Re: Message of the day at 5250 signon

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I just send them to
https://fromwhereistand.info/2022/11/thoughts-of-the-day-for-the-week-of-november-6-2022/


:)

On 2022-11-09 09:12, Rob Berendt wrote:

> Just a thought (after reading the other replies).
> How does IBM pop up that message that some other session is getting your messages when you sign on to more than one session?  Would adopting that technique work?
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> Hello,
>
> UNIX systems may have a file /etc/motd with a short text for showing more or less important information to users on logon time. This usually scrolls out of view quickly in a classic „scrolling" shell environment. An example would be an announcement about an upcoming maintenance downtime.
>
> I'm wondering if there is a similar function for 5250 sessions on IBM i, or especially it's ancestors.
>
> I understand that the message line text shown at signon time is statically defined in the menu panel group and just once more a copyright reminder by IBM.
>
> I guess, to achieve my goal, I might end up coding a full-fledged main menu myself with the necessary routines to read a message of the day from somewhere and show it in the message line.
>
> Any thoughts about this? Is there an easier way?
>
> Thanks!
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> :wq! PoC
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