<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>Sagar, Bob and hopefully interested parties: (This data is not classified)</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Still no resolution, so I'm adding more information and seek further solutions:</span></div><div><span></span> </div><div><span>Record Screen:</span></div><span><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><div>MODE:F ACTION: ITEM Screen</div><div>
</font></font><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></div><div>
</font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">Record BUSINESS_RULES_MST Length 2116 Status OK</div><div>
</font></font><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></div><div>
</font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">Item Usage Type Size Dec</div></font><div></div></font><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">Datatype Size Occ Indx Off</font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">
</div><div>01 BR_TYPE C 3 </font></font><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">CHARACTER 3 1 R 0</font></font><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">
</div><div>02 BR_NUM N 6 </div></font><div></div></font><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">ZONED-U 6 1 3</font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">
</div><div>03 BR_DESC C 40 </div></font><div></div></font><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">CHARACTER 40 1 9</font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">
</div><div>04 BR_STATEMENT C 2046 </div></font><div></div></font><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">CHARACTER 2046 1 49</font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">
</div><div>05 DATE_ENTERED N 8 </div></font><div></div></font><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">INTEGER-S 4 1 2095</font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">
</div><div>06 DATE_UPDATED N 8 </div></font><div></div></font><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">INTEGER-S 4 1 2099</font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">
</div><div>07 TIME_ENTERED N 8 </div></font><div></div></font><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">INTEGER-S 4 1 2103</font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">
</div><div>08 TIME_UPDATED N 8 </div></font><div></div></font><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">INTEGER-S 4 1 2107</font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">
</div><div>09 USER_UPDATED C 4 </div></font><div></div></font><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">CHARACTER 4 1 2111</font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">
</div><div>10 FILLER C 1 </div></font><div></div></font><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">CHARACTER 1 1 2115</font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">
</font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi"> </div></font></font><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi"> </div><div>QUICK710G L4 PDKC2003.QKC(00/02/09) QDESIGN710G VT220 (c) COGNOS INCORPORATED.</font></font></span></div><div><span>Element Screen:</span></div><span><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><div>MODE:F ACTION: ELEMENT Screen</div><div>
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</font></div></font><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">01 Element Name BR_STATEMENT Usage is </font></font><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol">
</div><div></div></font><div></div></font><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi"> Element Type C Element Size 2046 </font></font><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol">
</div><div></div></font><div></div></font><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi"> Shift Value </font></font><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></font></font></div><div><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol">
</div><div></div><div>
</font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi"></div><div>02 Item Defaults: Datatype CHARACTER Size 2046 No. of Occurs 1</div><div>
</font></font><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></div><div></div><div>
</font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi"></div><div>03 Leading Sign 05 Fill Character 08 Input Scale</div><div>
</div><div>04 Trailing Sign 06 Float Character 09 Output Scale</div><div>
</div><div> 07 Blank When Zero? 10 Significance</div><div>
</font></font><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></div><div></div><div>
</font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi"></div><div>11 Allow Century Input? 12 Force Century Input? 13 Null Separator</div><div>
</font></font><font size="2" face="r_symbol"><font size="2" face="r_symbol"></div><div></div><div>
</font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi"></div><div>14 Initial</div><div>
</div><div>15 Pattern</div><div>
</div><div>16 Picture</div><div>
</div><div>17 Help Msg</div><div>
</div><div>18 Heading "Br Statement"</div><div>
</div><div>19 Label "Br Statement"</div><div>
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</font></font><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi">20 Auto Defn: A Values? No</div><div>
</div><div>QUICK710G L3 PDKC6.QKC(00/02/09) QDESIGN710G VT220 (c) COGNOS INCORPORATED.</div></font></font></span><div> </div><div>QDESIGN Code:</div><div> </div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><div>FILE BUSINESS_RULES_MST PRIMARY</div><div>
ACCESS VIA BR_TYPE, BR_NUM &</div><div>
USING BR_TYPE, BR_NUM &</div><div>
REQUEST BR_TYPE, BR_NUM</div><div>
ACCESS SEQUENTIAL &</div><div>
ORDERBY BR_NUM</div><div>
