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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
<p>The 3270 full screen terminal PF (Program Function) key | <p>The 3270 full screen terminal PF (Program Function) key which retrieves previous input lines</p> | ||
<p>Valid settings of RETRVKEY are: </p> | <p>Valid settings of <var>RETRVKEY</var> are: </p> | ||
<table> | <table> | ||
<tr><th>Setting</th><th>Meaning</th></tr> | <tr><th>Setting</th><th>Meaning</th></tr> | ||
<tr><th align="right"><var>0</var></th><td> | <tr><th align="right"><var>0</var></th><td> | ||
<p>No retrieve PF key is available for this user. This user's previous lines are no longer available, and any storage allocated for retrieving lines is released.</p> | <p>No retrieve PF key is available for this user. This user's previous lines are no longer available, and any storage allocated for retrieving lines is released.</p> | ||
</td></tr> | </td></tr> | ||
<tr><th><var>1-24</var></th><td> | <tr><th><var>1-24</var></th><td> | ||
<p>The PF key designated can be used to retrieve previous lines for this user.</p> | <p>The PF key designated can be used to retrieve previous lines for this user.</p> | ||
< | Notes: | ||
<ul> | |||
<li>If <var>RETRVKEY</var> was previously 0, storage is allocated for retrieving input lines that are entered after the <var>RESET RETRVKEY</var> command is issued. | |||
<li>If <var>RETRVKEY</var> was previously 1-24, the user's previous input lines are available by pressing the PF key designated by the new value of <var>RETRVKEY</var>. | |||
<li>If you have set the <code>X'01'</code> or <code>X'10'</code> bits of the <var>[[RETRVOPT parameter|RETRVOPT]]</var> parameter, you can use a | |||
<i>foward</i> retrieve PF key, in addition to the <i>backward</i> retrieve PF key specified by <var>RETRVKEY</var>. | |||
Note that if either of these bits are set, the <code>X'02'</code> bit is strongly recommended as well. | |||
<li>The size of the allocated storage area, and hence the number and length of input lines available for retrieval, is specified | |||
by the value of the <var>[[RETRVBUF parameter|RETRVBUF]]</var> parameter. | |||
</ul> | |||
</td></tr> | </td></tr> | ||
</table> | </table> | ||
<p>When a user logs out of <var class="product">Model 204</var>, the value of RETRVKEY for that thread is reset to the value that occurred on the user parameter line for that thread, and the lines entered by that user are made unavailable. </p> | <p>When a user logs out of <var class="product">Model 204</var>, the value of <var>RETRVKEY</var> for that thread is reset to the value that occurred on the user parameter line for that thread, and the lines entered by that user are made unavailable. </p> | ||
[[Category:User Parameters]] | [[Category:User Parameters]] | ||
[[Category:Parameters]] | [[Category:Parameters]] | ||
Revision as of 14:14, 6 April 2013
Summary
- Default value
- 0
- Parameter type
- User
- Where set
- By any user
- Related products
- All
- Introduced
- Model 204 V6.1 or earlier
Description
The 3270 full screen terminal PF (Program Function) key which retrieves previous input lines
Valid settings of RETRVKEY are:
| Setting | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 0 |
No retrieve PF key is available for this user. This user's previous lines are no longer available, and any storage allocated for retrieving lines is released. |
| 1-24 |
The PF key designated can be used to retrieve previous lines for this user. Notes:
|
When a user logs out of Model 204, the value of RETRVKEY for that thread is reset to the value that occurred on the user parameter line for that thread, and the lines entered by that user are made unavailable.