Dialog services (option 7.6)

The Dialog Services option (7.6) allows you to call a dialog service by entering the service call with or without the ISPEXEC characters.

Figure 1 shows the Invoke Dialog Service panel.

Figure 1. Invoke dialog service panel (ISPYS1)

   Menu  List  Mode  Functions  Utilities  Help
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                             Invoke Dialog Service

 Enter dialog service and its parameters:
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 Place cursor on choice and press enter to RETRIEVE command.

 => rempop
 => addpop
 => ispexec display
 => ispexec display panel(sample)
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 Command ===>                                                                  
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F4=Expand    F5=Rfind     F6=Resize
  F7=Backward  F8=Forward   F9=Swap     F10=Actions  F12=Cancel

On this panel, if you want to display panel XYZ, enter:

===> DISPLAY PANEL(XYZ)

===> ISPEXEC DISPLAY PANEL(XYZ)

The service is called when you press the Enter key. You are informed of the service's completion and return code.

You can call any dialog service that is valid in the command environment except CONTROL at a breakpoint or before calling a function.

The Invoke Dialog Service panel has a saved command area (the bottom portion of the screen) that contains a list of up to 10 commands that you have saved. These commands are point-and-shoot fields. The mode you specify from the Mode pull-down menu on the action bar determines what happens when you select a command.