Re: Function keys not allowed

[Jerry Adams <jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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."
>
>
>         * Jerry C. Adams
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> B&W Wholesale Distributors, Inc.* *
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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 
> >
> >   
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