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

Compaq NonStop™ Pathway/iTS SCREEN COBOL Reference Manual—426750-001
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Diagnostic Screens
Diagnostic screens are displayed to inform the terminal operator if an error condition or
termination occurs. Diagnostic screens are displayed unless the PATHCOM SET
TERM command DIAGNOSTIC parameter is set off. When the parameter is set on (the
default setting), the special register DIAGNOSTIC-ALLOWED is initialized to YES.
Screen recovery is invoked following display of a diagnostic screen. This is especially
important if the diagnostic screen is displayed because of an error during a PRINT
SCREEN sequence. The default diagnostic screen has the following form:
The standard diagnostic messages and their meanings are as follows.
Cause. The print device that is the target of a PRINT SCREEN statement is currently in
use.
Cause. The printer device that is the target of a PRINT SCREEN statement needs to be
placed in the READY state.
Cause. The terminal stopped because the highest level program unit was exited.
PATHWAY ERROR REPORT: timestamp
TERMINAL: termname
diagnostic-message
[ device-name ]
[
retry-info ]
•
The default value for device-
name is:
PRINTER: filename
•
The default value for retry-info
is:
PRESS f1 TO RETRY,
f2 TO ABORT
f
1
=
=
F1 for T16-6510, T16-6520, T16-6530, and T16-6540 terminals
PA1 for IBM-3270 terminals
f
2
=
=
F2 for T16-6510, T16-6520, T16-6530, and T16-6540 terminals
PA2 for IBM-3270 terminals
PRINTER BUSY
PRINTER REQUIRES ATTENTION
TERMINAL STOPPED BY PROGRAM