7.72.2 IF_MODE Examples

The following example applies to the IF_MODE command.

Create a simple inquire/add/update/delete function on a file called NAMES. Use the IF_MODE command to test the mode that the screen was in at the time the enter key was pressed:

     GROUP_BY NAME(#NAMEINFO) FIELDS(#CUSTNO #NAME #ADD1 #ADD2 #POSTCD)

L10: CHANGE   FIELD(#CUSTNO) TO(*DEFAULT)

    MESSAGE  MSGTXT('Specify customer to review or use ADD key to add one')

L15: SET_MODE TO(*DISPLAY)

    REQUEST  FIELDS(#CUSTNO) ADD_KEY(*YES)

    *

    * Add a new customer to the file ......

    *

    IF_MODE  IS(*ADD)

         REQUEST  FIELDS(#NAMEINFO)

         INSERT   FIELDS(#NAMEINFO) TO_FILE(NAMES)

    *

    * Else review / change / delete an existing customer

    *

    ELSE

         FETCH    FIELDS(#NAMEINFO) FROM_FILE(NAMES) WITH_KEY(CUSTNO) NOT_FOUND(L15) ISSUE_MSG(*YES)

         DISPLAY  FIELDS(#NAMEINFO) CHANGE_KEY(*YES) DELETE_KEY(*YES)

         IF_MODE  IS(*CHANGE)

         UPDATE   FIELDS(#NAMEINFO) IN_FILE(NAMES)

         ENDIF

         IF_MODE  IS(*DELETE)

         DELETE   FROM_FILE(NAMES)

         ENDIF

    ENDIF

    *

    * Go back and request next customer

    *

    GOTO     LABEL(L10)