Re: pausing a subfile

[Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

IMHO, using FRCDTA should always be preferred over DFRWRT(*NO) for two 
reasons:

1. DFRWRT affects the whole file, whereas FRCDTA affects only one record 
format.  This allows other record formats to continue with deferred 
writing, which performs much better.

2. FRCDTA is a DDS keyword that goes into the source code. DFRWRT is a 
keyword on the CRTDSPF command that must be remembered each time it is 
compiled.  This can be a big issue if you don't have some sort of build 
tool to build your projects, or use a tool like SDA to compile screens, 
because its really easy to forget to set the compile parameters.  Since 
FRCDTA is in the source code, there's nothing to forget.

-SK

On 7/15/2019 7:21 AM, MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I could be wrong here, but I think you're actually closer than you think.
> But you have to specify DFRWRT(*NO) on the CRTDSPF command. The default is
> DFRWRT(*YES). When writes are deferred, Workstation Data Management waits
> for a read of the display file before it actually writes it to the
> screen--DFRWRT(*NO) will override this and should allow you to do what
> you're after.