Visara LINCS Features - Manual (Page 44)

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LINCS Features
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Cut and Send
The Cut and Send feature provides a means for integrating 3270 and ASCII applications. Data
can be copied (cut) from a 3270 or ASCII source window and pasted (sent) into another 3270
or ASCII target window thereby passing data from one application to another.
Copying from One Window to Another
The CUT and SND keys described in KDU can be used to copy data from one window to
another or use this procedure to copy data:
1. Press the ExSel key and then the WSC key to enter WSC mode.
2. Press the Copy key to enter Copy mode.
3. Press the Source key and Identify the data to be copied:
• Select the profile and window from which the text is to be copied.
• Position the cursor on the top left corner of the text to be copied.
• Press the Cursor Sel (Cursor Select) key.
• Position the cursor on the lower right corner of the text to be copied.
• Press the Cursor Sel key again. As shown in Figure 10-15 on Page 10-52, the selected
area will be indicated by lines enclosing the text. Note that the enclosing lines are not
displayed over a nondisplay attribute.
4. Press the Target key and select the location to which the source data will be copied as
follows:
For 3270 target sessions:
• Select the profile and window to which the text is to be copied. See “Selecting a Window
from WSC Mode” for instructions on how to select a window.
• Position the cursor on the top left corner of the area to which the text is to be copied.
• Press the Cursor Sel key to define the target.
For ASCII target sessions:
• Select the profile and window to which the text is to be copied. See “Selecting a Window
from WSC Mode” for instructions on how to select a window.
• The cursor movement keys are not transmitted to the ASCII host while the display station
is in WSC and an ASCII session. Complete all cursor movements for the target ASCII
session before you enter WSC to initiate a Send operation.
• To prevent you from mixing keyboard data with data being sent to the target ASCII
session, the keyboard for the ASCII session is locked while the ASCII session is sending
data. The keyboard is not locked for other sessions.
• To suspend ASCII data transfer to the host, press the XOFF key. The LINCS stops releasing
data to the transfer buffer until the transfer timeout counter expires or the XON key is
pressed to resume data transfer.
5. Press the Enter key to perform the copy. The copied text transfer is initiated. If you press the
Enter key while data is being transmitted to an ASCII session, the additional data is not
transmitted. Note: When you copy text from one area to another, text that exists in the target
area is overwritten. After you’ve pressed Enter to copy the text to the target, the source
remains defined. If you press the Enter key to transfer data while other data is already being
transferred to an ASCII session, the new data is not transferred.