Re: Additional indicators in a PRTF

[Alan Campin <alan0307d@xxxxxxxxx>]

If it's that complicated, why bother using indicators at all? Just
definition a field big enough to hold the header and just load the
appropriate header in the program?


On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 8:55 AM, Norm Dennis <nhdennis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Peter,
> Can you add a separate PRTF for your specific condition?
> Does the output have to be produced by the existing PRTF?
>
>
> Norm Dennis
>
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> I have the need to NOT to print some headers in a PRTF.  Currently, they
> are
> like this:
>
> A  41
> AO 35                             19 23'           Description'
> A N41N35                          19 23'Employee / Lic#-Supply / Descripti-
> A                                      on'
>
> The goal is that, under a specific condition, I cannot allow these headers
> to print: sound straight forward and simple so far.  The issue is that
> there
> are other headers and fields that are controlled by the use of these
> indicators.  If I try to manipulate these indicators in the RPG to turn on
> indicators 41 and 35, I may have stopped the printing of these headers but
> I
> will be generating unpredictable results with the other headers and fields
> that are part of this record format.
>
> Due to this challenge, I started to think about some information I believe
> I
> read before about how to define additional "custom" indicators for a PRTF
> or
> DSPF (I can't remember really) once you use them all on the RPG program
> (From 01-99)... or something like that.
>
> Am I dreaming or is this feasible?  If so, can you give me some guidance, a
> link or something, to get some info about this?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Peter Vidal
>
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