Re: CPF messages on Interactive Jobs

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Only cure is more programming--   monitor for the messages, add error 
checking, etc. etc.  Prevent the message from ever seeing the light 
of day!

When I write a program that has to interact with a human (ie get a 
response), I ask-- is there any way the information can be found 
without bothering someone to type in the run date or the first 
invoice number in the run.  Only after 2 or 3 iterations of "where 
can I find that info" does the inquiry bubble up to a human.

Similarly, a MONMSG in CLP will prevent a 1st level error from 
interrupting things.  You can intercept errors in RPG and other 
languages as well-- use the error indicator for disk errors, etc. 
And NEVER do you want to see a "Divide by Zero" error!

Of course-- if you don't have access to the source code...

--Paul E Musselman

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At 3:01 PM +0000 2/16/21, Greg Wilburn wrote:
> Does anyone know if there is a way to require a "response" on these messages?
>
> No matter how much we preach, users will inevitably press <enter> 
> through the message.  Would be nice if there was a way to require a 
> valid response (C D I R), etc. and NOT accept <enter> as a "C".
> --