Dynamic input fields in BMS map with data stream attributes

valyk · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 1:05 am

I am working on something that has me stumped...

Here are a few sections of my BMS:

Mickeydusaor · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 3:07 am

try using FSET on the fields in your map

valyk · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 4:32 am

I didn't add it to the BMS, but I did move DFHBMFSE to the attribute byte in my program before the send map. It didn't make a difference.

I also tried using 1D40 and 1D45 (MDT byte on) and it also didn't make a difference.

I'll try hard coding FSET to the BMS.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2011 11:43 am

You are confusing things and BMS at the same time

You cannot expect BMS to map properly a messed up screen, because that's just what You did
did You read the 3270 programming guide on how the fileds are defined for proper 3270 handling ? looks like not

BMS tries to map things according to the map definition, not according to Your messed up screen

BMS in mapping fields is not driven by the attributes, but by the SBA and START FIELD commands ,

review the design

You might get away with messing around with output fields, when doing it with INPUT fields the best You can expect are unexpected results

misplaced, misMapped fields at least, but on the long run BMS MAPPING errors

if You need Dynamic input fields You will have to <parse> yourself the unformatted buffer read.