Hello,

I want to extend a length of field in my Display
file(Subfile). Please suggest the possible steps.

Thanks

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Hello, I want to extend a length of field in my Display file(Subfile). Please suggest the possib..

Answer / surya siram

I believe we have only one way. which is traditional method. Open the display file DDS and update the field length and make sure it is not disturbing the other fields.

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Hello, I want to extend a length of field in my Display file(Subfile). Please suggest the possib..

Answer / sanjeev kumar

We can go up to 9999 siz
using SFLSIZ
if you needs more than this length then you can use Single page type.

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Hello, I want to extend a length of field in my Display file(Subfile). Please suggest the possib..

Answer / sathish

If you want to increase a length of a field in your display file, use hidden fields. It wont disturb your existing field as well.

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