HP Data Entry and Forms Management System (VPLUS) Reference Manual (32209-90024)

612 AppendixG
TERMINAL INFORMATION
VTURNON/VTURNOFF
VTURNOFF reconfigures the terminal and driver for character mode operations without
disturbing the screen image on the terminal. The following operations normally performed
in VCLOSETERM are not performed in VTURNOFF:
• Clear local form storage
• Enable the USER/SYSTEM keys
• Disable touch reporting, delete touch fields
• Clear screen
• Unlock keyboard
• Close terminal file
VTURNOFF
NOTE VTURNOFF does not close the terminal file. To close the field and completely
reset the driver and the terminal, VCLOSETERM must be used.
Example
The following examples illustrate a call to VTURNOFF:
COBOL
CALL "VTURNOFF" USING COMAREA.
BASIC
200 CALL VTURNOFF (C(*))
FORTRAN
CALL VTURNOFF (COMAREA)
SPL
VTURNOFF (COMAREA);
PASCAL
VTURNOFF (COMAREA);
VTURNON
Turns on VPLUS block mode without disturbing the terminal screen.
Syntax
VTURNON { comarea, TERMFILE}
Parameters
comarea The comarea name must be unique for each open forms file. The comarea
must be the same one used in VOPENTERM. The following comarea items
must be set before the call if not already set: