PDNCTL Keyword

[kishor]

Hi,

anybody have idea of PDNCTL keyword ?????

thanks

[kitvb1]

Re: PDNCTL Keyword


Polished and ready to serve

[jamief]

Re: PDNCTL Keyword

can you please write a better question...
I don't understand what you are asking.

thanks
Jamie

[Mark A Smith]

Re: PDNCTL Keyword

Please Do Not Cross The Line...

paging AS400Pro

[kishor]

Re: PDNCTL Keyword

its a type of display file record

Type choices, press Enter.                                               
                                                                         
  New record  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                Name          
                                                                         
  Type  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   RECORD       RECORD, USRDFN
                                                           SFL,    SFLMSG
                                                           WINDOW, WDWSFL
                                                           PULDWN, PDNSFL
                                                           MNUBAR

[jamief]

Re: PDNCTL Keyword

I have never used this beast and a quick example search showed none.

Anyone out there have any examples?


Jamie

[Mark A Smith]

Re: PDNCTL Keyword

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/books/c0926040.pdf

... PDNSFL
Creating a Pull-Down Record
To create a pull-down record:
1. Select option 1 (Design screens) on the Screen Design Aid (SDA) menu and
press Enter. The Design Screens display appears.
2. Specify the source file, and a library and member name on the Design Screens
display:
a. Type QDDSSRC in the Source file prompt.
b. Type QGPL in the Library prompt.
c. Type PDN1 in the Member prompt.
d. Press Enter.
The Work with Display Records display appears.
3. To indicate that you want to create a new record, type 1 (Add) in the Opt
column on the Work with Display Records display and press Enter. The Add
New Record display appears.
4. To specify a name and type for the new pull-down record on the Add New
Record display:
a. Type FPULDWN in the New record prompt.
b. Type PULDWN in the Type prompt. This specifies that the record is a pulldown.
Note: To create a pull-down record with a subfile, you can type PDNSFL in
the Type prompt.
c. Press Enter to add the new pull-down record. The Select Pull-Down
Record Keywords display appears.
d. Press Enter again. The Work with Records display appears.
5. To copy the FPULDWN record to create a second pull-down record, type 3 (Copy)
in the Opt column next to the FPULDWN record on the Work with Display Records
display and press Enter. The Copy Records display appears.
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6. To create the new record, type EPULDWN in the New name column on the copy
Records display and press Enter. The Work with Display Records display reappears.
A message indicates that the record has been copied.
Creating a Menu-Bar Record
To create a menu-bar record and define keywords for the record:
1. Type 1 (Add) in the Opt column on the Work with Display Records display and
press Enter to indicate that you want to create another new record. The Add
New Record display appears.
2. To specify a name and type for the new menu-bar record on the Add New
Record display:
a. Type MNUBAR1 in the New record prompt.
b. Type MNUBAR in the Type prompt to specify that the record is a menu bar.
c. Press Enter.
The Select Menu-Bar Record Keywords display appears.
3. Type Y (Yes) in the General keywords prompt on the Select Menu-Bar Record
Keywords display and press Enter. The Define General Keywords display
appears. The menu-bar display separator is the default. If the separator is not
required, blank out the Y (Yes) in the MNUBARDSP prompt.
4. To select keywords for the menu-bar record on the Define General Keywords
display:
a. Type Y (Yes) in the Select parameters prompt for the MNUBARDSP
keyword.
b. Type Y (Yes) in the Menu-cancel key prompt.
c. Type 12 in the CA key prompt to define F12 as the cancel key for the menu
bar.
d. Press Enter.
The Define Menu-Bar Display Keywords display appears.
5. To select the MNUBARDSP keyword, type Y (Yes) in the Menu-bar display
parameter prompt and press Enter.
6. Press Enter again on the Define Menu-Bar Display Keywords display. The
Define General Keywords display appears.
7. Press Enter twice to return to the Work with Display Records display. A
message on the Work with Display Records display indicates that the
MNUBAR1 record has been added.
Defining the Menu-Bar Field
When you create a menu-bar record, a field is created automatically. You cannot
change the values for the field, but you can work with it to create menu-bar
choices.
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