Edit Folder—General Category (3270)

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Edit Folder—General Category (3270)

3270

In the General category, you can set general editing options for 3270 terminals.

Automatic Keyboard Unlock—Instructs HostExplorer to unlock the keyboard after a user keyboard error (for example, attempting to enter data in a protected area of the screen) and to ignore the invalid keystroke. By default, this option is selected.

Multiline Delete Mode—Defines how the Delete and Backspace keys remove characters. When this option is enabled, the Delete and Backspace keys remove characters and shift all remaining characters from the cursor position to the end of the field, even if the field spans multiple lines. When disabled, the Delete and Backspace keys remove characters and shift all remaining text from the cursor position to the end of the current line, even if the field spans multiple lines. Real terminals do not delete characters beyond the end of the current line. By default, this option is cleared.

Multiline Insert Mode—Defines how the Insert key inserts characters. When enabled, the Insert key inserts characters and shifts remaining characters in the field toward the end of the field, even if the field spans multiple lines. When disabled, the Insert key inserts characters and shifts remaining characters in the field to the end of the current line, even if the field spans multiple lines. Real terminals do not delete characters beyond the end of the current line. By default, this option is selected.

3278 Style Insert—Determines when the Insert Key is toggled selected. By default, this option is selected. When selected, the Insert key remains selected until you press any Action key such as Enter, Pfx, Pax, or Clear.

Note:

Clear this option if you want HostExplorer to use 3277 Style Insert. When cleared, the Insert key remains toggled selected until you press the Reset Key.

Convert Nulls to Blanks—Automatically converts in-stream nulls to blanks. In the IBM-3174 Establishment Controller Functional Description Manual, this option is referred to as Null Space Processing. Selecting this option eliminates the need to use an editing feature, such as NULLS OFF, to prevent data from collapsing to the left-hand column. By default, this option is cleared.

Note:

Selecting this item when using the TSO command line may cause problems. This is due to the TSO main screen design.

Respect Numeric Fields—Determines whether HostExplorer forces data entry validation on numeric fields. Select this option if you want HostExplorer to permit only numeric and special values within numeric fields. By default, this option is cleared.

Always Autoskip—Select this option if you want the cursor, upon reaching the end of the field, to skip to the next available input field. If you clear this option, when you type, the cursor continues until it reaches a protected field on the screen. By default, this option is cleared.

Note:

You can produce the same behaviour by leaving Always Autoskip disabled and enabling Tab on Protected Field Input.

Smart Insert—Select this option if you want to insert characters in a field that contains nulls and/or spaces at the end. When this option is cleared, you can insert characters in a field that contains only nulls at the end. By default, this option is selected.

Tab on Protected Field Input—Forces the cursor to automatically tab to the next input field if you attempt to input when the cursor is in a protected field. By default, this option is cleared.