ControlKey

The ControlKey object defines constants for sending cursor control keys and host commands using the sendKeys method. Constants are available for these host types:

IBM 3270

Table 5-14 IBM 3270

Key word

Description

ALTVIEW

Alternate view

ATTN

Attention

BACKSPACE

Back space

BACKTAB

Back tab

CLEAR

Clear or clear display

CURSOR_SELECT

Cursor select

DELETE_CHAR

Delete, delete character

DELETE_WORD

Delete word

DEST_BACK

Destructive backspace

DEV_CANCEL

Device cancel

DOWN

Cursor down

DSPSOSI

display SO/SI

DUP

Duplicate field

END_FILE

End of field

ENTER

Enter

ERASE_EOF

Erase end of field

ERASE_FIELD

Erase field

ERASE_INPUT

Erase input

FIELD_MARK

Field mark

HOME

Cursor home

IDENT

Ident

INSERT

Insert

LEFT_ARROW

Cursor left

LEFT2

Left two positions

NEW_LINE

New line

PA1 - PA3

PA1 - PA3

PF1 - PF24

PF1 - PF24

PAGE_DOWN

Page down

PAGE_UP

Page up

RESET

Reset, reset terminal

RIGHT2

Right 2 positions

RIGHT_ARROW

Cursor right, right

SYSTEM_REQUEST

System request

TAB

Tab key

UP

Cursor up

IBM 5250

Table 5-15 IBM 5250

Key word

Description

ALTVIEW

Alternate view

ATTN

Attention

AU1 - AU16

AU1 - AU16

BACKSPACE

Back space

BACKTAB

Back tab

BEGIN_FIELD

Begin field

CLEAR

Clear

DELETE_CHAR

Delete, delete character

DEST_BACK

Destructive backspace

DOWN

cursor down

DSPSOSI

Display SO/SI

DUP

Duplicate field

END_FILE

End of field

ENTER

Enter

ERASE_EOF

Erase end of field

ERASE_FIELD

Erase field

ERASE_INPUT

Erase input

FIELD_EXT

Field exit

FIELD_MINUS

Field minus

FIELD_PLUS

Field plus

FIELD_MARK

Field mark

HELP

Help request

HEXMODE

Hex mode

HOME

cursor home

INSERT

Insert

LEFT_ARROW

Cursor left

NEW_LINE

New line

PA1 - PA3

PA1 - PA3

[PF1 - PF24

PF1 - PF24

[print]

Print

RESET

Reset, reset terminal

RIGHT_ARROW

Cursor right, right

PAGE_UP

Page up

PAGE_DOWN

Page down

SYSTEM_REQUEST

System request

TAB

Tab

UP

Cursor up

VT

Table 5-16 VT

Keywords

Description

BACKSPACE

Back space

BREAK

Break

CLEAR

Clear or clear display

CURSOR_SELECT

Cursor select

DELETE_CHAR

Delete, delete character

DOWN

Cursor down

EK_FIND

Edit keypad find

EK_INSERT

Edit keypad insert

EK_NEXT

Edit keypad next

EK_PREV

Edit keypad previous

EK_REMOVE

Edit keypad remove

EK_SELECT

Edit keypad select

ENTER

Enter

END_FILE

End of field

F1 - F24

F1 - F24

HOLD

Hold

HOME

Home

INSERT

Insert

KEYPAD_COMMA

Keypad comma

KEYPAD_DOT

Keypad decimal

KEYPAD_MINUS

Keypad minus

KEYPAD_ENTER

Keypad enter

KEYPAD0 - KEYPAD9

Keypad 0 - Keypad 9

LEFT_ARROW:

Cursor left

PF1 - PF20

PF1 - PF20

PAGE_DOWN

Page down

PAGE_UP

Page up

RESET

Reset, reset terminal

RETURN

Return, carriage return

RIGHT_ARROW

Cursor right, right

TAB

Tab key

UDK16 - UDK20

User defined key 6 - User defined key 20

UP

Cursor up

UTS

Table 5-17 UTS

Key word

Description

BACKSPACE

Moves the cursor to the previous tab position on the screen.

BACKTAB

Back tab <Shift> <Tab>

CHAR_ERASE

Erases character at the cursor and advances the cursor.

CLEAR_DISPLAY

Clear display

CLEAR_EOD

Clear to end of display

CLEAR_EOF

Clear to end of field

CLEAR_EOL

Clear to end of line

CLEAR_FCC

Clear Field Control Character

CLEAR_HOME

Clear display and cursor home

CONTROL_PAGE

Toggles the control page

DELETE_LINE

Deletes the line containing the cursor and shifts remaining lines up one row

DOWN

Moves the cursor down one line. Wraps at bottom.

DELIN_LINE

Deletes character under cursor and shifts remaining characters on line to the left.

DELIN_PAGE

Deletes character under cursor and shifts remaining characters on page to the left.

DUP_LINE

Creates a copy of the current line and overwrites the next line with the duplicate.

EURO

Inserts the Euro character

END_FIELD

Moves the cursor to the end of the current field.

END_PAGE

Moves the cursor to the end of the current page.

F1 - F22

Function keys F1-F22

HOME

Moves the cursor to beginning of current page (row 1, col 1)

INSERT

Toggles insert/overwrite mode.

INSERT_IN_LINE

Inserts space at cursor position and shifts the remaining characters on the line to the right. The character in the far right column on the line is discarded.

INSERT_IN_PAGE

Inserts space at cursor position and shifts the remaining characters on the page to the right. The character in the far right column on each line is discarded.

INSERT_LINE

Inserts a new line at the cursor row and shifts the remaining lines down. The last row on the page is discarded.

LEFT_ARROW

Moves the cursor one position to the left wrapping if necessary.

LOCATE_FCC

Finds the next field control character on the screen.

MSG_WAIT

Retrieves messages queued to the terminal.

RETURN

Carriage return

RIGHT_ARROW

Moves the cursor one position to the right, wrapping if necessary.

SOE

Inserts the Start of Entry character

START_OF_FIELD

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the field.

START_OF_LINE

Moves the cursor to column 1 of current line.

TAB

Moves the cursor to the next tab position of the screen.

TOGGLE_COL_SEP

Toggles the column separator attribute.

TOGGLE_STRIKE_THRU

Toggles the strike-through attribute on the current data cell.

TOGGLE_UNDERLINE

Toggles the underline attribute on the current data cell.

TRANSMIT

Transmits changed field data to the host.

UNLOCK

Sends the UNLOCK key to the host.

UP

Moves the cursor up one row, wrapping if necessary.