Re: Better way to code a maintenence program ILERPG

["Denis Robitaille" <DRobitaille@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I suggest not using F4 since it is the default "prompt" key

Denis Robitaille
Cascades Inc
819 363 5187
fax 819 363 5177
DRobitaille@cascades.com

>>> <Rajan.Srinivasan@Allfun.com> 06/08 12:46 PM >>>


Hello all,
                       I am  just trying to write a  maintenence program  for a
data file which has only two fields.  I  just  want to  know the
better way of  desiging that.   The user said they  dont want a main screen like
to select an option  1, 2, 3, etc to avoid back and forth.

So, I thought  of designing  subfile like the one at the bottom, which displays
the existing records and  input fields to enter new record.  If they want to
update they just go and overwrite on the respective record. If they want to
delete, they press F4 and a Screen 2:  will diplay  with protect *On.  If  they
select few  records to delete, the selected records will be displayed again as
OUTPUT , and Confirmation is asked to delete.



Any suggestion to better of way doing this.


Thanks

Regards
Raj



SCREEN 1:

                                                                                
                      

                  MAINTENENCE OF FIELD1 AND  FIELD2  FOR TRAIL BALANCES


                                                      ADD/UPDATE


               __________________________________________________
                FIELD1                     FIELD2
              
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                        1                          150
                      111                       121010
                      151                        15071
                      152                            1
                      153                        20053
                      ___                         ____
                      ___                         ____
                      ___                         ____
                      ___                         ____
                      ___                         ____
                                                                        More...


 F3-Exit    F4-Delete



 MAINTENENCE OF FIELD1 AND  FIELD2  FOR TRAIL BALANCES


                                   DELETE
   Enter Option 4 to delete
   ___________ _____________________________
      OPTION     FIELD1            FIELD2
   ---------- -----------------------------------------------------------

          _              1                          150
          _            111                       121010
          _            151                        15071
          _            152                            1
          _            153                        20053
          _            160                         1240
          _            180                         1542
          _            181                         1240
          _            224                          354
          _            464                           56
                                                                        More...


 F3-Exit    F4-Add/Update







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