Pathmaker Programming Guide

Basic Screen Painter Editing Functions

Using the Screen Painter

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The Pathmaker product declares a pseudofield in the Working-Storage Section of the

generated requester if you use the pseudofield in the requester. Pseudofields that can

be displayed on the application screen are added to the application screen from within

the Screen Painter. Pseudofields that cannot be displayed on the application screen are

added to the SEND Parameter Definition screen.

The current value of a displayed pseudofield appears when the application screen is

displayed. You cannot enter data into any of the pseudofields.

Defining a Pseudofield

When you press shifted F4 to define the position of a pseudofield, the Screen Painter

marks the cursor position as the left end of the field to be defined.

The Screen Painter shows a partial screen with video attribute fields that describe the

pseudofield. Complete these fields as needed and press F4 again to complete the

definition, or press F16 to cancel the definition.

You must include the at sign (@) when you enter the pseudofield name.

You can assign any combination of video attributes to a pseudofield if the terminal has

physical support for such attributes. Valid responses in the video attributes fields are

and

Modifying a Pseudofield

To modify a pseudofield, place the cursor in the pseudofield and press shifted F4. The

Screen Painter shows the Pseudofield partial screen.

Use the partial screen to change any of the video attributes and press F4 to make the

change, or press F16 to terminate the operation.