RE: Function keys not allowed

Just did a quick scan of all our DDS source, and they all have the PRINT
keyword.



Thanx,

Nick



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So you have to go out of your way to add it, huh? I guess that's why our
developers overlook it. When I'm in MAPICS using iSeries Access it works,
when I'm in a custom menu option it doesn't.

Shouldn't it be a standard for display files?

Poll: Do all your display files have the PRINT keyword in the DDS? If
not, why not?


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Wasn't aware of that one. Being a host print function, as you know, it
returned the "Function key not allowed" message. Adding the PRINT
keyword to the display, though, allowed the host print function to work.


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Burns, Bryan wrote:

Try CTRL - PAUSE for a host print in iSeries Access. It's very handy!
Bryan

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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