Q132718: SNA Server DISPLAY verb may return DISPLAY_INVALID_CONSTANT

Article: Q132718
Product(s): Microsoft SNA Server
Version(s): WINDOWS:2.0,2.1,2.11
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbnetwork kbprogramming
Last Modified: 13-JUN-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft SNA Server, versions 2.0, 2.1, 2.11, on platform(s):
   - the operating system: Microsoft Windows NT 
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SUMMARY
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When an application calls DISPLAY API (included in the SNA Server APPC
Management Verb support) that application receives

  DISPLAY_INVALID_CONSTANT.

The SNA Server APPC interface returns DISPLAY_INVALID_CONSTANT if you do NOT set
following values.

                  NS/2     IBM EE    NS/2 format        EE format
                  format   format (Windows NT only)  (Windows NT only)
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  init_sect_len    50         44         52                 48
  num_sections     16          9         16                  9

DISPLAY_INVALID_CONSTANT is also returned when you do not set the following
values:

  reserv2 : NULL
  am_info : AP_NO
  tp_info : AP_NO
  adapter_info : AP_NO (if NS/2 format)
  ms_info : AP_NO (if NS/2 format)

Also, for the DISPLAY verb to work, a specific connection must be defined in the
SNA Server Admin program Display Verb dialog box. IBM originally defined the
DISPLAY verb with the IBM OS/2 Extended Edition product which assumed a single
connection. However, because SNA Server supports multiple connections, the
specific connection associated with the DISPLAY verb must be configured.

Additional query words: prodsna administrator

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Keywords          : kbnetwork kbprogramming 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbSNAServSearch
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,2.1,2.11
Issue type        : kbinfo

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