Re: forms 3.0 question

E A Macnaghten (emsystems_at_dial.pipex.com) wrote:
: Ted.Martinez_at_cbr.nl (Ted Martinez) wrote:

: >I have the following situation;
 

: >I re-defined the KEY-PRINT with
 

: >- a message
: >- synchronize (to show the message first)
: >- a host command
: >- another message.
 

: >The problem is that I can't show the second message without a
: >key-press by the user. Is their any way to show the second message
: >after the host has finished without any action by the user.

In my experience you can't avoid a ENTER keypress between two messages within one trigger. My solution for this problem has been to display my 'messages' in a control field on the screen.

: Have you tried the NO_SCREEN parameter for the
: HOST command?
 

: Failing that see if a PAUSE command prior to the HOST command
: works, it still means that ENTER needs to be pressed, but it will
: be prior to the HOST command rather than after it.
 

: Would that be more acceptable?
 

: Yours ever

: Eddy
 

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