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Sarfaraz Aziz
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Hi,
I have rexx exec which process the members from a PDS and writes them to another PDS. Currently i am displaying the names of processed members using the 'SAY' statement. The problem is after one screenful of information I have to press any key to continue.
To overcome this I am thinking of displaying the name of processed member in a pop up panel. My requirement is once the pop up panel is displayed the member names should keep on displaying in this panel without the requiring to press any key; much like a progress indicator.
Is it possible? |
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yugendran
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I believe its not possible to display the members continuously without pressing any key..
But you can write the processed member list into the sequential file (kinda of report) instead of displaying it.. and display the file at the end of ur processing.. |
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PeterHolland
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| Why do you care about the member names processed? You dont see them if they scroll off a screen. In your new pds you will see all the members processed. |
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dbzTHEdinosauer
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refresh is the technical process by which one thoughtlessly wastes resources to provide an update for a process which should be run in batch.
the mainframe is not a pc. every interaction with the terminal is a mainframe resource used, unlike the toys hooked-up to a server. |
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Robert Sample
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| The problem is after one screenful of information I have to press any key to continue. |
This is the way mainframes work. Get used to it and stop trying to make the mainframe act like a PC. |
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prino
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| Sarfaraz Aziz wrote: |
I have rexx exec which process the members from a PDS and writes them to another PDS. Currently i am displaying the names of processed members using the 'SAY' statement. The problem is after one screenful of information I have to press any key to continue.
To overcome this I am thinking of displaying the name of processed member in a pop up panel. My requirement is once the pop up panel is displayed the member names should keep on displaying in this panel without the requiring to press any key; much like a progress indicator.
Is it possible? |
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"ispexec control display lock"
"ispexec addpop row("row") column("col")"
"ispexec display panel(whatever)"
"ispexec control display restore" |
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prino
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| yugendran wrote: |
| I believe its not possible to display the members continuously without pressing any key.. |
Don't waste forum space with "I believe..." statements. You know or you don't know! |
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Pedro
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Prino's example is good. But perhaps only display it every 10 seconds or so. The user still see progress, but you use less resources.
Or you could continue to use Say instruction, but issue TSO command to clear the screen every 15 lines. |
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enrico-sorichetti
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| Prino's example is good. But perhaps only display it every 10 seconds or so. The user still see progress, but you use less resources. |
no... it' s just perfect , the only thing to take care of is to have it triggered not on time, but on <process> count
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do indx = 1 to max
process things
if ( indx // <display count> = 0 ) then do
<display the status info
end
end |
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don.leahy
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If you get creative with your panel design, you can display a 'work in progress' bar in addition to the member name.
Yes, it's a waste of resources, but it looks cool.  |
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Sarfaraz Aziz
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Hi All,
Thanks for your inputs.
@prino - This is what I was looking for; Thanks |
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