Inbuilt function to make a BEEP sound through a REXX program

isnehil · New User Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 23 Location: mumbai

Hi all,

Can anyone please tell me if there is any inbuilt function to make a BEEP sound through a REXX program.

Thanks in advance....

~ Snehil

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 3:30 pm

what environment ??

isnehil · New User Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 23 Location: mumbai

Hi enrico,

thanx for your reply. My program is in MSYS (test env).. MVS batch

Could you please shed some light on the beep function in REXX please.
I searched in the forum, but couldn't find a satisfactory answer.

Thanks,

~ Snehil

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 3:47 pm

that' s why I asked about the environment

In a ISPF dialogs You can display messages sounding the alarm ,
I am afraid that in plain rexx it is not possible

isnehil · New User Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 23 Location: mumbai

Thanks Enrico...

Pedro · Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 11:22 pm

The 3270 supports it. ISPF can do it. Should be doable from rexx!

I googled and found information about 3270 Data Stream Programming. One page had an assembler example. I think it is just a matter of getting a particular string of characters to the 3270 and it will try to do it.

I converted the assembler example to a simple rexx program which writes to the screen and also sounds the bell.

isnehil · New User Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 23 Location: mumbai

Thanks for your reply Pedro....

However, can you please tell me how to BEEP from ISPF?

Thanx mate...

Pedro · Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 9:36 pm

It can only do it in conjunction with an ISPF message

1. add a message to your ISPMLIB concatenation. The message definition should specify .ALARM=YES

2. use Address ISPEXEC "SETMSG MSG(yourmsg)" to cause message to be displayed.