AS/400 Display File Questions


Display file level check identifier change
Hi all! I have a display file in LIB001 and its having many screen files and Window file, I just wanted to add one more screen file in this case. 1. Do I need to compile the Display file? 2. If compile the display file, its linked with many RPG, CL programs, so obviously I [...]

Answer Question   |  April 22, 2013  8:40 AM
AS/400, AS/400 Display File
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1,485 pts.

Field of type date(L)
I have a date field in my display file. When I enter an invalid date, it gets highlighted automatically. I want to show the user that the entered date is invalid through a message in the display file. How to do it?

Answer Question   |  April 11, 2013  2:10 PM
AS/400, AS/400 Display File
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380 pts.

Window keyword in display file
I have a program that displays a list of items and when one is selected it pops a window with detailed information. When I select an item, my window will not display. Is there a configuration/setting somewhere on the AS/400 that would keep the window from displaying ?

Answer Question   |  February 25, 2013  10:18 PM
AS/400, AS/400 Display File
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105 pts.

How to know whether some fields are changed in a display file
I have a display file with 25 fields. I want to know whether some value is changed when user hits enter. Since I have many fields in display file, taking each one and comparing with the file field is a difficult task. Any other suggestions?

Answer Question   |  February 7, 2013  5:07 AM
AS/400, AS/400 Display File
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1,955 pts.

AS400 – SQLRPGLE
Hi, We are moving Values to Database Fields using Embedded SQL Concept. In Embedded SQL, We can decide the Variable Names dynamically. Is it possible with Display File? why?

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2012  9:49 AM
AS/400 Display File, AS400 - Embedded SQL, Dynamic SQL, Embedded SQL, SQLRPGLE
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1,025 pts.

How to avoid the system message displaying on display screen.
System message is displaying at 24th lin eof display screen but I dont want to display the message over there. Please let me know to avoid this.

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  10:06 PM
AS/400, AS/400 Display File, AS/400 performance
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360 pts.

AS/400 key functions
A FUNCTION key F10 set up at the file level for a display file that looks like this ALTPAGEDWN(CF10). That functon is being used on several screens in the dispaly file for the roll down use. Hovever, I need to use the F10 key on another screen that does not need to use it for [...]

Answer Question   |  March 31, 2012  2:47 PM
AS/400 administration, AS/400 Display File, AS/400 Function Keys
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30 pts.

Autorefresh in RPG
Once the display file is displyed, the control should be come back to the program after specified time and do the refresh of the screen. Can you please suggest some of the good methods and some examples for DFRWRT in DDS.

Answer Question   |  July 13, 2011  4:34 PM
AS/400 Display File, Display File, RPG Display File, RPG/400
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360 pts.

AS/400 symatrax telnet
how can i make as400 symatrax telnet system display the sign on srceen

Answer Question   |  June 7, 2011  12:56 PM
AS/400 administration, AS/400 command functions, AS/400 Display File, Telnet
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5 pts.

Display spool
ih there, how can i display spool from all users until a specific date? tanx

Answer Question   |  May 25, 2011  10:59 AM
AS/400 Display File, AS/400 Spool Files, Spool files
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285 pts.

Add Variable Field to Menu
I wanted to add a field to a menu that is not a constant field, but one that may be populated by a CL program. I have a log on program built that asks for a user ID and some identifying information. From that I obtain their personal information. I’d like to be able, at [...]

Answer Question   |  May 25, 2011  6:16 PM
AS/400 Display File, AS/400 Menus, CL Program, SNDRCVF, WebFacing Tools
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40 pts.

AS/400 Connection Warning License
CWBLM0002 Warning License granted, however the number of available licenses for the product 5722XE1 has been exceeded. What does this mean?

Answer Question   |  March 21, 2011  4:02 PM
AS/400 Display File, AS/400 error messages, CWBLM0002 Warning License, Internal License Error
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40 pts.

AS/400 Display Files Not Retaining Last Window
So I have used this “dummy record many times before. Now with a new program/dds it will not.. Could it be b/c my new program is defined DSPSIZ(27 132 *DS4) and the program calling the new programs display size is DSPSIZ(24 80 *DS3)…  i need the calling program 80 column screen to stay while I [...]

Answer Question   |  March 14, 2011  8:02 PM
AS/400 - DDS, AS/400 Display File, Display File
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1,780 pts.

FNDSTRPDM to display spool file instead of printing
Hi,[Br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" />While I am doing FNDSTRPDM, always the result gets printed instead of displaying. How to make the result to display instead of print as spool file? [strong style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">FNDSTRPDM OPTION *DSP-THis will work or not...Any othe r way...Thanks in advance[/strong]

Answer Question   |  January 10, 2011  7:23 AM
AS/400 Display File, AS/400 Spool Files, FNDSTRPDM
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510 pts.

Explore function in AS400 display files
Is anyone aware if in AS400 display files we can have functionality like windows explore function.  For example in windows when I press windows key + E it will explore my directory and then i can go further in these directories. So is this type of functinality is possible in AS400 display files also. Please [...]

Answer Question   |  January 7, 2011  1:43 PM
AS/400 Display File, AS/400 Function Keys, Display File
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55 pts.

Displaying AS/400 Error Message in Red
I would like to display error message in red color using ERRMSG or ERRMSGID.[Br style=”padding: 0px; margin: 0px;” />[Br style=”padding: 0px; margin: 0px;” />Is it possible?

Answer Question   |  January 5, 2011  11:20 AM
AS/400 Display File, AS/400 error messages, AS/400 errors, Display File
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510 pts.

AS/400 display format
is there any possibility to define more than 9999 display formats?

Answer Question   |  December 21, 2010  6:05 PM
AS/400 Display File, AS400 printing issue, Display File
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5 pts.

How to Identify all work stations with object lock on specific display file
A break message needs to be sent to all workstations with a current lock on a specific display file. The message-sending CL program needs to identify those workstations and then send the break message to each of them. WRKOBJLCK regretably does not generate an output file, nor could I find an appropriate API for doing this. I [...]

Answer Question   |  November 11, 2010  5:36 AM
AS/400 Display File, CL programming, Display File, RPG, WRKOBJLCK
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250 pts.

iSeries (AS400) – can batch program send event-driven interrupt to interactive screen (not SNDBRKMSG)
I am looking for a way for an active batch program (waits on a data queue) to send an interrupt display to one or more users, based on specific data the program receives from the data queue. The interrupt would be a 1-way advice – no need for a reply, only ENTER – overlaying the application currently active [...]

Answer Question   |  October 6, 2010  6:21 AM
AS/400, AS/400 Display File, CL batch program, iSeries
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250 pts.

Using system’s some functional keys with Help screen
Dear Expert, To create Help for Display File Applications I am using HLPRCD (instead HLPPNLGRP), HLPARA keywords. In addition, I am using HLPFILE with help text for different options. For each Help record I have included HLPCMDKEY keyword and a couple keys that are typical for each Help. Example. HLPSEQ HLPCMDKEY CA01 CF03 CF12 But [...]

Answer Question   |  July 28, 2010  5:17 PM
AS/400, AS/400 Display File, iSeries, iSeries programming commands
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25 pts.