Re: 4gl -- how to refresh the screen

I once had an application that left bits of old window on the screen after the window had closed, I tried these approaches and decided they lacked elegance, then tackled the problem at source in the termcap/terminfo defintion. It worked too! Regards Pete Harris, Australia On 16 Nov 1994, Dennis Pimple wrote: } sfidai@aol.com (SFidai) writes: } } >In article <3a81niINN22c@sbusol.rz.uni-sb.de>, db@med-in.uni-sb.de (Dieter } >Becker) writes: } } >message "" } } >Above stmt should refresh screen. } } I don't think so; it will blank out anything on the message line, but } not touch the rest of the screen. However, your idea has some } potential: } } RUN "echo ''" } } Should repaint the screen, and I think even if there are several } windows open all those visible on screen will be repainted. } } ======================================================================= } Dennis J. Pimple dennisp@informix.com Opinions expressed } Senior Consultant -------------------- are mine, and do not } Informix Software Inc Voice: 303-850-0210 necessarily reflect } Denver Colorado USA Fax: 303-779-4025 those of my employer. }