C$SCRD

C$SCRD

The C$SCRD library routine allows the contents of the screen to be read into an alphanumeric data item.

Syntax:

CALL "C$SCRD" USING screenBufer

[bufferSize]

[screenLine]

[screenPos]

Parameters:

screenBuffer	PIC X(n)	Receives the characters read from the terminal display screen
bufferSize	PIC 9 COMP-1	Specifies the number of characters to be read. If the value is 0 or the parameter is omitted, the actual size of screenBuffer is used
screenLine	PIC 9 COMP-1	Specifies the line where the cursor is to be placed prior to the screen read. If omitted, a value of 1 is used.
screenPos	PIC 9 COMP-1	Specifies the position where the cursor is to be placed prior to the screen read. If omitted, a value of 1 is used.

Examples:

Example - Read 3 characters from the screen at line 2 position 2

move 3 to buffer-size.

move 2 to w-line.

move 2 to w-col.

call "c$scrd" using buffer,

buffer-size,

w-line, w-col.