Re: Question about subfiles.

[Jason Olson <josys36@xxxxxxxxx>]

No they are not both 12. Subfile size is 12 and subfile page is 4.

I'm using SQL to fetch the records to feed to the subfile. So I only 
fetch 12 at a time. If there is less I load less.


J


On 4/17/23 10:05, Charles Wilt wrote:
> What do you have in the DDS for SFLSIZ and SFLPAG?
>
> Sounds like they both are 12...in which case you've got a page-at-a-time
> subfile.
>
> You probably want SFLPAG(12) and SFLSIZ of at least 13 to give you an
> expanding subfile..
>
> Or just do SFLSIZ large enough, say 24, to give you enough room to load all
> the records...
>
> Charles
>
> On Mon, Apr 17, 2023 at 8:33 AM Jason Olson <josys36@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > I have a question about subfile drop and fold. This may have been
> > something I solved years ago, but I can't remember.
> >
> > I have a table with 15 records in it. The subfile is designed to hold
> > 12. When the subfile is displayed I have a function key to drop or fold
> > the subfile records, and when folded you see 4 records. Nothing out of
> > the ordinary.
> >
> > The issue comes in when you use page up or page down. When the subfile
> > is folded and you page down, you see the next set of folded records. If
> > you page up you see the top of the file again. If you page down twice
> > and page up, you see the correct records again. However, if you page
> > down all the way to the bottom and then page up, control is being
> > returned to the program, and then the subfile is being reloaded. This
> > then puts the subfile at the top of the display. If you don't page down
> > to the bottom and page up, it's showing the correct records and not
> > returning control back to the program
> >
> > Why is it returning control back to the program when you page up and are
> > at the bottom of the subfile? I was just thinking I could put code in to
> > not reload if the subfile is folded, but I don't remember this happening
> > to me in the past. Subfiles are not my favorite LOL.
> >
> >
> > Jason
> >
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