SUPPORTED TERMINALS AND FEATURES

Termtypes

As a user of an HP 3000 system, you may choose to specify a termtype when you log onto MPE; for example,

:HELLO username.acctname;term=nn

However, VPLUS only supports a subset of the available termtypes. They are termtypes 10, 12, 14, and 24.

A termtype that is not supported by VPLUS may be:

When VPLUS maps an unsupported termtype to one that is supported, the terminal driver is reconfigured to the original termtype when VPLUS closes the terminal. Finally, VPLUS defers to the Workstation Configurator when editing termtype if that facility is available.

Modified Data Tag

You do not have to take any action to utilize this feature. Only the fields which have been modified are transmitted to the computer. This feature is supported on the following terminals:

Extended Local Edits

This feature provides for the editing of information by the terminal as it is typed into the form. You specify the editing to be done by using the command LOCALEDITS in the field processing specification section. The HP 2624B and HP 2394A terminals supports this feature.

Relabeling Function Keys

This feature allows you to specify during forms creation or modification time function key labels that will be used during data entry. Function key labeling is supported by VPLUS on all terminals except the data capture devices. On HP 264X terminals, VPLUS uses the last two screen lines to emulate function key labels, which are available as a terminal feature on all other HP terminals.

Security Display Enhancement

This feature allows you to inhibit the display of the data in certain fields. When this feature is used, the characters entered at the terminal are displayed as blanks on the screen. The security display enhancement is supported on the following terminals:

* Not a supported terminal
% Unknown
+ Can only be opened and closed by VPLUS
& Check ROMS for auto keyboard lock

Local Form Storage Capabilities

This feature allows forms to be stored locally in the terminal's memory. Local form storage can reduce the data communication overhead associated with frequently displayed forms. This feature is supported on the HP 2394A, HP 2624B and HP 2626A terminals, and is fully described in Section 6.

X.25 Capability

This feature allows X.25 block mode to be used via a PAD interface with the following terminals:

Color Enhancement

This feature allows color to be used for field, error, and window enhancements with the HP 2397A and HP 2627A terminals.

Data Capture Device Special Features

The HP 3075A, HP 3076A and HP 3081A terminals are data capture devices. Special features of the data capture devices that VPLUS supports are as follows:

The HP-IB and RS232 Input/Output options, the Numeric Display terminal, Card Image Data and Multifield Input options are not supported.VPLUS.

Cursor Position Sensing

The cursor position sensing function includes three new intrinsics that have been designed to enable application programs to sense the cursor position on a VPlus screen:

These intrinsics enable application programs to determine where the cursor was left on a VPlus screen after a read operation. The information returned to the application varies with the intrinsic used.

Usage

These intrinsics should be called in an application at certain points of the transaction flow:

• Call VARMSCP at the beginning of each VPlus transaction where cursor information is required. Typically, this is prior to a call to VSHOWFORM and preceding VREADFIELDS.

• Call VGETSCPFIELD or VGETSCPDATA at the end of a VPlus transaction to collect the cursor position or location information. This is after a call to VREADFIELDS.

	NOTE: Important Details! Please Read. Cursor position sensing is available on DTC-connected terminals only. These intrinsics work only on terminals that have the capability to return cursor location information. These terminals are: 700/9X 2392A 2394A