Re: Function keys not allowed

[Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You need the PRINT keyword in your display file's DDS.  This can be 
assigned at either the File or Record level.


That being said, this seems to only apply to dumb terminals (twinax).  I 
ran a test on a display that did not have the PRINT keyword.  On an 
iSeries Access session, IA printed the screen (using the Print key, not 
the menu option).  The same panel on a twinax device returned the 
"Function key not allowed."


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Burns, Bryan wrote:
> There's something that controls whether function keys are allowed in a program 
> and I forgot what it is, looked for it and can't find it.  It's  a simple yes 
> or no.  Do you know what it is?
>
> Some of our custom programs return a "Function key not allowed" when using the 
> print button on a dumb terminal keyboard and some programs perform the desired host 
> print.  I want to enable host printing for all our programs.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bryan Burns
> IBM Certified Specialist - iSeries System Command Operations V5R2 
>
>