RE: ERRMSG Keyword in display files....

[cmassoglia@xxxxxxxxxxx (Charlie Massoglia)]

Brian Johnson wrote:
>
>Would one also have to specify DFRWRT(*NO) on the CRTDSPF command?
>
No, this is not necessary.  ERRMSG is a bizarre keyword.  It is only in
effect the second time a screen is written.  RCDFMT is sent to the
workstation 2 times in a single WRITE when the EXFMT is executed.  The user
does not see the screen written twice.  

>If I understand you correctly, you are redisplaying a screen after   
>changing
>some data in your program and the changes are not reflected on screen.
>
>The problem is that the ERRMSG keyword also implies a PUTRETAIN keyword.
>Therefor the input fields are not disturbed.  Depending upon you
>application, you may be able to get around this problem with the   
>following
>sequuence:
>   WRITE RCDFMT
>   SETON ERRMSG Indicators
>   EXFMT RCDFMT
>
>This will cause the fields to be updated on the screen.
>
>


Charlie Massoglia, Massoglia Technical Consulting, Inc.
PO Box 1065, Okemos, MI 48854, USA
517-676-9700  Fax: 517-676-1006  EMAIL: cmassoglia@voyager.net


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