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170 Expanded Functions
LDS Plus Reference Guide E-SW-LDSPLUSRG-G
P: Move a Blank Form from the Form Buffer to the Compose Buffer
Expanded Function P is a message that copies the form from the form buffer and displays it in
the DOS terminal's compose buffer without filling the form with any data. In other words, it
moves a blank form to the compose buffer.
This function alerts the DOS terminal operator by beeping twice.
Application
You can use Expanded Function P to load the same blank form over and over from the form
buffer. This expanded function reduces RF traffic because the host computer does not have to
send the entire form each time over the RF channel.
Attributes
No change in automatic transmit buffer length
Two beeps
Example
Terminal 02 .
Y is the control character used when sending an
expanded function.
P is the N/EF character that copies a form from the
form buffer into the compose buffer with blank data
entry fields that are ready for input at terminal 02.
< 02 S Y P C
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Figure 5-18 Expanded Function P Forced Message
See Also
Expanded Functions:
G: “Load the Form Buffer into the Compose Buffer and Fill with Data.”
g: “Load a Form, Fill it, and Set the Buffer Length.”
p: “Move a Form from the Form Buffer and Set the Buffer Length.”