IBM 243X user manual Exiting Screens and Saving Changes, Characters, Task, Description

Configuring the Terminal 2

6.Type the control character, extended ASCII character, or escape character sequence in the preamble or postamble field.

•To type a control character or extended ASCII character in the preamble or postamble field, use this syntax:

\xhh

where hh is the two-digit hexadecimal number for the control character or extended ASCII character. For example, to enter ETX as a preamble, type:

\x03

To enter Ü (the 5250 Field Exit code) as the postamble, type:

\x9A

•To type an escape character (backslash) in the preamble or postamble field, you must type two backslashes. The application ignores the first backslash (\) character and saves the next characters. For example:

Enter These
Characters	Preamble/Postamble Saved
\\	\
\\k	\k
\	no data

7.Press Vor choose OK to save your changes and exit the screen.

For help exiting the menu system, see the next two sections, “Exiting Screens and Saving Changes” and “Exiting the Menu System.”

Exiting Screens and Saving Changes

When you exit a screen, you can save or discard your changes:

Task

To exit a screen and save the changes

To exit a screen and discard the changes

Description

Choose OK and press V. You can also press Vwith the cursor positioned anywhere except on the Cancel button.

Choose Cancel and press V. You can also press Ewith the cursor in any field.

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