Todd, It would be true to say that "Red cars can be used for traveling". However, it would be misleading to say that because the color of the car has nothing to do with it. In the same way, it is true to say "When you use the Dialog Tag Language, you can define a field as point and shoot". But again, it's misleading because the language of the panel has nothing to do with it. I hope that clarifies the "point" I was trying to make. Dave Salt
SimpList(tm) - try it; you'll get it! http://www.mackinney.com/products/SIM/simplist.htm ---------------------------------------- > Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:09:22 -0600 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Point-and-shoot (was: Cursor on IPCS sysout stream) > To: [email protected] > > Dave said > "FYI: Point-and-shoot has nothing to do with Dialog Tag Language." > > Nothing, of course, other than being an exact term and concept used by IBM > for describing a facility of the ISPF Dialog Tag Language? > > http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/zos/v1r10/topic/com.ibm.zos.r10.f54 > dt00/hps.htm?resultof=%22%70%6f%69%6e%74%22%20%22%73%68%6f%6f%74%22%20 > > Perhaps you meant to say P&S capability is not unique to ISPF? Or, that > there were other ways to implement P&S than the DTL? I would agree 100% > with you on this clarification. > > Todd > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Dave Salt >> Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 8:22 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Point-and-shoot (was: Cursor on IPCS sysout stream) >> >>> From: [email protected] >>> For "Point and Shoot", that is an ISPF term. In an ISPF panel >> definition, >>> when you use the Dialog Tag Language, you can define a field as "point >> and >>> shoot". Placing your cursor on the field and pressing enter allows you >> to >>> act upon that field to do some other action. >> >> FYI: Point-and-shoot has nothing to do with Dialog Tag Language. As an >> example, SimpList is a commercial product that makes extensive use of the >> ability to point-and-shoot. This can be accomplished by pointing at fields >> with a cursor or by clicking them with a mouse. There are more than 300 >> ISPF panels, and every one of them supports point-and-shoot (hence the >> ability to "surf the mainframe"). None of the panels were written using >> Dialog Tag Language. >> >> Dave Salt > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 _________________________________________________________________ Experience all of the new features, and Reconnect with your life. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9650730 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
