force a FIND?

[Richard Sheehan]

Push a find after returning from the subscreen.

You will probably need to create a custom path procedure and use temp 
fields to hold the primary key and other selection criteria for that record.


Richard Sheehan
College of Technology - Student Services
IT Programmer Analyst
208-282-4427
Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID  83209-8380



roger32909@bellsouth.net wrote:

>OpenVMS 7.3  PH 7.10.G1
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>We have an old screen that works this way:
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>The PRIMARY file in the main screen is XYZ.
>The user has the option of calling another screen.
>If the user goes to the subscreen, file XYZ is a DESIGNER file in that screen and an XYZ field is updated.
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>But when the return is made to the original calling screen, the original record is still displayed without the updated field.
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>To be sure, the screen designer displays a message telling the user that data has changed and to perform a(nother) FIND to see the updated data.
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>Is there a way to perform this FIND for the user so that when the RETURN is made, the updated data is displayed on the screen without user intervention?
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