Re: DSPF alpha field question

[Adam West <adamster@xxxxxxxxx>]

Booth, this could be good provide that it does allow for say 55 will not delete the left most.,

--- On Thu, 9/4/08, Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: DSPF alpha field question
To: "RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries" <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, September 4, 2008, 6:17 PM

Could you let them enter 5 & blank and then when you read the screen, do 
an  evalr ScrField = %trimr(ScrField) ?

Adam West wrote:
> HI I have a 2 pos. alpha field but in reality it is only getting numbers.
I want to prevent them from not hitting the field exit key - eventually this
field will be used as numeric. So if they enter 5 and a blank that is 50 rather
than 05.
>  
> I could make it numeric and then back out i suppose but is there a way
besides that?
>