Re: CompaqCobol (VMS)

docdwarf@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Volker N. Englisch <englisch.ahr@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>docdwarf@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>> Volker N. Englisch <englisch.ahr@xxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Is there any (easy) way to place the cursor in the field where the
>>>> inappropriate value was entered?
>>>
>>> Maybe. Please post some of the code you have now that is failing to
>>> do this.
>>
> Hmmmmm... smells like homework to me.

No, it isn't. That was about 30 years ago :-)

> >When the user enters something in the
> >NAME field, but leaves the CITY field empty, the message shows the
> >mistake, but the cursor is again placed in the NAME field. I'd like
the
> >cursor to be in the (erroneous) CITY field.
>
> I'll take a guess and say the difficulty is in ACCEPTing the entire
screen
> again here:
>
> ... instead of addressing the field you need.

Thanks, I will check that out.

Volker

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