Scroll panel without waiting for user response

hsk · New User Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 69 Location: India

Hi,
i have developed one panel. I want to display certain information on that panel, but i have only 5 lines available on the panel while the information i want to display is of 20 lines.
Generally when we display panel in rexx using
"ISPEXEC DISPLAY PANEL" (or even with simple SAY), rexx execution halts for response from user, when user presses attn key rexx resumes.
Is it possible to 'scroll' the screen automatically without waiting for user to hit enter ? Means i will display first 5 lines then after a delay of say 2-3 sec, i will display next 5 lines. Can i continue this until user hits enter ??

superk · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 10:01 am

I think you need to look at the CONTROL DISPLAY LOCK service, with multiple sets of DISPLAY services, followed by an CONTROL DISPLAY RESTORE service.

hsk · New User Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 69 Location: India

That seems to be working for me !!

But one problem ! how can i control the time period after which the new panel to be displayed ?

I tried using WAIT ('SEC',1) .... i think my macro is going in loop

jeetpratap · New User Joined: 21 Jul 2006 Posts: 5

Hi

could you please provide the syntax for CONTROL DISPLAY LOCK service, with multiple sets of DISPLAY services, followed by an CONTROL DISPLAY RESTORE service. OR let me know the internet source for it!

thanks

hsk · New User Joined: 28 Nov 2006 Posts: 69 Location: India

Do while ....

"ISPEXEC CONTROL DISPLAY LOCK"
"ISPEXEC DISPLAY PANEL(TEMP)"

END
"ISPEXEC CONTROL DISPLAY RESTORE"

ofer71 · Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2006 11:54 am

CONTROL is an ISPF Service, and it can be found in IBM's ISPF Services Guide.

O.