Re: With the dropping of a few features from IBM i are there vendor software concerns?

[Justin Taylor <jtaylor.0ab@xxxxxxxxx>]

For others who also missed it, see "Building a Display File Menu" in
chapter 9.
https://public.dhe.ibm.com/systems/power/docs/systemi/v6r1/en_US/sc415715.pdf

Thanks


date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:39:03 -0700
> from: VERNON HAMBERG Owner via MIDRANGE-L
>         <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: With the dropping of a few features from IBM i are there
>         vendor software concerns?
>
> I think I'd mentioned the Application Display Programming document - it
> includes instruction for creating menus of 3 kinds. The *MSGF one is what
> SDA created, perhaps exclusively. But we can use RDi to create the DSPF
> that is created as part of SDA's processing. And using iSphere's MSGF
> tooling, we could pretty easily create the MSGF for it. Then with the PDM
> perspective, say, run the CRTMNU command. A bit more work but doable,
> methinks.
>
>
> Then that document also describes creating UIM menus - and that's what IBM
> do to make all theirs. Now if only to get a UDA to help us out!
>
> Cheers
> Vern