RE: dspf field definition -- RPG400-L

Subject: RE: dspf field definition
From: "Armbruster, Tom" <Tom.Armbruster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:40:23 -0600
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It's emulator dependant. Many 5250 emulators allow for customized
keyboard mapping.

Tom Armbruster

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Subject: Re: dspf field definition

Francis Lapeyre wrote:

To enter a negative number on the screen, the users need to use the

Field

Minus key. This is not the same thing as the hyphen.

Is this emulator-dependant? Or does this only apply when using an
actual terminal? I can enter negative numbers using the
hyphen/underscore key (to the right of the zero on my QWERTY keyboard),
but that is using iSeries Access.

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