It doesn't seem that my length field is being changed when inputting data shorter than the output field on the screen. What can I be doing wrong? Prior to this editing, the user has entered a key field which has been used to retrieve a record from the vsam file, formatted and sent to the screen. Original length of field on BMS def is 30 and the length field shows 30, regardless of how many characters are entered to change the field.
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CICS Length Field Not Changing Values 1
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If the value comes from a COBOL program and is sent to the screen, likely the value is being padded with spaces. Consequently, there will always be a length of 30.
Rather than look at the L value of BMS, you would probably do better to find the length yourself. Or before you send the value to screen, move low-values to the screen data area.
Rather than look at the L value of BMS, you would probably do better to find the length yourself. Or before you send the value to screen, move low-values to the screen data area.
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You're right, it is Cobol. If the user hits eof after modifying the field the length field does indicate the correct length of the new input. If not, user just enters new data and leaves remaining characters on screen, the length field is set to the length of the original output field length sent to the screen. I thought the length field would indicate the # characters input by the user regardless of what the screen output field held.
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