query regarding IMS screens

cdhami · New User Joined: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 28

Hi all,
I am using IMS screens in my workshop. The requirement is to capture the input location of cursor on the screen.

Pls help regarding this. We are using telon tool to generate screens, but could not find any field to find the cursor position on screen.

The same is available in CICS screens using EIB fields for EIBCPOSN.

Pls help with same in IMS screens.

Thanks in advance.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 1:57 pm

look for example at
publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/dfsaptg4/2.4.1.2.1?ACTION=MATCHES&REQUEST=cursor+location&TYPE=FUZZY&SHELF=DFSSHCG3&DT=20071022094903&CASE=&searchTopic=TOPIC&searchText=TEXT&searchIndex=INDEX&rank=RANK&ScrollTOP=FIRSTHIT#FIRSTHIT

cdhami · New User Joined: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 28

Hi Enrico,
I could find only limited information from the link provided.

"The format of the cursor information is two 2-byte binary numbers, the first containing the line number, the second containing the column number. "

however, where do i find this field, or where do i define it so that it automatically takes the location when screen is inputted.

Thanks for your advance help.

Thanks
cdhami

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Mon Jan 25, 2010 3:18 pm

You get the info by coding a mfld statement with the appropriate IMS provided exit name/number
IIRC should be exit=(0,2)
publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/dzichelp/v2r2/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.ims9.doc.cg/sme0.htm

cdhami · New User Joined: 24 Jan 2006 Posts: 28

Hi Enrico,
Thanks for the help.
However, we are using TELON tool to generate IMS screens and i am not seeing any option to add mfld statements due to which the above solution is not working for me.

if you know, any other method, do let me know, or if i get the solution to my query, i will post it back here..

Thanks
Cdhami

yeggi · New User Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 4 Location: bangalore

In MFS we use DPAGE keyword to position cursor in screen.
DPAGE CURSOR = (5,1) like this. Hope helps..

Sandy Zimmer · Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 7:35 pm

You can change the value of your modifiable fields by changing their attribute bytes. I've never worked with Telon - but if you have the option to position the cursor by modifying your attribute bytes - like positioning the cursor at the first field in error when returning an edited screen.