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WINDOW RESTORE

Reprint/Activate Thoroughbred Basic Window

This directive displays and activates a previously saved Thoroughbred Basic Window.

WINDOW RESTORE (TBWin-name )
TBWin-name
is a 1 to 8-character string containing the name of a previously defined Thoroughbred Basic Window.

This directive is generally available starting with release level 8.2.

If you use this directive but Thoroughbred Basic Windows is not enabled, an ERR=70 results. For information on how to enable Thoroughbred Basic Windows, please refer to the information on TCONFIG files and IPL files in the chapter on System Files in the Thoroughbred Basic Customization and Tuning Guide.

If this task is configured for Thoroughbred Basic Windows, only the standard set of Thoroughbred Basic terminal mnemonics should be used to send output to the terminal. Using direct hexadecimal escape sequences to control the terminal screen may cause the Thoroughbred Basic Windows Manager to lose knowledge of cursor position and character attributes. For more information on terminal mnemonics, please refer to the Thoroughbred Basic Customization and Tuning Guide.

The Thoroughbred Basic Window, specified by TBWin-name, is restored on the screen with the cursor placed just where it was when it was saved.

WINDOW RESTORE ( "BACKGRND" )

displays and activates the previously defined Thoroughbred Basic Window called BACKGRND.

Other WINDOW directives
Additional WIN functions

From the Thoroughbred Basic Language Reference, Volume III: R–Z, version 8.9.1. Open this page in the PDF