RE: Strange issue with CMD parameter length

["Jonathan Mason" <jonathan.mason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Peter

I think that the command prompt display panel has 20 display record formats
with the most common/popular field sizes defined - these being the 20 Scott
listed.

When the command is prompted, the system uses the closest record format for
each parameter.  Doing it any other way would mean a load more record
formats and processing when the command is prompted.

Jonathan

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Scott,

it doesn't really make sense, but it does explain why I get 25 for the 
19-char long parameter...

Thanks,

Peter Colpaert
Application Developer
PLI - IT - Kontich, Belgium
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Peter,

Take a look at the INLPMTLEN (initial prompt length) parameter of the 
PARM command.   You'll note that the possible values for the initial 
prompt length are as follows:

*CALC, *PWD, 1-12, 17, 25, 32, 50, 80, 132, 256, 512

The default value is *CALC which means that the length will be 
calculated -- that is, the closest length that's the same or higher than 
the field size will be used.

Since the possible lengths are 1-12, 17, 25, 32 (and so forth) the 
length for an 18 character field will be 25.  (17 would be too small, 
and the next highest number is 25.)

Make sense?