B. Defining Function and Control Keys : FRS Mapping Objects : FRS Commands : FRS Command Definitions
 
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FRS Command Definitions
The FRS commands and their definitions are as follows. When used as a mapping object, an FRS command name must be typed exactly as shown:
clear
Clears field or menu input.
clearrest
Clears rest of field, beginning from current cursor position. Then moves to next field if cursor is not in a table field, to next column if not in last column of table field, to first column of next row if in last column of table field.
deletechar
Deletes character under cursor.
downline
Moves down one line in field or next row in table field.
duplicate
Enters a value in a simple field that duplicates a value in the previous row of a table. For more information, see Duplicate Previous Entries.
editor
Starts text editor on field.
leftchar
Moves left one character within field.
menu
Goes to the menu line (the Menu key).
mode
Switches between insert and overstrike editing mode.
newrow
Moves to first column of next row in table field.
nextfield
Goes to the next field on the form.
nextitem
Moves to next field if cursor is not in a table field, to next column if not in last column of table field, to first column of next row if in last column of table field. Unlike clearrest, does not clear rest of current field.
nextword
Moves forward one word within a field.
previousfield
Goes to the previous field on the form.
previousword
Moves backward one word within a field.
printscreen
Sends a copy of the currently displayed form to a file or the printer, depending on how the II_PRINTSCREEN_FILE environment variable/logical has been set. For more information, see the System Administrator Guide for the system on which your database resides.
redraw
Redraws the frame.
rightchar
Moves right one character within field.
rubout
Deletes character immediately to left of cursor.
scrolldown
Scrolls down in current table field or form, leaving cursor on same field.
scrollleft
Scrolls form left, leaving cursor on same field.
scrollright
Scrolls form right, leaving cursor on same field.
scrollup
Scrolls up in current table field or form, leaving cursor on same field.
Upline (Windows only)
Move up one line in field or previous row in table field.
Shell (UNIX only)
In UNIX and VMS, spawns (creates) a shell.
In UNIX, spawns a Bourne shell only.
upline (VMS only)
In VMS, creates a DCL process.
In UNIX and VMS, move up one line in field or previous row in table field.
Default mapping files are provided that assign keys to some or all of the FRS commands.