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PAGE (PG)
Syntax
Example
PAGE (PG)
The PAGE; command is available only for MCP based LINC Systems. It is valid, but ignored
on all other host types and in LDA Run Time.
The PAGE; command enables you to send a string of information to a specific screen page
of the current station (terminal). This leaves you out of forms mode.
The PAGE; command can be used only in Ispecs.
The PAGE; command output is sent immediately (casual output), and does not wait for the
end of the current transaction. Multiple PAGE; commands to the same page within the
same transaction overwrite each other.
Use of this command with OLTP is described in your LINC Generate Operations Guide.
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page number
This value specifies the destination page of the text. This number cannot be in parentheses,
and if it is any value other than 0, or 2 through 5, is syntax checked by the editor.
If the page number value is in the range 2 through 5, then the text field name value is
appended to page switching code, to automatically send the text string to the specified
page, followed by home and top of page.
If the page number value is 0, then the text field name value is sent, without any
modification to the terminal. This means that if you enter a page number value of 0, you
must embed the page control sequence into the actual text field name text string.
text field name
The text field name value is the name of a Global Setup Data item, Setup Data item, or
screen data item that contains the string of information to be sent to the specified page.
Any text longer than 1920 characters is truncated.
In a distribution company system, whenever the Sales Representative screen is accessed,
you might want to display the valid commission codes and their meanings. If you did not
want this to be displayed on Page one due to space limitations, you could use the PAGE;
command to display this information on Page three every time the Sales Representative
screen was displayed. If the person using the screen wanted to have more information on
the commission codes, they could simply go to Page three, and then return to Page one and
complete the function they required.
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