Re: Indicators in WORKSTN programs

[Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Another possibility is that you are using the CHGINPDFT keyword and 
giving too many DSPATR instructions to the field.

On 4/15/2013 2:03 PM, Mark.Bazer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I have only written a few interactive WORKSTN programs, and never one that
> passes indicators to condition field output. I built a file maintenance
> program that checks a master-file and if it doesn’t find a record turns on
> an indicator to show the key value on the screen in reverse image. I used
> Screen Design Aid to build the DSS specs.
> The only problem is that the reverse image function is not working.
>
> A            R2SHIP03           6Y 0B  9  8EDTCDE(4)
> A                                                  CHECK(RB)
> A  23                                              DSPATR(RI)
>
> I ran the program in debug mode and verified that the indicator is on when
> the EXFMT instruction executes. What am I missing? Is something else
> needed either in the RPG code or the DDS code to process the indicator?
>
> Mark Bazer
> Director, Information Systems
> Dyno LLC
> 954-971-2910 ext. 202