WINDOW SELECT
Activate Thoroughbred Basic Window
This directive selects a designated Thoroughbred Basic Window to be the currently active Thoroughbred Basic Window, displaying it on top of all other Thoroughbred Basic Windows if the NOUPDATE option is omitted.
Syntax
Section titled “Syntax”WINDOW SELECT ( [ NOUPDATE, ] TBWin-name )NOUPDATE- is a keyword indicating that the terminal screen is not to be updated even though the new Thoroughbred Basic Window is made active.
TBWin-name- is a string containing the 1 to 8 character name given to the designated Thoroughbred Basic Window at create or save time.
Remarks
Section titled “Remarks”This directive is generally available starting with release level 8.1.
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.
Examples
Section titled “Examples”WINDOW SELECT ( "SNAPSHOT" )displays and activates the Thoroughbred Basic Window named SNAPSHOT.
See also
Section titled “See also”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