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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Bob announces …</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>></span></font><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>First
let me say that there will be a PREPROMPT procedure in the next release</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>></span></font><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>(not the
E release just coming out, the one after that). It will execute (if written)</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>></span></font><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>just
before the prompt within the prompting verbs. I can't go into more details at</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>></span></font><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>this
time, but I can say that Ken convinced me that this would be a good thing</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>></span></font><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>in
discussions we had a few months ago. </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>></span></font><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Plus it
compliments another feature that we added to allow text to be</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>></span></font><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>loaded
into function keys on Windows.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>“text loaded into function keys”
– but why stop at Windows?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Back in the really olden days when Cognos
had an actual enhancement request procedure I submitted the following request.
Bob’s hint in the above is getting close.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>Category:
Software<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>Product:
Powerhouse<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>Platform:
All<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>Title:
Allow input of data in conditional-command list.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>Description:
Expand syntax of the conditional-command list to<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>
allow for data to be entered via the command list.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>
The effect would be the same as if the data had been<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>
entered by the screen operator.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>
Suggest syntax such as INPUT expression but will<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>
settle for INPUT string
for now.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>Benefits:
Simulate user input with PUSH and with<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>
PRE and POSTCOMMAND.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>
Load dfk's with other than Quick navigation commands.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>Examples:
>PUSH ID 01, INPUT "XX", UPDATE STAY<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>
-----------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>
>KEY 1 LEVEL 1 LABEL "Lookup" DATA INPUT "$"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>
---------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 color=black
face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>Comments:
This is a resubmission of a previous request, last<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'>
submitted on 92/12/18.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="r_ansi"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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