Re: Permanent I/O Error occured to DSPF

["Charles Wilt" <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 9:00 AM, Charles Wilt <charles.wilt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 5:18 PM, Simon Coulter <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 10/10/2008, at 2:47 AM, Charles Wilt wrote:
> >
> > > Now interestingly enough, I get the error when using IBM's Client
> > > Access; however if I use Powerterm, I don't get the error.  The device
> > > description is the same in either case.
> >
> > The Query5250 Response allows the controller to specify the maximum
> > number of input fields allowed. Normally this is set to X'100' (i.e.,
> > 256). I guess it's possible for an emulator to increase this value
> > but I haven't tried that. Perhaps Powerterm is doing this which might
> > explain your observed behaviour? 256 was certainly the last published
> > maximum but perhaps it's been increased (540 shows 256 and 610 is off
> > the air at present).
>
> I don't have 256 fields on the screen....Although, there's lots of
> hidden and program fields.  Are those counted toward the limit?
>
> Are we talking 256 fields total, or is this a per record format limit?

Ok a quick count of the fields in the o-specs of the compiler listing
gives my a total number of fields in teh display file of less than
200.

Charles