ENABLE Reference Manual

ENABLE ATTRIBUTES

SIZE Attribute

The SIZE attribute specifies the number of records that the

application displays within a box on the screen. The syntax of

the SIZE attribute is:

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| SIZE <number> |

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| <number> |

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| is a positive integer that defines the number of records |

| that the application can display within the box. If you |

| enter an invalid value for <number> (such as -2), ENABLE |

| responds with an error message. |

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| The starting value of the SIZE attribute is 1. |

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Considerations

This command is useful if you want to display more than one

record occurrence in a box. You can generate an application that

displays a tabular screen by setting SIZE to an appropriate value

and also setting SCREENFORMAT to COMPRESSED, HEADINGS to NULL,

and use BOXTITLE(s) to display appropriate screen labels.

Maximum Size. ENABLE cannot generate an application if the

number of data characters within a box is greater than 2,048. To

determine the number of data characters in a box, multiply the

number of characters per record by the value for SIZE.

DDL OCCURS Clause Nesting. When the SIZE attribute is set to a

value greater than one, OCCURS clause items can be nested to only

three levels. When set to one, OCCURS items can be nested to

four levels. Refer to the Data Definition Language (DDL)

Reference Manual for more information.

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