HC/NHC Hardcopy Mode in Connections

The HC command can be entered in Format Mode as well as in Line Mode. The HC command should be entered in the first overwriteable field of a screen mask. EDT is an exception, where the HC command should be entered in the 24th line (command line). No other fields may be modified in this same mask. The same is true for the NHC command.

In cases where the first overwriteable field of a mask is too short to hold the HC command, the screen can be cleared with the SHIFT RESET key, and the HC command then entered in Line 1, Column 1. The SHIFT RESET key can be used at any time in connections, even for those formats that would normally lock it.

The commands HC and NHC are also operable in a DO procedure if they appear on the screen as comment in the form /WR-T 'HC ...', or /WR-T 'NHC'.

By setting an option, the System Administrator can generate CFS such that all commands destined for the Connection Handler must be preceded by the escape symbol. Setting and resetting Hardcopy Mode must then be achieved by ^HC, or ^NHC respectively. To check if the ^ option is set, display the CRD mask (CRD command).