Position Cursor

[jane22]

I have 4 records I am displaying on a screen: Header, Subfile1, Subfile2, and Footer. I am using DSPATR(PC HI) on a field in Subfile1. I turn on the indicator for the display attribute and then write/read my records:

Write Header
Write Subfile1
Write Subfile2
Write Footer
Read Header
Read Subfile1
Read Subfile2
Read Footer

The cursor does not get positioned at the correct field. The field that should have the cursor on it is hightlighted, but the cursor is in a field up in the header record. Is there anyway to get around this?

Jane22

[jamief]

Re: Position Cursor

place the opposite (N) indicator on the field in the control (header) record.


Jamie

[jane22]

Re: Position Cursor

Jamie,

That didn't work. It is still displayed on the header record. The indicator is on when I write the the header again. What could I be missing?

[jamief]

Re: Position Cursor

Is there a PC indicator defined for the header (control record) field?

[jane22]

Re: Position Cursor

This is what I have:

 A          R HEADER                                         
        
 A                                      CF12(12 'Cancel & Return') 
 A                                      OVERLAY                    
 A        DPOS1         25A  B  4 27           
 A N71                                  DSPATR(PC)

 A          R SUBFILE1                   SFL                 
 A            DOPT1          1A  B  8 10                    
 A  71                                  DSPATR(PC HI)

[jamief]

Re: Position Cursor

Looks like it should work to me ........

Not sure what to suggest at this point...

anyone else?

Take care
Jamie

[Red]

Re: Position Cursor

It's a little hard to tell based on the limited amount of code

It sounds like you are already running it through debug to check your indicator. If not that is the obvious first suggestion.

I know it isn't the end result you want but what happens if you remove the conditioning indicator on the PC in your subfile and have no PC in the header? Does it put it somewhere in the subfile or still in the header? The result may give us an idea if it is the indicator or something else.

[jane22]

Re: Position Cursor

I removed the DSPATR from the header field and removed the indicator on the DSPATR on the subfile field.

The subfile fields are hightlighted, but the cursor is still in the header record.

Jane22

[jamief]

Re: Position Cursor

jane its going there cause its the first input and/or input output field on your display.
we have to turn off the PC on that field so that it will allow the cursor to be placed on
the subfile. In a normal subfile case this is no problem cause we can use the exfmt....
but because yours is a duel subfile and you are using the read/write method ..."some thing" is causing you a problem. To prove this I would do the opposite make the fields on your header be output only and test the position to on your subfile...Im betting the positioning will work.

Jamie

[jane22]

Re: Position Cursor

I made the header fields output only. The cursor still does not go to the field that is highlighted. It goes to the first field in the subfile.