HLLAPI SEND KEY Function 3: TAB and BACKTAB (60507)


The information in this article applies to:

  • DCA/Microsoft Communications Server
This article was previously published under Q60507

SUMMARY

When you send the TAB (@A@y) and BACKTAB (@A@z) keys to the 3270 presentation space using the SEND KEY function, the cursor location doesn't return to the expected position. These keystrokes are WORD TAB and WORD BACKTAB, which are special IBM OS/2 Extended Edition Communication Manager compatible HLLAPI keystrokes. These commands are intended to move the cursor to the next word, independent of field positioning.

The OS/2 keyboard mnemonics that should be used to TAB and BACKTAB between unprotected fields are: 
   Tab      @T
   Backtab  @B
A complete list of valid OS/2 keyboard mnemonics for HLLAPI SEND KEY (Function 3) can be found in the "DCA/Microsoft Select HLLAPI Programmer's Guide."
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
Keywords:KB60507
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