Question:
What do these DCUF SIMULATE commands do and which IDMS Guide show what the % sign means?
DCUF SIM
SIGNON AUTUSER <user1>%E
%E
TASKABC%E
%T %T %T %TASKCDE%E
TASKXYZ%E
%PA1
DCUF SIM OFF
BYE
Answer:
Within IDMS CV, at the Enter Next Task Code, issue command ‘DCUF HELP SIMULATE’ to see all the DCUF SIMULATE keywords and their abbreviations:
DCUF SIM PUTS NON-3270 TERMINALS INTO 3270 SIMULATION MODE. INPUT LINES MAY BE
CONTINUED BY ENDING THEM WITH A HYPHEN. SPECIAL 3270 KEYS MAY BE SIMULATED BY
TYPING A % FOLLOWED BY A KEYWORD AND A BLANK.
%TAB OR %SKIP - TAB TO NEXT UNPROTECTED FIELD
%BACKTAB
%EREOF - ERASE TO END OF FIELD
%ERINP - ERASE INPUT
%NL - NEWLINE
%PF1 THRU %PF24 - PROGRAM FUNCTION KEYS
%PA1 THRU %PA3 - PROGRAM ATTENTION KEYS
%RESET
%ENTER
%CLEAR
%CNCL - CANCEL KEY
%FM - FIELD MARK
%DUP - DUP CHARACTER
%MOVECUR(X,Y) - MOVE CURSOR TO ROW X COL Y
%SELECT(X,Y) - SELECTOR PEN AT ROW X COL Y
ALSO %MSG1 THRU %MSG3 CHANGES MESSAGE LEVEL
The above DCUF SIMULATE script consists of the following commands:
SIGNON AUTUSER <user1> followed by the Enter key (%E)
Another Enter key (%E)
Task TASKABC (that will execute in the IDMS CV) followed by the Enter key
Several Tab keys(%T) Task TASKCDE followed by the Enter key
Task TASKXYZ followed by Enter key
Program Attention Key (%PA1)
DCUF SIM OFF
BYE
The % sign is a delimiter and %CLEAR clears the screen.
Additional Information:
The CA IDMS System Tasks and Operator Guide, Chapter 6: DCUF Commands contains information on the DCUF HELP SIMULATE keywords and abbreviations.
DCUF SIM
SIGNON AUTUSER user1%E
%E
TASKABC%E
%T %T %T %TASKCDE%E
TASKXYZ%E
%PA1
DCUF SIM OFF
BYE
Answer:
Within IDMS CV, at the Enter Next Task Code, issue command ‘DCUF HELP SIMULATE’ to see all the DCUF SIMULATE keywords and their abbreviations:
DCUF SIM PUTS NON-3270 TERMINALS INTO 3270 SIMULATION MODE. INPUT LINES MAY BE
CONTINUED BY ENDING THEM WITH A HYPHEN. SPECIAL 3270 KEYS MAY BE SIMULATED BY
TYPING A % FOLLOWED BY A KEYWORD AND A BLANK.
%TAB OR %SKIP - TAB TO NEXT UNPROTECTED FIELD
%BACKTAB
%EREOF - ERASE TO END OF FIELD
%ERINP - ERASE INPUT
%NL - NEWLINE
%PF1 THRU %PF24 - PROGRAM FUNCTION KEYS
%PA1 THRU %PA3 - PROGRAM ATTENTION KEYS
%RESET
%ENTER
%CLEAR
%CNCL - CANCEL KEY
%FM - FIELD MARK
%DUP - DUP CHARACTER
%MOVECUR(X,Y) - MOVE CURSOR TO ROW X COL Y
%SELECT(X,Y) - SELECTOR PEN AT ROW X COL Y
ALSO %MSG1 THRU %MSG3 CHANGES MESSAGE LEVEL
The above DCUF SIMULATE script consists of the following commands:
SIGNON AUTUSER user1 followed by the Enter key (%E)
Another Enter key (%E)
Task TASKABC (that will execute in the IDMS CV) followed by the Enter key
Several Tab keys(%T) Task TASKCDE followed by the Enter key
Task TASKXYZ followed by Enter key
Program Attention Key (%PA1)
DCUF SIM OFF
BYE
The % sign is a delimiter and %CLEAR clears the screen.
Additional Information:
The CA IDMS System Tasks and Operator Guide, Chapter 6: DCUF Commands contains information on the DCUF HELP SIMULATE keywords and abbreviations.