Prompt statement

Posted in 1999

Zhimin Jiang — Wed, 10 Mar 1999 07:18:17 GMT — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Hi, everybody when I use the the following statements : define name char(8) prompt 'Enter your name: ' for name attribute (reverse) The reverse line for "name" extends to the end of the current line rather than the the actual length of the variable. How can I restrict the reverse line to the actual lebgth? Thanks.

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Alvan Rowland Jr. — Wed, 10 Mar 1999 08:14:01 -0600 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Try defining a window of appropriate length and then using the prompt in that window. Zhimin Jiang wrote: > Hi, everybody > > when I use the the following statements : > > define name char(8) > prompt 'Enter your name: ' for name attribute (reverse) > > The reverse line for "name" extends to the end of the current > line rather than the the actual length of the variable. > > How can I restrict the reverse line to the actual lebgth? > > Thanks. > > > >

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Art S. Kagel — Wed, 10 Mar 1999 17:17:25 -0500 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Alvan Rowland Jr. wrote: > > Try defining a window of appropriate length and then using the prompt in > that window. Or put an input form in that window and use the INPUT statement instead this attribute will only apply to the current form field. > Zhimin Jiang wrote: > > > Hi, everybody > > > > when I use the the following statements : > > > > define name char(8) > > prompt 'Enter your name: ' for name attribute (reverse) > > > > The reverse line for "name" extends to the end of the current > > line rather than the the actual length of the variable. > > > > How can I restrict the reverse line to the actual lebgth? > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > >