Hi,

 MB> The question is: When you run Dataflex in its native OS/2 flavor,
 MB> exactly how does it read from the keyboard?  If you can find that
 MB> out, maybe we can come up with suggestions.

Apparently, a demo of the DataFlex 4GL compiler and runtime is present on the
OS/2 DevCon Cd-Roms (I say apparently, cos IBM UK are dragging their feet
processing my various application forms).

If you install it and compile a test program such as:

/Screen
BarCode _____________
/*

Page Screen
Accept Screen.1 // get barcode from user
Abort

You might be able to see how the pcode file (.FLX) triggers runtime
routines which presumably find themselves in Kbd API calls eventually.

Mike

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