Action Statement

Control processing of responses to input.

make string disposition {keyboard|APPLICATION_NAME}

{normal|drop|hold}

keyboard

Affect processing of input from the user's keyboard.

APPLICATION_NAME

An identifier for an application program.

normal

Input received is to invoke the appropriate response.

drop

Discard input received.

hold

Save input received until a make string disposition ... normal statement is executed, at which time the saved inputs invoke the appropriate responses.

Description

Use this statement to control processing of responses to input from an application or the keyboard.

Example

 

response to line from keyboard

 make string disposition Recorder hold

 

action Ignore is

 ...

 make string disposition Sales drop

See Also

make point disposition Action Statement