"Plastics, my boy, plastics" Substitute "plastics" with "command table entries" and most of your problems will be solved. They definitely survive logons/logoffs.
Bob -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Comstock Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2011 10:20 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: PF9 Swap question On 5/31/2011 8:14 AM, Mark Pace wrote: > Just back from vacation and find this thread very educational. Is there a > place where I can define the SCRNAME at logon instead of having to enter > them each time I logon? No. Perhaps it would be nice to have an "exit ISPF" capability that would save all your sessions and screen names and a "logon like last time" for getting back in. But there's not. This is why I developed the MYSTART exec (which is based on some one's posting on the ISPF or REXX list several years ago) that you can run at starup and it starts screens and names them. You could have several versions for different mixes of screens. > > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 3:06 PM, Starr, Alan<[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi Lindy, >> >> I believe that Pat is correct in that SWAP PREV and NEXT operate based upon >> the consecutive screen numbers assigned (i.e. rather than the order in which >> you have accessed the screens). >> >> You may find it useful to utilize screen names. I assign two-character >> names to my screens using the SCRNAME primary command. Examples: >> >> SCRNAME ej (eJES screen) >> SCRNAME tm (tape management) >> SCRNAME ra (RACF) >> >> You can see the screen names assigned explicitly or by default with SWAP >> LIST >> >> I assign F9 a value of SWAP NEXT and F21 a value of SWAP. >> >> Thus, I can type EJ or TM or RA (or any other screen name) in a >> command/option field, press F21, and jump directly to the screen I want. >> >> I do something similar for collections of datasets that I often access via >> ISPF 3.4. This is done by defining a set of DSN masks in a named entity >> called a REFLIST. For example, I have defined REFLIST PP with masks that >> cause DSLIST to display all PARMLIBs and PROCLIBs. I assigned F6 the value >> of REFLISTD in many of my KEYLISTs (F6 is not assigned in most menus). I can >> then type PP in any command/option field and press F6, which invokes DSLIST >> using REFLIST PP. Off topic, I know, but nonetheless useful at times. >> >> Regards, >> Alan >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Patrick Lyon >> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2011 11:40 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: PF9 Swap question >> >> On Mon, 23 May 2011 18:22:13 +0200, Lindy Mayfield< >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I have been using multiple ISPF screens for many years now, 12 or so. >>> I >> have memorized what each one is. Like 1 is edit, 2 is SDSF, 3 is ISHELL, 4 >> is >> 3.4 and so on. >>> >>> Problem is that I still cannot figure out how to make PF9 swap between >>> two >> screens that I want. Let's say I am in ISHELL on number 3 and I want to >> swap to number 6 for example. I put 6 in the command and hit PF9 and it >> goes there. Then I hit PF9 and it goes to #2 for example. I want it to go >> from 6 to 3. How do I do that? >>> >>> I know it can be done, because I do it accidentally quite often, but >>> even >> after all these years I haven't figured out the pattern. >>> >>> thank you very much >>> Lindy >> >> Lindy, I have been playing here with my sessions and I do not think you can >> do as you'd like unfortunately. >> >> I too use multiple sessions, sometimes I run out of them (the limit being >> 8)! >> >> With my ID I have changed all my PF2 settings to the START command and >> PF9 to SWAP NEXT. >> >> As John pointed out, I do have the SWAPBAR command invoked, and you can see >> the panel names at the bottom of your screen. If I'm on screen #2 for >> instance, I can type SWAP 5 and it will go to screen 5 (as noted on the >> display with an asterisk next to the screen you are on). >> >> I then can go to all the others using the SWAP n command, but a SWAP PREV >> only takes me back one in the list as noted on the SWAPBAR display. >> >> So I don't think the SWAP command is intuitive enough to know what screen >> you really were previously on. Sorry! >> >> The SWAPBAR is a neat feature, although I find it cumbersome to tab down to >> the right screen and hit enter to get to it. It is just faster to hit my >> PF9 SWAP NEXT command. Same with SWAP LIST. My opinion only, of course. >> >> HTH, >> Pat L. -- Kind regards, -Steve Comstock The Trainer's Friend, Inc. 303-393-8716 http://www.trainersfriend.com * To get a good Return on your Investment, first make an investment! + Training your people is an excellent investment * Try our new tool for calculating your Return On Investment for training dollars at http://www.trainersfriend.com/ROI/roi.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
