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Problem:

This demo shows how to make a Dialog System entry field blink by alternating the background color of the field.

Resolution:

INTRODUCTION

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This demo shows how to make a Dialog System entry field blink by alternating the background color of the field. It uses the Dialog System TIMEOUT function to intermittently execute a procedure in the window dialog that alternates the background color (using the SET-COLOR function) of the entry field between yellow and the default color.

SOURCE FILES:

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Program Files     Description

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dsblink.app        Net Express project

dsblink.cbl          Main COBOL source code

dsblink.cpb         Dialog System datablock copyfile

dsblink.gs           Dialog System screenset

OPERATION:

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Build and run the project. Click on the "Start" button to make the entry field blink and click the "Stop" button to make it stop blinking.

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Keywords: demonstration, sample, example, demo, Dialog System, DSBlink.zip

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demo.ne

Attachments:

DSBlink.zip

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