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| The Goal of This ExampleShow how a Universal Display File can work in tandem with a Rich Display File's List Box Widget's choices URL property. You could also utilize the choices URL property within a Combo Box Widget, but this example will be using a List Box Widget. | Info |
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Below are screen shots of the Universal Display File (COLORSD) being created the Universal Designer. There are 3 record formats representing the parts of an HTML page, the Header, Body, and Footer. The middle image shows CONAME and COHEX as the bound fields. CONAME (color name) is the variable containing names of colors. COHEX (color hex) is the variable containing the hex values of CONAME's colors. Our Universal Display File will access the information in these bound fields and display them in our program. Please refer to the for more information with this step.
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| Actions in Order: - Select Silver -> Click Ok
Select Red - Scroll down using ▼ of the scrollbar
- Double-click Olive to select and pass to program
- Select Maroon -> Press "Enter" on keyboard
- Click Exit to exit the program
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The Program in Action
Why Do It This Way?
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- Universal Display Files can be used to output:
- A program that produces dynamic HTML content for a web browser.
- A web service that outputs an
XML or JSON document to a client program via HTTP. - A plain text,
XML, JSON, or CSV document on the IFS.
The static content is embedded into the DDS source and display file object, allowing for easy integration with existing change management systems and procedures.
- The Universal Display File web connector allows you to map a URL on the
Profound UI HTTP server to a call to an RPG program on the IBM i, which will take the information written to the Universal Display File (COLORSD) by the Universal RPG program (COLORSR) and send it to the client via the HTTP response where the called RPG program can use the HTTP query string and POST input for READ operations.