Pathway/iTS SCREEN COBOL Reference Manual (G06.24+, H06.03+, Pathway/iTS 1.0+)

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Compaq NonStop™ Pathway/iTS SCREEN COBOL Reference Manual—426750-001
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Input-Control Character Clauses
END-OF-INPUT Clause
The END-OF-INPUT clause defines the characters used to indicate the end of the last
input field for the current ACCEPT statement. The END-OF-INPUT clause is
recognized only by terminals operating in conversational mode.
"nonnumeric-literal"
is one or two alphanumeric characters enclosed in quotation marks.
numeric-literal
is one or two integers. Each integer must be within the range of 0 through 255.
numeric-literal is the decimal value of an 8-bit binary number.
If a process is responding in place of a terminal, SCREEN COBOL interprets the
8-bit pattern (two numeric literals convert to a 16-bit pattern) as a nonkeyboard
character.
OFF
specifies END-OF-INPUT is not available for the current screen.
If this clause is omitted, the end-of-input characters are //.
If used, the END-OF-INPUT clause must be specified at the 01 screen level. A
character defined for END-OF-INPUT cannot be specified for another input-control
character.
FIELD-SEPARATOR Clause
The FIELD-SEPARATOR clause defines the character used to separate one screen field
from another during an ACCEPT statement. If a screen field description includes an
OCCURS clause, each occurrence is treated as one field. The FIELD-SEPARATOR
clause is recognized only by terminals operating in conversational mode.
"nonnumeric-literal"
is one alphanumeric character enclosed in quotation marks.
numeric-literal
is one integer that must be within the range of 0 through 255. numeric-
literal is the decimal value of an 8-bit binary number.
END-OF-INPUT [ IS ] { "nonnumeric-literal" }
{ numeric-literal [, numeric-literal ] }
{ OFF }
FIELD-SEPARATOR [ IS ] { "nonnumeric-literal" }
{ numeric-literal }
{ OFF }