</div><div> </div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><div>"Business Rule CTRL+B = Redisplay; CTRL+A = Insert/Overwrite " &</div><div>
AT ,1</div><div>
</div><div>SKIP </div><div>
ALIGN (1,,4)</div><div>
FIELD BR_STATEMENT OF BUSINESS_RULES_MST &</div><div>
FOR 10,76 </div><div>
SKIP TO 20</div><div>
ALIGN( 1,4,25)</font></font></font>Screen contents:</div><div> </div><div><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><font size="2" face="r_ansi"><div>MODE:F ACTION: Business Rules Maintenance <b>DV </b> <b>SMD649.00</b></div><b>
</b><div>Business Rule</div>
<div> Type No. Description</div>
<div>01 <b>QKS</b> <b> 1</b> <b>test rule 1 </b></div><b>
</b><div>Business Rule CTRL+B = Redisplay; CTRL+A = Insert/Overwrite </div>
<div>02 <b>............................................................................</b></div><b>
</b><div> <b>.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</b></div><b>
</b><div> <b>aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbccccccccccc</b></div><b>
</b><div> <b>cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd</b></div><b>
</b><div> <b>dddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee</b></div><b>
</b><div> <b>ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff</b></div><b>
</b><div> <b>ffffffgggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggggg </b></div><b>
</b><div> <b> </b></div><div> <b> </b></div><b>
</b><div> <b> </b></div><b>
<div> </div>
</b><div>03 Text Output Filename <b> </b></div><b>
</b><div>04 Entered <b>2013/09/16</b> Updated <b>2013/09/16</b> At <b> 9:24</b> By <b>USJP</b></div><b>
</b></font></font></font></div><div>You will note that exactly 512 bytes of the 10,76 are being used... I am mystified as we have an exact copy running that uses a 2040 byte field (scrolling, i.e.) and an Rdb Table- scrolls backward and forward like a charm. What is wrong?</div><div> </div><div>Many thanks for all your posts fellow listers:</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><b><div><span><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">John M Penney</font></b></span><b><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;" class="ms__id4469"><br></span></font></b><span> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"></div></span></div></b></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="margin: 5px 0px; padding: 0px;
border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); height: 0px; line-height: 0; font-size: 0px;" class="hr" contentEditable="false" readonly="true"></div> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Vidyasagar Goparaju <Vidyasagar.Goparaju@kewill.com><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "Penney, John" <resolutebay@yahoo.com> <br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cc:</span></b> power-l <powerh-l@lists.sowder.com> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, September 13, 2013 5:37 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> RE: scrolling field question<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv3944284810">
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--></style><div><div class="yiv3944284810WordSection1"><div class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'>I would look at the ELEMENT definition in the dictionary. Possible that the ELEMENT is 512 characters but the FIELD on your file is 2046.</span></div><div class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'><br>Sagar</span></div><div class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style='color: rgb(31, 73, 125); font-family: "Calibri", "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;'> </span></div><div><div style="border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) currentColor currentColor; padding: 3pt 0in 0in;"><div class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>From:</span></b><span style='font-family: "Tahoma",
"sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> 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</span></div></div></div><div class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"> </div><div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>Greetings, Powerhouse-l 'ers</span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>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:</span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">FIELD BR_STATEMENT OF BUSINESS_RULES_DTL &</span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">FOR </span></b><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">10,76 </span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div style="background:
white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">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....</span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">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.</span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;"
class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">Confused in RI....</span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">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?</span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">Driving me batty...</span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size:
10pt;"> </span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">Tks again!</span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></div></div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'> </span></div></div><div><div><div style="background: white;" class="yiv3944284810MsoNormal"><b><span style='color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt;'>John M Penney</span></b></div></div></div></div></div><font color="silver" size="1" face="Verdana">
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