Handling Multiple ISPF Panels in rexx

rohitcognizant · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:28 pm

i am having two panels at present and after typing the input in the first panel it will display the second panel then the input should be given in the second panel to proceed further ....... if i press f3 from the second panel it is proceeding further but i want it to go back to the first panel from the second after pressing f3.... can anyone help me out?

expat · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:32 pm

Check the return codes after the panel has been displayed.

They are different for pressing enter and for pressing PF3.

rohitcognizant · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:37 pm

if i dont want to continue the process means then i would be able to come back.... for that i need to exit from the panels in the ordered manner.... what can i do for that

expat · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 3:52 pm

Well, after checking the return code from the panel displays, you will need to code your REXX/CLIST accordingly.

If Enter then do this ELSE do that.

rohitcognizant · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:23 pm

i checked the return code i coded as
if rc>0 then exit
else say"invalid value"
but when i press the pf3 key it is saying invalid value but i want it to move to the previous panel and not to exit from the whole set up.....

expat · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 4:40 pm

From what you are saying, you get a RC=0 when you hit PF3 rather than when you hit enter. This doesn't sound right to me.

In fact I've just tested it, and it isn't right.
When I pressed enter the RC was 0, but using PF3 the RC was 8.

So you will need to code your logic to react to the RC from the panel entries, processing to continue if RC=0, loop back to start of program if RC=8.

ofer71 · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:05 pm

You can design you panel as a pop-up window; ISPF will take care of the rest.

O.

rohitcognizant · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:08 pm

ya but i am getting the return code 0 while hitting pf3 key

rohitcognizant · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:08 pm

how to design it as pop up window?

superk · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:16 pm

Nowhere in this entire discussion has the O/P mentioned what command is mapped to the PF3 key. It's not pressing the key that sets the return code. It's what command is issued as a result that does.

expat · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:18 pm

This always gives me an RC8 when I hit PF3.
Am I missing something here because I thought that PF3 always gave an 8 as RC

expat · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 5:19 pm

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaak, superk,

What an excellent point.

rohitcognizant · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:37 am

expat · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 12:44 pm

That's because your logic doesn't have any logic for treating RC8 .......

It's a program. YOU have to write it to do what it's supposed to do. The P in ISPF does not stand for "Pyschic".

superk · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 6:20 pm

This is what I would do:

rohitcognizant · Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:59 am

thank you for ur help suoerk