Server Guide : Appendix B. CICS Smalltalk classes : SEND CONTROL command
SEND CONTROL command
Sends device controls to a terminal without map or text data. In Smalltalk, the parameters of the SEND CONTROL command are contained in two classes: CICSSendcontrol and CICSSendcontrolResult. VA Smalltalk Server supports minimum basic mapping support (BMS), which is an interface between CICS application programs and terminal devices.
See CICS Application Programming Reference for the syntax of the command and a description of its parameters.
Defined instance methods
Parameters supplied to CICS in CICSSendcontrol
 
Parameter
Instance method
Mode
Type
Notes/exceptions
ALARM
alarm
Input
Switch
 
CURSOR(data-value)
cursor:
Input
Binary 16
 
ERASE
erase
Input
Switch
 
ERASEAUP
eraseaup
Input
Switch
 
FREEKB
freekb
Input
Switch
 
FRSET
frset
Input
Switch
 
PRINT
print
Input
Switch
 
Parameters returned by CICS in CICSSendcontrolResult
 
Parameter
Instance method
Mode
Type
Notes/exceptions
RESP
resp
Output
Fixed(2)
Inherited from CICSResult.
RESP2
resp2
Output
Fixed(2)
Inherited from CICSResult.
Example
Sends a cursor control command to a terminal.
| result |
result := CICS sendcontrol
cursor: 20;
exec.
Last modified date: 07/09/2019