show only browse - clears off as look ... browse ...

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> 
> I have always used arrays and basic code to manipulate browse 
> and multiple windows on a screen.
> 
> This morning, I decided to write a quick & process and chose 
> to use browse command with SHOW ONLY option.  It shows OK but 
> as a second browse is executed, the SHOW ONLY is cleared off 
> the screen - even if this second browse (which is not a SHOW 
> ONLY) is on a different file.
> 
> What is the point of a show only if it
> cannot stay there?
> 
> Regards;
> 
> 
> Jose Lerebours
Jose,

The purpose of the show only is to let the user see file information but not
update it.  You might want to list available terms codes and place a show only
browse near the field for the terms code  (not the best example).

One might think of this a static browse.  I used this type of browse for a chart
of accounts header record where I showed the monthly (up to 12 months) detail
records with the month to date and year to date amounts.  Since this was an
accounting system, they didn't need to access the records being displayed.  The
system would only show the current years records.

If your application has a bill of materials, you might want to use this type of
browse to show a list of components without giving the user access to the
records in the window.  One could use a show only to start with and the using an
@key command, replace the static window with an active window allowing the user
to use "V" to view more information about a component, if necessary.

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting