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Ramkumar · Beginner Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Posts: 19 Topics: 10

I am invoking a panel through a REXX program. I want to change the cursor position each time I display the screen, according to the input from the user. Is it possible? I tried .COURSOR = variable-name but the problem is that it can be set only in the INIT section. It cannot be altered from the program. If you have any solution please let me know.

Thanks & regards,

Ramkumar N.

kolusu · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:31 am Post subject:

Ramkumar,

Did you try using USER_STATE? Check this link

http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/ISPEDT03/3.3.97?DT=19990720125310

Hope this helps...

Cheers

kolusu
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semigeezer · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 8:30 am Post subject:

You can assign .CURSOR in the )INIT and )REINIT sections and you can pass a field name on the DISPLAY call.

acevedo · Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:21 am Post subject:

another option:

address ispexec "display panel(yourpanel) cursor("yourfield")"

HTH

Ramkumar · Beginner Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Posts: 19 Topics: 10

Hi,

I tried CURSOR with DISPLAY .It's working. Thanks a lot. But if I want to hilight that field what can i do?

Regards,
Ramkumar.

stefan · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 1:00 am Post subject:

For highlighting the field on which the cursor is positioned, just use .ATTR (.CURSOR) = 'HILITE(RED)'. This will cause the field to be displayed in red. Any other attributes associated with the field remain in effect.
By the way, that's all written in the manual, very clear and easy to understand, with handy examples and numerous explanations.

Ramkumar · Beginner Joined: 04 Apr 2005 Posts: 19 Topics: 10

.ATTR(.CURSOR) option can be used if we are doing some verifications from the panel itself. But how can I hilight the field while I am placing the cursor using DISPLAY (panel) CURSOR(field).

semigeezer · Posted: Tue Apr 05, 2005 8:40 am Post subject:

you can't. a 3270 display is a block mode device - you need an interaction with the host via an AID key (Enter, PF key, PA key) to get the host to update the screen. Moving the cursor around does not communicate with the host.

stefan · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 7:25 am Post subject:

Ramkumar,
you're not right that .ATTR option can only be used when verifying within the panel. I assume that you code a loop processing in your program. Within the loop you display the panel and check some entry fields afterwards. Upon these checks you decide to either leave the loop or to repeat it while setting the corresponding value to the variable used in the CURSOR() parameter of the DISPLAY service. If this is the logic you have choosen, you could use the following statements in the INIT section of your panel to highlight that field, to which the cursor is positioned at each turn: