Customizing Terminal and Printer Type Files with the Workstation Configurator (32022-90031)

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Modifying a Terminal or Printer Type File

Step 4: Conﬁguring Special Characters

The Special Characters screen is shown in Figure 2-3. Steps for

conﬁguring a backspace character, a cancel line character, a type 1

end-of-record character, type 2 end-of-record characters (up to 16 type 2

end-of-record characters allowed), and a subsystem break character are

given below.

Figure 2-3 Special Characters Screen

To conﬁgure a backspace character:

1. Verify that the cursor is in the Backspace ﬁeld. If enabled,

backspace deletes the previous character by outputting a space and

a backspace character, which erases the character from the screen.

2. Enter the backspace character for this terminal type ﬁle. This

required character can be input in any character format. The value

entered most often is BS.

To conﬁgure a cancel line character:

1. Press the

[Tab] key to move the cursor to the Cancel line ﬁeld.

Cancel deletes the current line.

2. Type the cancel line character for this terminal type ﬁle. This

required character can be input in any character format. The value

entered most often is CAN.

To conﬁgure a type 1 end-of-record character: