NET/MASTER Network Control Language (NCL) Programmer's Guide

Contents
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Section 13 Interaction With Users and Terminals
Displaying Text on the OCS Command Input Line 13-2
Delaying Execution for a Specified Time 13-4
Pausing for Operator Input 13-5
Writing a Message to a Terminal 13-6
Defining and Using Action Function Keys 13-8
Section 14 Working With Panels
Panel Design Guidelines 14-2
Components in Panel Processing 14-3
NCL Procedures 14-3
Panel Description Files 14-3
The Structure of a Panel Description File 14-5
The Control Part of a Panel Description File 14-5
The Display Part of a Panel Description File 14-6
Writing Panel Description Files 14-7
Creating and Modifying a Panel Description File 14-7
Deleting a Panel Description File 14-7
Panel Description File Size 14-7
Using the #INCLUDE Panel Control Statement 14-7
Performing a Panel Test 14-8
Panel Description File Libraries 14-9
System Panel Libraries and Files 14-9
User Panel Libraries 14-12
Displaying Information About Panel Description Files 14-13
Displaying the Names of Panel Description Files 14-13
Displaying the Contents of Panel Description Files 14-14
Factors Affecting Panel Description File Location 14-15
The Active Panel Queue 14-15
The Default Search Path 14-17
How to Customize the Panel Search Path 14-18
Preloading and Unloading 14-19
Test Mode 14-20
How Panel Description File Location Factors Interact 14-20
Displaying Information About Panels 14-22
Examples of Panel Processing 14-22
Including Comments in a Panel Description File 14-27