Re: PROMPT( 4GL)

Posted in 1998

Jonathan Leffler — Tue, 15 Dec 1998 10:12:02 -0800 (PST) — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, AJAYP wrote: > Is there any way in which I can ensure that users enter only a specific > set of values and reject all other entries? > I am using INFORMIX-4GL Version 7.20.UD4X1 and running Informix 7.30 ODS. One solution (as someone else suggested) is to wrap the PROMPT in a loop and validate the entered data. Another is to use an INPUT statement and have the form verify the list of acceptable entries, using an INCLUDE list, or (possibly, but probably not) a PICTURE clause. Yours, Jonathan Leffler (jleffler@informix.com) #include <witticism.h> Guardian of DBD::Informix v0.60 -- http://www.perl.com/CPAN Informix IDN for D4GL & Linux -- http://www.informix.com/idn