IBM 3270 Emulation

Record & Playback Keystrokes Facility

The record/playback keystrokes facility enables you to eliminate repetitive operations by using the Fn keys to store, retrieve and display data. The Fn keys can store a total of 1500 keystrokes. A sequence of recorded keystrokes may be interrupted so that keystrokes can be entered manually before continuing with the recording or playback. Note that local Fn key functions cannot be recorded.

The keys used to initiate recording and playback are shown below together with the equivalent virtual key names which can be used to assign the functions to any key on the keyboard:

 

101/102 Key Keyboard

Virtual Key Names

Record:

Alt + F7

IB_RECORD

Pause:

Shift + Pause

IB_PAUSE

Quit:

Alt + Escape

IB_QUIT

Play:

Alt + F8

IB_PLAY

Edit:

Alt + F3

IB_FEDIT

Recording Keystrokes

1.Press Record to enter Record mode.

The status line will display RECRD and a number from 0-1500indicating the number of new keystrokes that may be stored. A series of boxes displayed to the right represent the Fn keys. A solid box indicates that the Fn key in that position is currently storing recorded keystrokes.

2.Press the Fn key which will store the keystrokes. (On 101/102 keyboards you can also use Shift + Fn.)

The status line will display R**** F* where R indicates you are in Record mode,

****is the number of keystrokes that may be stored, and F* is the number of the Fn key pressed.

Note: If you press a pre-recorded Fn key, its contents will be replaced with the following keystrokes. You can also remove the contents of the Fn key before recording by pressing the Delete key.

3.Enter the keystrokes to be recorded. You may pause recording at any time to allow keystrokes to be entered manually when played back by pressing Pause. To continue recording, press Pause again.

Note: You can cancel the newly recorded keystrokes by pressing the Quit key. This cancellation does not affect the previously recorded keystrokes.

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