8.3 Cursor Location in Output Only Pop-up Windows

When you write your first pop-up window program that is "output only" (ie: no input capable fields) you will probably get a result like this on your first attempt:

^{------------ Screen cursor goes to here when the "Companies"
| pop-up window appears.
|}

^{DEMO01 Demonstration Panel}

^{.......................................................}^{Specify the following and press : COMP01 Companies :}^{: :}^{Account number . . . . . : Number Description :}^{: 01 ACME ENGINEERING :}^{Account type . . . . . . : 02 CONSOLIDATED ENG :}^{: 03 ACME WELDING :}^{Company number . . . . . : 04 DESIGN INC. :}^{: :}^{Transaction amount . . . :.......................................................:}

This is clearly unacceptable, because the user has to move the screen cursor right across the screen and into the "Companies" pop-up window to select the desired company.

The simplest solution to this problem is: code the POP_UP command like this:

     POP_UP ....whatever.... CURSOR_LOC(*ATFIELD #COMPNO)

which will cause the pop-up window to appear like this with the screen cursor under 0 in "01 ACME ENGINEERING":

^{DEMO01 Demonstration Panel}

^{.......................................................}^{Specify the following and press e : COMP01 Companies :}^{: :}^{Account number . . . . . : Number Description :}^{: 01 ACME ENGINEERING :}^{Account type . . . . . . : 02 CONSOLIDATED ENG :}^{: 03 ACME WELDING :}^{Company number . . . . . : 04 DESIGN INC. :}^{: :}^{Transaction amount . . . :.......................................................:}

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