RE: Subfile Question

["Mark A. Manske" <mmanske@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Debbie,

Just a thought here,
would it work for you to use an indicator on that field to 
turn on the field for auto record advance (which in essence
would be like the user hitting the enter key)

Now your program "could" if the "enter key" was pressed
with this indicator on, jump to a roll sub-routine instead
and display the rest of the subfile.

HTH

Mark A. Manske



-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Debbie Panco
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 8:03 AM
To: MIDRANGE
Subject: Subfile Question


A question for the group............

I have a subfile (say max size of 36 with 12 lines per page).  This 
subfile has alpha and numeric fields all initialized to spaces/zeros.
My users enter information into this subfile and hit the enter key
when they are done entering all of the entries.  Their entries may
fit on one page (screen) or the user may have to roll for the next 
screen.   The last field in the subfile is a 2 char alpha field and when
they enter the 2 characters they are automatically advanced to the
next field.   

The problem is that the user is not paying attention and when he
enters the last entry on the page, he just keeps entering.  The cursor
wraps back to the top of the subfile and he is then typing over his
1st subfile entry.  Per his request, once he is done entering the last 
entry he wants the cursor to be frozen "stuck" there or to go somewhere
else (other than back to the top) so he can't type over his already
entered information.

All of this of course without him having to hit the enter key.  Short of
giving him only 1 page worth that he has to fill in at a time (and hitting
enter at the end of each page), does anyone know of a way (a subfile
keyword?) that will allow the auto advance to the next field but will not
go to the top of the subfile if that auto advance field is the last field
in the subfile?
  
Debbie Panco 
Senior Systems Analyst / Project Leader
United Consumer Financial Services
865 Bassett Road
Westlake, Ohio 44142
dpanco43@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
440-835-6674


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