Prototype
subroutine EcsWriteFieldRowCol(integer:Row, integer:Col, string:Data, integer:Fill)
Description
Copies a string into a field located in a specified row and column.
Parameters
Row |
Input |
An integer that specifies line on the screen where the field resides. |
Col |
Input |
An integer that specifies the position within the line where the field is. |
Data |
Input |
The text to be typed into the specified field. |
Fill |
Input |
An integer flag that determines how the field will be completed, if the string is not longer enough to complete the space available. The options are: ECS_NOFILL - characters will be left unchanged, ECS_FILLWITHNULLS - remaining characters will be replaced by NULLs, ECS_FILLWITHBLANKS- remaining characters will be replaced by blanks. |
Return Value
ECS_E_NOTINIT |
Not initialized - command was ignored |
ECS_E_NOTCONN |
Not connected to an active session |
ECS_E_NOFLDS |
Screen contains no fields |
ECS_E_FLDNUM |
The row, column co-ordinates are not within the boundary of the screen |
ECS_E_PROTFLD |
Attempt to write protected field |
ECS_E_FILLSWITCH |
Invalid fill switch specified |
ECS_E_ERRORFREE |
No errors were generated |
Example
###*****************************************
### Actions to Write to a field at Position
###*****************************************
action WriteFieldAtPosition is
copy text of String_MLE in Write_DB to String_SV
copy value of Row_SB in Write_DB to Row_IV
copy value of Column_SB in Write_DB to Column_IV
extract from text of FillOptions_CMB
skip by 38
take by number FillOptions_IV
call EcsWriteFieldRowCol ( Row_IV, Column_IV, String_SV, FillOptions_IV )
copy errorlevel to ErrorLevel_IV
copy "EcsWriteFieldRowCol" to Call_SV
if ( ErrorLevel_IV = ECS_E_ERRORFREE ) then
copy "Type string was successful" to Message_SV
action DisplayMessage
else
action DisplayError
end if
