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Program Function Key Assignments

The following functions are assigned to the PF keys in the Program Definition Facility. Commands shown below are assignments consistent throughout all CA Ideal facilities. The Command Reference Guide contains a complete description of all CA Ideal editing commands.

HELP (PF1)

Displays a panel or series of panels that contains information explaining how to complete the current function.

RETURN (PF2)

Returns from a help panel to the program component display or from the program to the menu that selects the program.

PRINT SCREEN (PF3)

Generates a printout of the current screen contents.

PROCEDURE (PF4)

Positions to the program procedure.

WORK (PF5)

Positions to the program's working data fill-in.

PARAMETER (PF6)

Positions to the program's parameter data fill-in.

SCROLL BACKWARD (PF7)

Displays the previous frame in the current component.

SCROLL FORWARD (PF8)

Displays the next frame in the current component.

FIND (PF9)

Finds the next occurrence of an alphanumeric literal previously specified in a full FIND command.

SCROLL TOP (PF10)

Positions to the first line of the component.

SCROLL BOTTOM (PF11)

Positions to the bottom of the component.

INPUT (PF12)

Opens a window of null lines preceding the first line of the component or at the current cursor position. Unused null lines in the window are deleted when you press the Enter key after INPUT.