Re: DDS field that refuses to update no matter what

[Dick_Johnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> I'm having a Friday afternoon senior moment.  I'm thinking that I'm 
> missing a DDS keyword or something.  I've got a promptable field in a 
> display file.  I can press F4, the prompt window displays, and I select 
> the value.  When I debug the RPG/Free code it shows that the variable has 

> the selected value.  The problem is that when the program loops back to 
> the EXFMT statement the new value isn't in the field.  Instead, it has 
the 
> default of zero.  If I hit ENTER or a function key the zero is put into 
> the variable.  Other than that, the screen looks just fine following the 
> prompt.  I have the additional parameters set as:
>
> Enhanced display . . . . . . . .   *YES 
> Restore display  . . . . . . . .   *NO 
> Defer write  . . . . . . . . . .   *YES 
>
>
> Thoughts?  We are at V5R4.

You haven't mentioned anything about the program that is executing the 
display file and updating the data file.  Are you using a 
subprocedure/module or a standard RPG-400 or RPG-IV program?

Dick J. (AZ)