RE: Set up variable prior to CONSTRUCT

Did you try using "before field " to display values within the construct or "before construct" clauses ? sathish > ---------- > From: xxx@xxx.xxx[SMTP:xxx@xxx.xxx] > Sent: Thursday, September 17, 1998 10:41 AM > To: informix-list@iiug.org > Subject: Set up variable prior to CONSTRUCT > > Hi, > > I want to implement a CONSTRUCT statement that includes a field that > was preset with a value before entering the CONSTRUCT but this field > is cleared, or set to null, on entering the CONSTRUCT statement. > > My code is: > > DISPLAY "JK" TO stsze.sizeid > CONSTRUCT g_q01_txt > ON stsze.sizeid, stsze.descr, stsze.lastuser > FROM stsze.sizeid, stsze.descr, stsze.lastuser > > I want the sizeid field to be set to a value so that the user has the > choice of leaving it there or overriding it. > > We are running Informix RDS V 4.0 but will be moving to V 4.2 soon. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Cheers, H. >