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The PTERM() function sets, clears or queries a terminal setting.
Format
PTERM(action, value)
where
| action | specifies the terminal setting to be processed. |
| value | specified the new value. A negative value returns the current setting. |
The PTERM() function can be used to set, clear or query the following terminal settings:
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PT$BREAK
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Interpret break character as break key? (boolean)
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2
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PT$INVERT
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Invert case of alphabetic characters on input? (boolean)
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3
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PT$BRKCH
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Sets break character to be char(value). The value must be in the range 1 to 31. For any other value, the current setting is returned.
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4
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PT$PAGE.PAUSE
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Set/clear page pause (boolean)
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5
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PT$MARK
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Set/clear translation of characters 28-30 on keyboard input to field, value and subvalue marks. (boolean)
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6
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PT$BINARY
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Set/clear telnet binary mode (boolean).
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7
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PT$ENCODING
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Sets or returns the terminal encoding. The value associated with this action identifies the encoding to be set. This may be
0 PT$ENCODING.8BIT
1 PT$ENCODING.UTF8
A negative value returns the currently active encoding value without change.
The encoding value is ignored for QMConsole sessions on Windows.
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Action values marked as boolean enable the feature if value is true and disable it if value is false. The new state is returned as the value of the function. A negative value returns the current state without changing it.
See also:
PTERM
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