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To Manipulate and Examine the Screen Image

Action

Command

Operands

Delete a character from the virtual screen.

DELETE

 

Erase to the end of a field.

EOF

 

Clear all input fields.

ERASE

 

Type text on the virtual screen.

KEY

'string' [C|X]

Put the virtual terminal in insert mode.

INSERT

 

Take the virtual terminal out of insert mode.

RESET

 

Search the virtual screen image for 'string'.

SEARCH

'string'

Search the current field from &LOC for 'string'.

SEARCHF

'string'

Search new data for 'string' before sending it to the application.

SEARCHN

'string'