eretherf@math-cs.kent.edu (Eric Von Retherford) (01/25/91)
Greetings All, This semester I will be working on an IBM VM/CMS system. This system needs a term program that can send a "CLEAR" to get to the next screen and a "RESET" so that a lost program is cancelled. I have JR-Comm (unregistered, sorry) and Handshake 2.12. I have beat every key combination to find this sequence but to no avail. Will VLT do it?? Thanks for any help! Eric Retherford
rlcollins@miavx1.acs.muohio.edu (Ryan 'Gozar' Collins) (01/26/91)
In article <1991Jan25.150623.22761@mcs.kent.edu>, eretherf@math-cs.kent.edu (Eric Von Retherford) writes: > This semester I will be working on an IBM VM/CMS system. This system needs a > term program that can send a "CLEAR" to get to the next screen and a "RESET" > so that a lost program is cancelled. I have JR-Comm (unregistered, sorry) and > Handshake 2.12. I have beat every key combination to find this sequence but to > no avail. Will VLT do it?? Try <ESC>. (Hitting the escape key and then the period key.) Also, to get the pfkeys, <ESC>1 is pf1, <ESC>2 is pf2 and so on. (This should work in any term prg, as long as your cms system supports whatever emulation they offer. (And its pretty poor emulation if they don't emulate the functions keys or other special keys on the keyboard) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ryan 'Gozar' Collins ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ o__)\ rlcollins@miavx1.BITNET / ) RC1DSANU@miamiu.acs.muohio.edu / / ____ R.COLLINS1 (On GEnie) /(____/__(_) o)_/ /) [ || ] Atari Computers, "There is no Substitute." [ || ] They're not just Vs lbh pna ernq guvf, lbh'er geniryvat // || \\ for breakfast gbb pybfr! // || \\ anymore ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Yea, right, thats what I said.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
David.Plummer@f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG (David Plummer) (01/30/91)
Both JRComm and Handshake will send the VM/CMS clear (actually a VT102 ENTER key) you need. The only thing that is required it that the keypad be set to application mode (as opposed to numeric), which the host VM system should send to the terminal when it starts. If it doesn't, let me know and I'll tell you how to go into local mode on handshake and type an escape sequence to force it on. If all else fails, ESC . (esc-period) seems to work fairly well. Haven't got an answer for the reset key, but I don't think you'll need it. The IBM3270 on my desk has one, but if I log into the same account with Handshake it is never needed. I believe the terminal lockout (and thus the need to reset it) is not supported by Handshake, since after all, it's VT102 emulation, not IBM3270. In case I forgot to mention it in that tirade, the CLEAR key is your numeric keypad enter key.... -- David Plummer - via FidoNet node 1:140/22 UUCP: ...!herald!weyr!70!David.Plummer Domain: David.Plummer@f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG Standard Disclaimers Apply...
C503719@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU (Baird McIntosh) (02/01/91)
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David.Plummer@f70.n140.z1.FIDONET.ORG (David Plummer) said:
>...
>else fails, ESC . (esc-period) seems to work fairly well. Haven't
>got an answer for the reset key, but I don't think you'll need it.
>The IBM3270 on my desk has one, but if I log into the same account
>with Handshake it is never needed. I believe the terminal lockout
>(and thus the need to reset it) is not supported by Handshake, since
>after all, it's VT102 emulation, not IBM3270.
The RESET key is good for getting control of your cursor after some sinister
invisible line noise causes the terminal emulation to lock up. Also, if you
get some more sinister, but also visible, line noise in the form of trash
characters on the screen, you can use the CLEAR key. Both of these keys are
accessible in Handshake 2.12a as the following:
RESET == Control-Q
CLEAR == Control-G (this may actually be CLEAR+RESET)
On a CMS host, you often need to respond the words 'MORE...' or 'HOLDING'.
The Enter key on the numeric keypad performs a CLEAR and NEXT SCREEN, while
the minus sign ( '-' ) performs a NEXT SCREEN.
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