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Possible that the ELEMENT is 512 characters but the FIELD on your file is 2046.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>Sagar<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> powerh-l-bounces+vidyasagar.goparaju=kewill.com@lists.sowder.com [mailto:powerh-l-bounces+vidyasagar.goparaju=kewill.com@lists.sowder.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Penney, John<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 13, 2013 4:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> power-l<br><b>Subject:</b> scrolling field question<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Greetings, Powerhouse-l 'ers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>I have a field 2046 characters in length on an RMS file and I just wish to populate the first (say) 760 characters on a screen thusly:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'>FIELD BR_STATEMENT OF BUSINESS_RULES_DTL &<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'>FOR </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'>10,76 <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'>Well, try as I may I get exactly 512 bytes when I enter data (no >> or << to indicate next screen or previous) and the cursor just refuses to go any further. Stops, same on changemode....<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'>I cribbed liberally from an existing screen has a 2040 field that is 16, 76 and it works like a proverbial charm. Now it IS an Rdb table but it's still just a column/field and it scrolls perfectly.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'>Confused in RI....<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'>Appreciate any and all hints- am I missing something obvious or is there an inherent limitation for a character field from an RMS file I'm not aware of?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'>Driving me batty...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:r_ansi;color:black'>Tks again!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>John M Penney<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div></div></div></div><FONT COLOR="silver" FACE="Verdana" SIZE="1">
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