Fran

Simon Coulter <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 09/08/2008 4:36 PM >>>

Why are you specifying CLRL(*NO) on both footers? Surely the footers
do not share character positions with other active formats? Surely
they share space only with each other?

Without CLRL(*NO) I expect you won't need the ERASE keyword either,
thus simplifying the DDS.

MSGSUBC should clear the screen. Then either,
SUBFTR01 overlays
SUBCTL01 overlays
or
SUBFTR02 overlays
SUBCTL02 overlays

It appears that these formats are always used as matched pairs so
there should never be bleed-through from previous formats once CLRL
(*NO) is removed. Without CLRL(*NO) you shouldn't need the ERASE
keyword. You shouldn't need that anyway because the WRITE of MSGSUBC
should have cleared the screen thus removing all active formats.
Comprenez-vous?

Regards,
Simon Coulter.
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