From: Chris Mason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Clist means "command list" and is a generic term. REXX is an interpretive
language, in principle, consisting of commands which do something and
commands which direct logic - to describe it loosely. Thus REXX is a
particular example of a clist language.
Chris,
As you know, there is already a language out there called "CLIST". To
describe REXX as a "REXX CLIST" is (IMO) at the very least redundant, and at
worst, confusing. It's more than enough to just say "REXX". After all, a
CLIST is just a CLIST, and I've never heard anyone describe it as a "CLIST
clist".
I also used the expression " in principle" in the post to which you refer
when stating that logmodes and related matters are irrelevant. The reason I
contend that it is irrelevant is that the possibility to create a
nondisplay field is part of the *original* 3270 data stream. It's possible
that there is some sort of indirect relationship and your experience is
that there would appear to be such a relationship.
I posted an email to the listserv saying the invisible field didn't work for
me. Someone sent me a reply off-list and suggested I try a specific logmode
(i.e. D4C32XX3). I tried it, and the invisible field started working. I
didn't change anything else. I'm not an expert in logmodes or VTAM or 3270
buffer displays or anything else of that nature. All I know is, I changed
the logmode and it started working. So to me, the logmode doesn't appear to
be "irrelevant", whether in principle or otherwise.
Naturally, it would be of great interest to know which of the fields in the
logmode table entry was actually responsible for allowing Tomas's "start
field" "order" character to be recognised, how it was set to allow
recognition and how it was set to disallow recognition.
I tried a different logmode (i.e. one which made the field become
invisible), so it should be easy enough to do the same in reverse (i.e. try
one that makes the invisible field visible). You should then be able to run
one of the traces you mentioned and see what happens. It you posted the
results it wouldn't mean much to me personally, but I'm sure others on this
list might be interested.
Dave Salt
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