screens other than 0-9 (was: Re: Windows2003/IIS6issues...newandimproved ones.)

[Bruce Easton]

> Bruce Easton just wrote:
> 
> > Richard Kreiss wrote:
> > [..]
> > > 
> > > There is little sense to giving access to everything when 
> > writing a custom
> > > application especially when various programs either input or 
> > > output may need
> > > to use different processing table to run properly.
> > > 
> > [..] 
> > > 
> > > You can almost duplicate fp's own format. 
> > [..]
> > 
> > I agree, Richard.  But in thinking of the case where there 
> > is no processing (probably rare, so this is just an argument 
> > for consistency for me), then I would think it would behoove 
> > filepro to show all screens from clerk whenever the screen 
> > dialog appears as a default.  For that rare creature that buys 
> > filepro off the shelf and creates screens, output formats, browse 
> > formats, browse lookups defined in the brwlook file, etc. with no 
> > processing - it appears that the only things that I can think of 
> > that are not accessible by default that they just were able to 
> > create are named screens and qualifier selection (but dpromenu 
> > could ship by default with -md).
> > 
> > And, in this regard, even though we all have our ways to control 
> > access (and again any change would have to be accompanied by 
> > a flag to say keep it the way it is now), I view this historic  
> > inconsistency more as a limiting factor to an off-the-shelf filepro 
> > user - whoever that is. :)
> > 
> > Bruce
> > 
> 
> But - filepro does say in the first page of its online manual:
> 
> 'Multiple screens (named or numbered) are supported in filePro. 
> When you enter IUA from the Main Menu, filePro displays all the 
> "numbered" screens for your selection. (Named screens are reached 
> through programming.)'
>

(for the subject "Inquire, Update & Add - Option B") 
> 
> Bruce
> 
> Bruce Easton
> STN, Inc.