SAS Companion for the OpenVMS Operating Environment

Function-Key Commands

The SAS System under OpenVMS provides many windowing environment commands in addition to those that are documented in the SAS online Help. These host-specific commands are described in Host-Specific Windowing Commands Under OpenVMS.

Before you use these commands, be aware of several special considerations:

Each of these commands is the only definition for a function key; that is, the command cannot be combined with any other command. For example, the following is a valid key definition:

PF1 CURSORUP

The following key definitions are not valid:

PF1 HOME; CURSORUP

PF2 CURSORUP; CURSORUP
You cannot specify any of these commands in the DM statement.
You cannot enter any of these commands on a command line except where noted in the description.

If you use one of these commands incorrectly, you receive a message that the given use is not supported.

Host-Specific Windowing Commands Under OpenVMS
Command Description

CHINSERT Toggles insert mode.

CURSORDOWN Moves the cursor down.

CURSORLEFT Moves the cursor left.

CURSORRIGHT Moves the cursor right.

CURSORUP Moves the cursor up.

DELCHAR Deletes the character at the cursor location.

DELLINE Deletes all characters on the current line.

DELPCHAR Deletes the character to the left of the cursor.

DELTOEOL Deletes all characters to the end of the line.

DELWORD Deletes the word under the cursor.

KP_APPLICATION See KP_NUMERIC.

KP_NUMERIC Puts the application keypad into numeric mode. Numeric mode is convenient to use in data entry where numbers are involved. The KP_APPLICATION command returns the keypad to application mode, so that the keypad keys resume their functionality listed in the KEYS window. You can issue this command from the command line.

MOVEBOL Moves to the beginning of the line.

MOVEEOL Moves to the end of the line.

NEWLINE If there is a command on the command line, NEWLINE executes it; otherwise, the cursor moves to the beginning of the next line (equivalent to a carriage return).

NEXTFIELD Moves to the next field. This command does not move the cursor from the command line; use the HOME (CTRL-F) command to move from the command line.

NEXTWORD Moves to the next word.

PREVFIELD Moves to the previous field. This command does not move the cursor from the command line; use the HOME (CTRL-F) command to move from the command line.

PREVWORD Moves to the previous word.

***Host-Specific Windowing Commands Under OpenVMS***
Command	Description
CHINSERT	Toggles insert mode.
CURSORDOWN	Moves the cursor down.
CURSORLEFT	Moves the cursor left.
CURSORRIGHT	Moves the cursor right.
CURSORUP	Moves the cursor up.
DELCHAR	Deletes the character at the cursor location.
DELLINE	Deletes all characters on the current line.
DELPCHAR	Deletes the character to the left of the cursor.
DELTOEOL	Deletes all characters to the end of the line.
DELWORD	Deletes the word under the cursor.
KP_APPLICATION	See KP_NUMERIC.
KP_NUMERIC	Puts the application keypad into numeric mode. Numeric mode is convenient to use in data entry where numbers are involved. The KP_APPLICATION command returns the keypad to application mode, so that the keypad keys resume their functionality listed in the KEYS window. You can issue this command from the command line.
MOVEBOL	Moves to the beginning of the line.
MOVEEOL	Moves to the end of the line.
NEWLINE	If there is a command on the command line, NEWLINE executes it; otherwise, the cursor moves to the beginning of the next line (equivalent to a carriage return).
NEXTFIELD	Moves to the next field. This command does not move the cursor from the command line; use the HOME (CTRL-F) command to move from the command line.
NEXTWORD	Moves to the next word.
PREVFIELD	Moves to the previous field. This command does not move the cursor from the command line; use the HOME (CTRL-F) command to move from the command line.
PREVWORD	Moves to the previous word.

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