Re: Protected fields in a display file.

[Reeve <rfritchman@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is the field defined on the DSPF "both" output and input?  If you don't
specify input capability, a defined field defaults to output-only.

On Wed, Feb 8, 2023 at 8:43 AM <dfreinkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I have a simple RPG program that a vendor wrote that is like a DFU.
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> I am trying to add validation to the program but find that the field I am
> checking is protected. By that I mean there is no PROTECT at field or
> record
> level.
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> However, when I go into the program in debug, I change the value of the
> field on screen but the value retained in the program is the original
> value.
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> The field name is the same as the physical file so there is no chance I
> missed moving values.
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> I also see the program uses WRITE followed by READ instead of using EXFMT.
> I
> hope this is not the reason.
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> Why does the system not use the keyed in values?
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> Darryl Freinkel
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