Re: automatic refresh

["Leif Svalgaard" <leif@xxxxxxxx>]

thanks Martin.
I ended up using the standard INVITE
method. With a simple MI-program
it is possible to change the delay time
dynamically any time you want, so
one is not stuck with the WAITRCD
compile time value.

----- Original Message -----
From: Martin Rowe <martin@dbg400.net>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 1:49 AM
Subject: Re: automatic refresh


> Hi Leif
> On Thursday 28 December 2000 00:30, Leif Svalgaard <leif@leif.org> wrote:
> > The first problem has been resolved (not solved)
> > as it does not happen all the time.
> > Somebody, please help with the second.
> > Thanks
> > Leif
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Leif Svalgaard <leif@leif.org>
> > To: List Midrange <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2000 11:10 AM
> > Subject: automatic refresh
> >
> > > Folks,
> > >
> <snipped>
> > > this works fine for a "normal" display, but does NOT work for
> > > the async console. Probably because the maxdev parm
> > > having no effect for the console or some such stupid thing.
> > >
> > > Second problem:
> > > an RPG/400 version of the above.
>
> I've never worked on an async console, so can't tell if the following
> will help, but have you tried using the data queue technique for
> auto-refreshing the screen. You get a bit more flexibility, in that you
> can set the wait time you want at run time (or at any point while the
> program runs). I've got a DDS / RPG/400 example on my site (go to the
> Usenet code samples in the Extras section[1]) which may give some further
> tips. There's a DDS / CL auto-refresh routine there as well.
>
> > > Third problem:
> > > How to avoid the erasure of the screen when the
> > > RPG program returns.
> > >
> > > TIA
> > > Leif Svalgaard
> > >
>
> Regards, Martin
> [1] I really must put anchors in so I can just post a specific URL ;-)
> --
> martin@dbg400.net / jamaro@firstlinux.net
> http://www.dbg400.net DBG/400 - DataBase Generation utilities
> Free test environment tools for the AS/400 and misc other stuff
>
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