use of loop in ispf panel

JOYEETA PAUL · New User Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 17 Location: bangalore

i want to use a loop in ispf panel to read records from a ps file. can anybody help me to give some examples?

expat · Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:40 pm Post subject:

Please explain what you really want to do,

And why do you think that a panel will read the data ?
What is wrong with EXECIO ?

genesis786 · Active User Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 88 Location: London

I think joyeeta paul wants to understand how to work with page up page down on a panel?

if yes.. then u need to use tables to display multiple page records in a panel.. table (tbcreate, tbadd, tbbottom, tbdispl etc..) will take care of page up page down...

let us know if this is ur doubt!!

JOYEETA PAUL · New User Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 17 Location: bangalore

ya i know the EXECIO command.i used that one in my rexx prog.but i want to see file records in a panel. actually i have one ps file with more than 1 line of records. now i want to display the records in a panel .so i need a loop to read the records one by one from the file.there will be a limit i.e. end of file.

superk

So, you want to:

Read a record.
Display that record in a panel.
Presumably, wait for some user input, then move on or exit out.
Display the next record.
Continue on until EOF.

Is that about it?

JOYEETA PAUL · New User Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 17 Location: bangalore

no, all records will in same panel.all records will be displaying in the same panel line by line until end of file.this line by line thing should be in a loop as we use in EXECIO.

ofer71 · Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject:

You can't read records within ISPF panel (unless you use EXECIO within *REXX within the panel, which is silly).

A dataset can be read using some programming language (to include REXX), and then its content is saved in variables. Then, you may use ISPF panel to display these variables.

o.

superk

I'm probably not the only one confused here. genesis786 has already mentioned using an ISPF Table and storing the records that way, then using a TBDISPL service to display the table in a panel. I'm puzzled as to why you wouldn't just use a BROWSE or EDIT, with or without a panel.

superk

Otherwise, the only other option I can think of is a panel that uses a dynamic area.

Pedro

Normally, you would just want to browse the dataset. Done!

But some datasets have records that are not best for browsing. The easiest is to read your raw data, convert / format into readable records and make a new report dataset and browse that. Still fairly simple. But you loop through your many records and processing them and when done, then do a single display.

Already suggested as a table display. You loop through your many records and processing them and when done, then do a single display. It is not clear why you want the display within a loop.

You can use the BRIF service (browse interface) to browse through your data, but much more complicated because you have to provide some assembler exits.

JOYEETA PAUL · New User Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 17 Location: bangalore

how can i use a dynamic area in a panel? can you pls explain it with examples?

genesis786 · Active User Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 88 Location: London

this might help:

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/ISPZDG40/6.4.3.1?SHELF=&DT=20050712212339

genesis786 · Active User Joined: 28 Sep 2005 Posts: 88 Location: London

Using tables you can do something like this:

This is MYPANEL

JOYEETA PAUL · New User Joined: 18 Sep 2008 Posts: 17 Location: bangalore

actually my file is holding some pieces of code.if i select a certain condition the corresponding piece of code will be displaying in the panel.the code has more that one line.
here i think i can't use a table format. is there any other way to display the rec(code) in a panel? can anybody suggest me?

dick scherrer · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:35 pm Post subject:

Hello,