COBOL Fans,
I've been trying out 3-1-rc1. Either the screen section is ignoring the
underline keyword, or I'm overlooking something simple. With a field
definition like:
05 SCR-ITEM-DESCRIPTION1 PIC X(60)
COLUMN 19
AUTO
FOREGROUND-COLOR SCR-ITEM-DESCRIPTION-COLOR HIGHLIGHT
BACKGROUND-COLOR BLACK
UNDERLINE
USING IF-ITEM-DESCRIPTION1.
the field is filled with underscore characters, but they disappear as I
type. If I add PROMPT CHARACTER IS " ", the field isn't underlined at all.
Am I missing something simple? Should PROMPT CHARACTER IS SPACE also work?
The compiler didn't like that. Is there a way to set the prompt character
for an entire screen or entire program? I prefer to underline input fields
with the UNDERLINE keyword, which worked in previous versions, though I had
to patch screenio.c in previous versions to change the prompt character.
--
Kevin
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