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wsyeo82

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:53 am
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Hi,

I would like to know if there is a possibility on having a VB script written in Personal Communications to search or get a required text in the screen?

Or, how can I get the pointer/cursor to point to the particular wording?
Similar to the Excel Find Function using Ctrl + F?

Thank you.
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dick scherrer

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:07 am
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Hello and welcome to the forum,

What happens when you simply use Ctrl + F?

Ctrl+F works in many situations. . .
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wsyeo82

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:20 am
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Hi,

In Personal Communications, there are no Ctrl + F or any functions of Find that I can find in the Edit Menu or other menus, which is why I hope there is a script that can help do the search.
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Escapa

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:00 pm
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I would like to know if there is a possibility on having a VB script written in Personal Communications

NO.


You might need to do Print screen which will create word file with text on screen and use CTRL+F or vb macro to find it.
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Anuj Dhawan

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:11 pm
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What's wrong with ISPF "FIND" (F 'string') command . . . or did I totally misunderstood the question?
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wsyeo82

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:10 pm
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Hi,

That Find '****' i believe only applies when you have a Command Line in place. But to do a screen search, it doesnt work.

Im not too sure on what you meant by print screen which will create a word file with text. What kind of printscreen I can use that will allow me to Paste to Text?

Thank you for your response
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enrico-sorichetti

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:14 pm
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if You would explain better the problem/requirement, somebody might come up with ideas

and after You have found the string what is it supposed to happen IMWTK(*)

(*) IMWTK = Inquiring Minds Want To Know
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Anuj Dhawan

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:07 pm
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wsyeo82 wrote:
That Find '****' i believe only applies when you have a Command Line in place.
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But to do a screen search, it doesnt work.
What does "screen" refer to here?
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Escapa

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:34 pm
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Im not too sure on what you meant by print screen which will create a word file with text. What kind of printscreen I can use that will allow me to Paste to Text?


If you are using IBM PC Under file>printsetup choose Send to Note if you have other default printer

Then do print screen it will transfer screen to word doc keeping alignment same.
There you can do ctrl+F or macro
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MBabu

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:47 pm
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Don't know about vbscript but you can do it by running Rexx on your PC and EHLLAPI which is built in to Personal Communications. Its considered an old technology but it works very well and it is easy once you do it once or twice.
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wsyeo82

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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:36 pm
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Hi,

What I need to do is, when I use PCOMM to connect to, for example, the system such as IM12.
I want to write a VB script that will do;

IF (Find this screen contain text=IBM) then
point cursor there and then do a [tab] then fill 'Y'

else,
jump to next screen [pf8] and find again until no more new forward page.

end if

Well, that's what I want to do so that I can come out with a script that will help reduce the manual eye ball-ing functions.
I am alright with anyway of getting the cursor, I just need to know how to point it there and am going to try with the printscreen send to word if it works.

any other ideas?

Thanx!
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:54 pm
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wsyeo82,

so you know VBscript.
as MBabu suggested in his post,
you can CALL EHLLAPI API's to do all of this.

I know that you can do this with REXX on the PC.
I know that you can do this with COBOL on the PC.

now, if VBScript can also CALL API's you are in business.

Suggest you check the link for EHLLAPI that MBabu provided and learn about EHLLAPI.

You can check the VBScript people at microsoft,
I know that they respond to questions,
and see if VBScript can CALL the EHLLAPI API's.

EHLLAPI.dll comes as a part of IE, so do not download a different DLL.
there is also a WINEHLLAPI.DLL which can also be used.

I used it in the late 80's to scrape CICS Screens to accumulate totals.
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