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[Bruce Easton]

Two inline posts below - Bruce, STN, Inc. 

Quoting John Esak <john at valar.com>:
> 
> Richard,
> 
> I'm one of those who got caught up in your first description and
> surmised
> that you wanted to do something a little different than the final
> explanation.  My apologies.  But, honestly, if this is your *final*
> code, I
> don't understand why you even need a SWITCHTO since putting up a
> show=only
> browse does NOT change the current screen. But even more important, you
> *still* don't have the single thing Ken, and I and everyone was asking

because IT IS NOT NEEDED.  The mis-information continues.

> for... A specific command that takes the browse down. Why not put a
> ;clearb
> immediately after the   show "@"?  As far as I know, and Ken will
> confirm..
> . SWITCHTO does NOT clear a browse.  So, nothing is learned, nothing is
> gained.  It works for the nebulous reasons Mark mentioned. (Of course,
> I
> don't know where this code is, @ekey, @entsel, AUTO... It's all in the
> huge
> thread somewhere, but if this is finality... It doesn't clear up
> anything.)
> Don't worry, I know the pressures of just handling one's everyday work
> doesn't allow time for these niggling threads, that we sometimes put up
> just
> to help others in the first place.  But, just for me, would you please
> assert that you *do* know there should be a CLEARB somewhere.  

NOT TRUE. Not needed for that type of browse where @key processing will end.  NO 
wonder Richard was confused with questions being asked of him.  Maybe people do 
not understand the difference between @key and other triggers with respect to 
how they affect other commands. I guess again, my other post about what is 
clearing the browse in this case, where I stated it was the @key processing 
ending, was ignored.  

> I mean,
> just
> because SWITCHTO clears the screen and puts up a new screen without any
> of
> the old browse shown again... Does not mean it was brought down
> correctly.
> That is not a functional part of SWITCHTO, it's just an accidental
> effect.
> Ken was asking were you doing any of these things that might clear the
> browse sort of accidentally, I do not think he was suggesting it as
> good
> programming.  -John
> 
> > 
> > Browse
> > show "@"
> > switchtoo sn  (browse closes)
> > END
> > 
> > Richard
> 
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