Stuck in Selectbox

17 Jan 2002 09:39:52 -0800

Thanks, to all.

You made the diagnosis Bob.  That's right, a guy I work with said the '-' key on the numberpad will at least enable you to return to the field from the selectbox to hit enter to then go the action field.  I'll leave my code in place because it's cleaner and I wouldn't want my users getting stuck and having to remember key stroke sequences.  I think it used to be call PF4 on the old Vax keyboards but seems to work here on HPUX and a VT220 terminal as well.

Mark Stewart
Consultants Club Corp.
Windsor, Ontario

On Thu, 17 January 2002, "Deskin, Bob" wrote:

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> As I recall, there's a Cancel command that can be used. It depends where
> it's mapped on your terminal keyboard. I only remember from OpenVMS.
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> Bob Deskin              
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> 
> I wrote several screens that are checked for accurrancy and then prepared if
> everything is Ok.  When the prepared flag is 'Y' I don't let the users into
> many fields...I lock them out.  And give an error message in a interal
> procedure common to all edit procedures on the screen.  Works great.
> However a there are a couple of fields with selectboxes.  When the error
> message apprears I get stuck in the selectbox and have to kill your whole
> session.  You'd think there would be more smooth way of getting out.  I
> ended up coding the prepared flag check prior to an accept verb for the
> field in a designer for it's screen id.  I'm a little annoyed that I had to
> code it that way and that I was forced to logout.  Is there a way not to get
> stuck in selectboxes when an error is given.  PowerHouse should be smart
> enough to realize this predicament and return you to the action field you'd
> think.  Just a quick gripe, got to get back to work now.
> PH 8.13D HP-UX.
> 
> Mark Stewart
> Consultants Club Corp.
> Windsor, Ontario
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