An important note is that the rexx code is indentation sensitive, it must obey the same indentation rules as the other panel code. Otherwise a S0C4 abend is nearly sure.
Regards, Thomas Berg ______________________________________________________ Thomas Berg Specialist AM/DQS SWEDBANK AB (publ) > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > Från: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] För > Bill Ashton > Skickat: den 19 april 2012 13:58 > Till: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Ämne: Re: ISPF Panel date validation > > Of course the REXX test on line 16 needs to have & instead of > "and"...sorry > about that! > Billy > > On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 7:57 AM, Bill Ashton <bill00ash...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Munif, you may get other answers from the ISPF group if you join > there, > > but here is my untested quick stab at it... > > > > 000013 *REXX (STRT RVK RES) > > 000014 date1 = Date("B",strt,"U"); > > 000015 date2 = Date("B",rvk,"U"); > > 000016 If (date2 - date1 <= 90) and (date2 > date1) Then > > 000017 res = "OK"; > > 000018 Else > > 000019 res = "NG"; > > 000020 *ENDREXX > > 000021 > > 000022 If (&res NE "OK") Ver(&rvk,LEN,EQ,99,MSG=Date to far in > > future) > > 000024 > > > > The Rexx will use the variables STRT and RVK from your panel, and will > > create a result called RES. It will convert both dates to a base > number > > format and then compare them. It will see if RVK is 90 days or less in > the > > future and that RVK is further ahead than STRT, and set the result to > "OK" > > or "NG" depending on the test. > > > > Then the regular panel code will check the result switch, and if it is > not > > "OK" it will perform a VER that will always faill, so you can specify > the > > proper message number. > > > > Hope this works out for you. > > Billy > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 6:56 AM, Terry Sambrooks < > > terry.sambro...@btclick.com> wrote: > > > >> Hi Munif, > >> > >> Re: "I have been requested to modify a panel to verify that user > input a > >> valid date (MM/DD/YY) and the > >> input date is no more then 3 months away (roughly speaking)." > >> > >> REXX may provide better validation capability in this instance, but > you do > >> not need to exit the panel, to use REXX as it can be embedded on the > panel > >> itself within the PROC section. > >> > >> It usage is described in Chapter 7 Panel Definition Statement > Reference in > >> the ISPF Dialog Developers Guide and Reference. > >> > >> Kind Regards - Terry > >> > >> Director > >> KMS-IT Limited > >> 228 Abbeydale Road South > >> Dore > >> Sheffield > >> S17 3LA > >> UK > >> > >> Reg : 3767263 > >> > >> Outgoing e-mails have been scanned, but it is the recipients > >> responsibility > >> to ensure their anti-virus software is up to date. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > >> send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Thank you and best regards, > > *Billy Ashton* > > > > > > > -- > Thank you and best regards, > *Billy Ashton* > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
