SCREEN END_UPDATE

SCREEN END_UPDATE marks the end of the batch of window alterations and executes them.  After the SCREEN BEGIN_UPDATE statement/command is issued, all characters and lines that will be placed in the window_id will not be displayed on the user’s terminal screen until the SCREEN END_UPDATE command is issued.

SYNTAX

SCREEN END_UPDATE /USING/ window_id

window_id

an integer system field, Global Storage (GS) Field, or user-defined field that contains the window_id assigned to the window to be altered.

EXAMPLE

SCREEN END_UPDATE MAIN_ID

SEE ALSO:  SCREEN BEGIN_UPDATE (earlier in this section).

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