How to know the resolution of in any mainframe session?

Kumar Ashok · New User Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 29 Location: KOLKATA

Hi all,

I am working on a tool and that tool is dependent on the resolution of mainframe screen/session. So is there any command or panel using which I can get this information?

FYIP....

I am working on a VBScript Macro, and to make this macro independent of the sessions that users would be using, I need this information so that I can code my Macro in the manner that it doesn't depend on the resolution like 24*80 or 27*132 or 43*80 that user might use.

UmeySan · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:06 pm Post subject:

Hi Kumar Ashok !

Plse have a look at TSO 0.1.

Is that what you want ???

Aaru

Umey,

Kumar Ashok · New User Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 29 Location: KOLKATA

Thanks a lot for your input this is exactly the same that I was looking for. But this is true for the other systems. But unfortunately our system/sessions are configured such that we are not going to the terminal option by 0.1, but somewhere else, so is there any command to view it?

Regards

Kumar Ashok · New User Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 29 Location: KOLKATA

Actually this command takes you to the panel that provides you the features of any session terminal, e.g. Resolution etc. It also provides you with the option to change the session characteristics of the terminal.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

Regards,

Pedro

It is not clear what you mean by resolution. The emulator can be resized by the user to many different sizes.

But ISPF still only uses the dimensions of the hardware that is being emulated. Typically, the dimensions are 24 x 80. No matter how the user resizes, the screen dimension seen by ISPF does not change. That is, ISPF is not aware of screen size changes made by the user.

If you want the dimensions of the screen and are in ISPF, use variables ZSCREEND and ZSCREENW.

Become familiar with Appendix D and E of the ISPF Dialog Developer's Guide and Reference. They are your friends.

stodolas · Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2008 11:59 pm Post subject:

But ISPF can be set with the following:

enrico-sorichetti

what You are asking is impossible to obtain...

at any time in a 3270 session ( rough approximation but enough for the explanation )
there are always two modes available,
the basic mode 24x80
the alternate mode 32x80,127x133,43x80

what is being displayed depends from the command being used to display the buffer
write for the basic mode
write alternate for the alternate mode,

and also depends on the ISPF settings for the screen format

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:30 am Post subject:

Hello Kumar Ashok,

What functionality will your process provide?

If we knew what you want to accomplish (rather than part of the how), we might be able to offer suggestions.

Pedro

Kumar Ashok · New User Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 29 Location: KOLKATA

Thank you all for the suggestions and comments. That was really helpful in understanding many things, but the problem is still there.

I will simplify the problem

PROBLEM - In any mainframe session how to decide whether the user is logged on in 24*80 resolution or 32*80 or 27*132 or 43*80 either by issuing any command or though the values that appear in user panels.

I hope I am clear this time.

@Scherrer - It would have been of great help if I could tell you what exactly I am doing but my company policies don't allow me to do that. I am extremely sorry for the little information that I provided

Regards

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:18 am Post subject:

Hello,

Kumar Ashok · New User Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 29 Location: KOLKATA

Thanks Scherrer,

Actually i will keep that as the last option to use the REXX panel and then getting the values. As this might add some additional complexities in my tool. But yes, I admit that I was not aware of this way as I am not much into REXX. Thanks again for the inputs

Regarding the tool that I am developing here is the piece of information that I guess will not harm me

Actually this piece of information I need as I am going to automate the DUMPING of spool output in permanent dataset with the use of VBscript MACRO. and I need to know the screen resolution so that before doing a SCROLL how much jobs I have to DUMP.
e.g. in 24*80 in total there are almost 19 jobs present and in 27*132 there are 22. So I want to make this tool generic for all of the sessions. So if through any command or something if I am able to give my MACRO information about the resolution then I can use variables instead of hard coded values to make my toll session independent.

I hope this information will help you to understand what is the root cause of the question.

Regards

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:37 am Post subject:

Hello,

Kumar Ashok · New User Joined: 20 Jan 2007 Posts: 29 Location: KOLKATA

Scherrer,

Could you please provide me link of any such topic that deals with the dumping of jobs in bulk let us say more than 100 jobs at a time.

Regards,