HP 3000 Manuals

HP RPG/XL Programmer's Guide

Chapter 4  Using a Terminal in an RPG Program 

This chapter discusses the two ways that you can use a terminal in an RPG
program.  The first method, line mode, lets you read and display terminal
data field by field.  It is useful when you are reading or displaying
small amounts of data.  The second method, full screen mode, is useful
when you have several data fields to process, or when you want the screen
to resemble a paper form of some kind.

This figure compares line mode and full screen mode from a user's point
of view.


          Figure 4-1.  A Comparison of Line (Character) and Full Screen Modes 

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