Re: Input inhibited

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Craig,

> Do you think it will work if I put the 'INVITE' at the appropriate format
> level?

INVITE means "unlock the keyboard and allow input, even though I haven't 
tried to READ the record yet".   (Or "terminal is invited to provide input")

Obviously, you want to make certain that you don't use INVITE if you 
want the keyboard to be locked!  If you supplied the INVITE keyword at 
the file level, then every time you write a format (including the SFLCTL 
or footer) it'll immediately unlock the keyboard and let the user type 
stuff, which is exactly what you're trying to avoid.

Do you really need the INVITE keyword at all?   Usually the only time 
you supply INVITE is if you want to wait on a data queue rather than 
waiting on a READ (or EXFMT) operation.  In that situation you supply 
INVITE, then the user can input stuff while you're waiting on the data 
queue.