subfile record number

[rads]

Good morning everybody,

according to the user help ist is not recommended to use

• subfile record number

• subfile return rrn

Is there any other method to keep the current grid position - same first line as before?

Best wishes,

Rainer

[Scott Klement]

Can you give us a little more context? Under what situation is it important to keep the same first line as before?

To put it another way: Please explain what you are trying to do (rather than how you tried to do it.)

[rads]

Erm, your question is a bit surprising.
On green screens everybody did this.

Imagine the user scrolls to the 20th record and only 10 records fit into the grid. so that for every record after the 10th she has to scroll down.

Then the user double clicks on the 20th record in order to go to a detail display or maintenance.

When she returns from the called program the current SFL position is lost and the first record in the grid is record 1.

Our users have complained about this behaviour and were very happy with the solution we provided wich - alas -you do not recommend.

Best wishes,

Rainer

[Scott Klement]

For that type of application, I would recommend using the cursor record number to return the position where they left off. Then subfile record number to position back to that same position.

[rads]

This is more or less what we do. However according to the user help it is not recommended to use subfile record number:

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Best wishes,

Rainer

[Scott Klement]

Okay, now I finally understand what you're asking.

Yes, there are several properties that, in my opinion, were mis-identified as "legacy" -- but are not.