Re: Signon Screen Application

[Gerald Magnuson <magnuson@xxxxxxx>]

Sclind2@aol.com wrote:

> Add something like this to the signon screen:
>
> MSGLINE      400   O 18  1MSGID(ZEN 9999 ZECUTL/ZENMSGF)
>                           COLOR(WHT)
>
> Add a message similar to this:
>
> Message ID . . . . . . . . . :   ZEN9999
> Message file . . . . . . . . :   ZENMSGF
>   Library  . . . . . . . . . :     ZECUTL
>
> First level Message . . . . :   ZEN9999
> Second level message:
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --|
>                   Welcome to the Zenith Sales System
>
>   |---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> -----
>
> You'll have to play with the spacing.
>
> Apparently there is a little trick that if the first level text matches the
> msgid, the second level text is used instead.  (Probably learned that thru
> this list)
>
> Scott Lindstrom
> Zenith Electronics

 I have done this with a signon screen we use. It works great.

However I have a "wierd" thing happening in my message text.
There are 3 formating control characters that can be used in second level 
message
text.
They are &N, &P, and &B. They are to skip to new lines on the display.
If I display the message text through DSPMSG or WRKMSGD the message is formated.
 HOWEVER,  on my display file, the message is not formated to skip to new lines,
BUT the control characters are gone on the screen.

What gives?  (or what did I brake?)  Is there a DDS keyword that deals with
formatting of messages?

Gerald Magnuson
Sr. Programmer/Analyst
Knapheide Manufacturing Company

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