SETLENG

Set accept length of window field

Source

 

CALL SETLENG USING window field length

Parameters

Window

The window id of the window containing the input field whose length you want to change.

Field

The name of the input field being changed.

Length

The new input length to be used for the field.

Copybooks

None

 

Other Requirements

The routine must be called before the window is invoked.

Purpose

This routine allows you to change the length of an alphanumeric data field used for input within a window.

Exceptions

STOP 40

Window did not contain any fields.

STOP 41

Window did not contain specified field.

STOP 42

Specified field was not a PIC X(nn) item.

Example

77 Z-LENGTH	PIC 9(4) C	* Used to adjust length of input field

WINDOW W1
EDT
01 01 "Account"
01 09 W1ACCOUNT X(8)
ENDWINDOW

MOVE 6 TO Z-LENGTH
CALL SETLENG USING W1 W1ACCOUNT Z-LENGTH

The window now displays and accepts as if it had been compiled as a PIC X(6) instead of a PIC X(8)

 


 © 1998 TIS Software Ltd
Last updated 11-Aug-98 by
David Featley (djf)