Displaying multiple windows

[redvan]

Hi,
I have a window SLF that allows the user to enter notes via a selection option, which causes a window to pop up for their entry. The SFL allows several entries to be selected and each is handled in order.

Here's the issue, when they select several entries; for the first selection, the pop up is displayed over the SFL. For the second and beyond, the screen is erased so they only see the pop up window.

I'm using a dummy record with overlay and assume and the window record has overlay.

What am I missing?

[kitvb1]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

Are you using the RMVWDW keyword?

[redvan]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

Are you using the RMVWDW keyword?

No.

[tomholden]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

remove the dummy record & assume nothing <tic> compile the DSPF using RSTDSP(*YES) (or use CHGDSPF)

[redvan]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

remove the dummy record & assume nothing <tic> compile the DSPF using RSTDSP(*YES) (or use CHGDSPF)

Ok Tom,
Did as you instructed and now the SFL is gone as soon as the first pop up is displayed and stays lost until the last pop up is closed. (?)

[jamief]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

can you post enough code so that I can play with this quickly?

Thanks
Jamie

[redvan]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

Sure jamie, see attchments....

[redvan]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

oops, gave you the SFL code, let me get the pop up wdw code too...

[redvan]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

Here...

[jamief]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

try changing the window to 132 as default 1st entry and 80 as second.

jamie

[MichaelCatalani]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

If your subfile window is not sensing what mode the display is in (24x80 or 27 x 132) then it will cause the existing screen to blank out if it attempts to display at a different size. (ie, if the main program is 27x132, and the subfile window is only set to 24x80, the main program screen will blank out when the subfile window is displayed.)

To keep it from doing this, your subfile window needs to sense the current mode of the display before it opens its display file and outputs the window. Once it retrieves the current display file size, it can set the window display file to the current size and then open the display file. You can check on how to do this here: http://provatosys.com/retrieve.html

[jamief]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

yes what michael says

[B.Hauser]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

Hi, this is a well known situation ... and I assume because IBM did not fix it yet they will not change it in future either.

The background disappears if several windows (for example match codes) are opened (and closed) without executing an EXTFMT of the subfile between the opens.
That means you open and select from window1. After the selection an EXTFMT on the subfile is executed (you pressed enter and redisplay your subfile). If you open the second window after, the background will not disappear.
... but if you open the windows one after the other, that means select values for the first field and after for the second one, the background will disapear as soon as you open the second window.
... neither ASSUME nor KEEP (nor anything else ... I've already tried all keywords and keyword combinations I could imagine) will solve the problem.

Birgitta

[redvan]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

Thank you jamief, Birgitta and Michael.

[kitvb1]

Re: Displaying multiple windows

You can also look here ... http://forums.systeminetwork.com/isn...81&postcount=3