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Chapter 9: TN3270/TN5250 Keyboard Macros
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Playing Keystroke Sequences
Follow the steps below to initiate macros:
1. Press the Play key (See figures 1 - 4).
2. Press the F or PF key associated with the macro you wish to recall. Any key other than
an F or PF key will exit from macro play mode. If the key pressed to exit macro play
mode was anything other than Quit, there will be a beep to notify you of the (possibly
unintentional) cancellation.
3. The macro will be automatically recalled.
4. The macro will automatically terminate once all keys have been played. If you desire,
the macro may be terminated at any point by pressing the Quit key.
Removing Keystroke Sequences
Follow the steps below to remove macros:
1. Press the Record key (See figures 1 - 4).
2. Press the F or PF key associated with the macro you wish to remove. Any key other
than an F or PF key will exit from macro record mode. If the key pressed to exit
macro record mode was anything other than Quit, there will be a beep to notify you of
the (possibly unintentional) cancellation.
3. Press the Record key to delete the macro and exit record mode. Press the Quit key
to abort and exit macro record mode with no changes made.
Advanced Feature Set: Pauses
There are certain key sequences, such as a logon password, that a user may wish to exclude
from a macro. At any point while recording a macro key sequence, the
Pause key (see
figures 1 - 4) may be pressed to temporarily suspend record mode. The keystrokes from
this point forward will not be recorded within the macro until macro record mode is
resumed by pressing the
Record key. The Quit key will abandon the macro, even while
macro record is paused.
If the Pause key is pressed while in macro record mode, besides suspending recording,
it will be embedded within the macro and cause the macro to pause automatically each
time it is played back.
While playing back a macro the Pause key may be pressed to temporarily suspend the
macro. At this point you may type in normal mode. Pressing the Play key will resume the
macro. The Quit key will abandon the macro and return you to normal mode, even while
macro play is paused.
Note: It is important to note that a Pause key may be embedded within a macro as
mentioned in the paragraph above. If a macro pauses because of an embedded Pause key,
a Play key is still required to resume the macro or a Quit key to terminate it. There is no
key combination that will permanently alter the functionality of a macro while in macro
play mode.