Re: can one RPG program display two screens at one time?

[booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

I'd forgotten that request.  Then I was trying to write a "talk" program
between two different users.  I never did get it to work.

The reason I want the second  session is lack of screen real estate.  24 x
80 is just not enough room.  25 x 132 is more, but its not 50 x 132.

> I guess you never got this working (or we are missing what you are
> trying to do)
> http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/200310/msg00920.html
> Getting the second display was not a problem for me using
> http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l/199812/msg00644.html
> I did have to uncomment the ACQ line, and use
> CRTDSPF FILE(MYDSPF) SRCFILE(xxx/xxx) DEV(*NONE) MAXDEV(50)
> from  http://archive.midrange.com/rpg400-l/199906/msg00009.html
> But were I see the problems are, how are you going to start the client
> access session? (Ok I am sure that is on the list someplace also). How
> to get the AS400 device name? (It could be a set name or some naming
> scheme, but how do you know what that is?) How do you force the new
> session to get focus? How do you close down the new session? And how are
> you going to pass data? (data queue, etc).
>
> It sure seams to me if you are going to start a new session that will
> most likly cover the screen or some part of it anyway, I do not see how
> that is different then just a pop up window and control were on the
> display it shows based on the location of record the data is for.
>
> John Ross
> www.ERP400.com
> www.Netshare400.com