Re: Question for the subfile processing experts

[WAJE0822 <waje0822@xxxxxxxxx>]

You can place function key verbiage by using the window title keyword.  I've only done it once and don't remember the keyword syntax but I do remember that you can set the alignment on the line.

On Nov 6, 2012, at 5:08 PM, James Lampert <jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ok.
>
> The goal is to have this:
>
> < ............................................................... >
> < : Select and sequence fields; press Enter.                    : >
> < : Seq  Field Name  Len   T Dp  Description                    : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :      OOOOOOOOOO 66666  O 66  OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO : >
> < :                                                     More... : >
> < : F12=Cancel                                                  : >
> < :.............................................................: >
>
> If I [ab]use SFLMSG as described before, I get the function key legend, 
> but it disappears when the system refreshes the screen. Fine if I'm 
> doing "SFLPAG=SFLSIZ" mode, but not if I'm doing "SFLSIZ > SFLPAG" mode.
>
> If I do
> <    A                                 19  1'F12=Cancel' >
> <    A                                      COLOR(BLU)   >
>
> with WINDOW(2 18 19 59), I get CPD7830:   Start line number too large.
>
> and if I do it with WINDOW(2 18 19 59 *NOMSGLIN), I get CPD7812: 
> Subfile control record overlaps subfile record.
>
> Is there a trick for putting a function key legend line on the bottom of 
> a window, below a subfile? I know that in non-window applications, I use 
> a separate RECORD for the function key legend(s) below a subfile, but I 
> don't see how that could work with a window.
>
> --
> JHHL
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