{ Permanent | Temporary }

Permanent	A control with this style applied can be destroyed only by using the DESTROY statement or when the parent window is destroyed. A permanent control is more efficient than a "temporary" one since it is not created each time a DISPLAY statement is executed. This style is set by default.
Temporary	Temporary controls are destroyed when a DESTROY statement is executed, when the parent window is destroyed, when another control is created in its same position, or when a Screen Section containing a BLANK SCREEN keyword is displayed. Temporary controls are less efficient than "permanent" ones since they are created each time a DISPLAY statement is executed.

 

Example - Define a temporary slide-bar

screen section. ...   03 screen-1-sl-2 Slider      line 39.1      column 12.8      size 38.4 cells       lines 3.8 cells       id 10      horizontal      show-labels      min-val 10      max-val 100      page-size 5      labels-increment 15      temporary      .