FM/Db2 provides scrollable input fields
that allow you to enter values longer than length of the displayed
entry field.
You can recognise a scrollable field by the presence of one of
the following adjacent to the end of the entry field:
+
Plus sign. Indicates the field is scrollable to the right
-
Minus sign. Indicates the field is scrollable to the left
+-
Plus sign and minus sign. Indicates the field is scrollable to
the right or left
If the length of the input field displayed on the panel is insufficient
for the value you want to enter, perform one of these actions:
Progressively scroll to the right as you enter the value with
the Right function key (F11) or
by entering the RIGHT primary command (with the cursor positioned
within the entry field),
Press the Expand function key (F4), or
enter the EXPAND primary command, to display a window that allows
you to enter the full length of the value
Db2 View panel: format
displayed when connected to a Db2 V8
system shows the format of
the Db2® View panel. The + symbol
adjacent to the Owner and the Name input fields indicates
that both are scrollable fields. Figure 1. Db2® View panel: format
displayed when connected to a Db2® V8
system
Process Options Utilities Help
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FM/Db2 (DFG2) Db2 View
Specify the Db2 Object:
Location . . . . . Database . . (optional)
Owner . . . . . . . + Table space (optional)
Name . . . . . . . +
Row count . . . . . 100 Number of rows to browse
Template:
Data set name . . . 'FMNUSER.TEMPLATE'
Member . . . . . . SALARY
Processing Options:
Template usage Enter "/", "A"lways to select option
3 1. Above Edit options
2. Previous Edit template
3. Generate from table Re-edit template
4. Generate/Replace
Command ===>
F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F4=Expand F5=Actions F7=Backward
F8=Forward F9=Swap F10=Left F11=Right F12=Cancel
The Owner input field displayed on the panel allows for up to
16 characters to be entered. To enter the name of an owner that is longer
than 16 characters, you must use the scrolling or expand capabilities of the
Owner input field.
For example, to enter the 21-character name HANSCHRISTIANANDERSON,
you can perform either of these actions:
Type the first 16 characters of the name
(HANSCHRISTIANAND) in the Owner field, use the left
arrow key (◄) to position the cursor back in the Owner input field, press
the Right function key (F11) to
scroll right, and then type the remainder of the name (ERSON)
in the Owner field,
Press the Expand function key (F4),
or enter the EXPAND primary command, to display a window that allows
you to enter the full name, and then press the
Exit function key (F3) to return
to the Db2® View panel.
Window when entering a long input name shows the window for the Owner
field with the full name entered.
Figure 2. Window when entering a long input name
When you press the Exit function key (F3) to return
to the Db2® View panel, the Owner input
field shows the first 16 characters of the name you entered:
To see the rest of the name in the Owner input field, scroll
right by either pressing the Right function key (F11) or
entering the RIGHT primary command (ensuring the cursor is positioned
within the Owner input field):