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Input Strings for the Keyboard Mapping File

Note: Some terminals lack the ability to send different characters for the Return and numeric keypad Enter keys. In those cases, select an unused key, determine what sequence of characters it currently sends, and modify the p3270keys file for that terminal to recognize the unused key as an Enter or Return key.

The following table defines the keywords that identify AEF input keys and default strings:

p3270keys Name

Termcap ID

Default

Function

 

\Eh

 

Display keyboard mapping help screen

 

^c

 

Exit AEF

backtab

bt

\El

Move cursor to prior unprotected field

chghat

 

\Ed

Switch attribute display character

clrkey

 

\Em

Clear screen

codes

 

\Et

Display input keys/codes mapped to 3270 key

crgret

 

^m

Move cursor to first unprotected field on next line

delete

kD

\EW

Delete character at cursor

down

kd

 

Move the cursor down one line

enter

 

^j

Enter request to application

eraseof

 

 

Erase to the end of current field

home

kh

 

Move cursor to the first unprotected field

ins

kI

 

Toggle insert mode

left

kl

^h

Move the cursor left one character

pa1

 

 

Input PA1 key to the application

pa2

 

 

Input PA2 key to the application

pa3

 

 

Input PA3 key to the application

pf1

k1

 

Input PF1 key to the application

pf2

k2

 

Input PF2 key to the application

pf3

k3

 

Input PF3 key to the application

pf4

k4

 

Input PF4 key to the application

pf5

k5

 

Input PF5 key to the application

pf6

k6

 

Input PF6 key to the application

pf7

k7

 

Input PF7 key to the application

pf8

k8

 

Input PF8 key to the application

pf9

k9

 

Input PF9 key to the application

pf10

k0

 

Input PF10 key to the application

pf11

kB

 

Input PF11 key to the application

pf12

kC

 

Input PF12 key to the application

pf13

 

 

Input PF13 key to the application

pf14

 

 

Input PF14 key to the application

pf15

 

 

Input PF15 key to the application

pf16

 

 

Input PF16 key to the application

pf17

 

 

Input PF17 key to the application

pf18

 

 

Input PF18 key to the application

pf19

 

 

Input PF19 key to the application

pf20

 

 

Input PF20 key to the application

pf21

 

 

Input PF21 key to the application

pf22

 

 

Input PF22 key to the application

pf23

 

 

Input PF23 key to the application

pf24

 

 

Input PF24 key to the application

resetkey

 

\E\E

Reset lock and clear insert mode

right

kr

 

Move the cursor to the right one character

tab

ta

 

Move the cursor to the next unprotected field

up

ku

 

Move cursor up one line