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The following Dinamic Data Exchange (DDE) functions are supported:

 

Connect

 Topic=z/Scope's exe name [zClassic, zExpress3270, etc], Service=short session name (A, B, etc)                

 

Request

 Item=PS

         returns the presentation space (screen text).

 Item=Cursor

         returns the cursor position (relative to 1).

 Item=Rows

         returns the number of rows in the presentation space.

 Item=Columns

         returns the number of columns in the presentation space.        

 Item=Emulator

         returns the window handle of the z/Scope window.

 Item=Keyboard

         returns "Locked" if the keyboard is locked or else it returns "Clear".

 Item=OIA

         returns the Operator Information Area (note that this is NOT in IBM format).

 

Poke

 Item=Keystroke

         sends one or more keystrokes to z/Scope (same format as WinHLLAPI). See the Keystroke Table for a list of all the keystrokes.        

 Item=Cursor

         moves the cursor position (relative to 1).        

 Item=EscChar

         sets the escape character for Item=Keystroke (default is '@').