INTERCOMM Interface 81
Invoking and disconnecting from INTERCOMM
Output parameters
As soon as the Model 204 connection is made, certain output conventions are
established for different terminal types. The INTERCOMM interface sets the
following parameters to the default values shown in Table 7-1.
Pausing and canceling output
At the end of each page of output, the INTERCOMM interface pauses to allow
the user to interrupt Model 204 or to cancel the current request if too much
output is being received. The INTERCOMM interface indicates that it is in
pause mode by displaying seven blanks followed by:
(HIT ENTER TO CONTINUE)
To respond to the pause, the user can:
• Enter the letter K (kill) followed by a carriage return. Output from the current
request is canceled. If a procedure is being executed, all input lines in the
procedure are flushed and the user is returned to command level.
• Press Enter or enter any other character (except K). The interface goes on
to the next page.
Because the pause and cancel capability described above is activated at the
end of a page, be sure not to set the OUTLPP (number of lines per page)
parameter to zero unless suppressed pausing and production of a header on
the new page is desired. If OUTLPP = 0, there is no logical end-of-page and
the interface never executes the pause.
Note: When using the INTERCOMM interface, the attention key facility is not
available. Pause mode is, therefore, the only method by which the user can
control requests that provide more output than desired.
Table 7-1. Output parameter defaults for INTERCOMM
Default for:
Parameter Meaning 3270s Teletypes
OUTMRL Maximum output line length for
terminal
79 80
OUTCCC Output continuation column 79 80
OUTLPP Number of lines per page, including
headers and trailers
21 50
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