Keyboard Mnemonics

The keyboard mnemonics provide the ASCII characters representing the special function keys of the keyboard in the workstation. The abbreviation codes make the mnemonics for special keys easy to remember. An alphabetic key code is used for the most common keys. For example, the Clear key is C, and the Tab key is T.

Mnemonics with Uppercase Alphabetic Characters shows the mnemonics using uppercase alphabetic characters:

Table 1. Mnemonics with Uppercase Alphabetic Characters
Mnemonic Meaning 3270 5250 VT
@B Left Tab Yes Yes No
@C Clear Yes Yes No
@D Delete Yes Yes No
@E Enter Yes Yes No
@F Erase EOF Yes Yes No
@H Help No Yes No
@I Insert Yes Yes No
@J Jump (Set Focus) Yes Yes No
@L Cursor Left Yes Yes Yes
@N New Line Yes Yes Yes
@O Space Yes Yes Yes
@P Print Yes Yes Yes
@R Reset Yes Yes No
@T Right Tab Yes Yes Yes
@U Cursor Up Yes Yes Yes
@V Cursor Down Yes Yes Yes
@Z Cursor Right Yes Yes Yes

Mnemonics with Numbers or Lowercase Characters shows the mnemonics using a number or lowercase alphabetic characters.

Table 2. Mnemonics with Numbers or Lowercase Characters
Mnemonic Meaning 3270 5250 VT
@0 Home Yes Yes No
@1 PF1/F1 Yes Yes No
@2 PF2/F2 Yes Yes No
@3 PF3/F3 Yes Yes No
@4 PF4/F4 Yes Yes No
@5 PF5/F5 Yes Yes No
@6 PF6/F6 Yes Yes Yes
@7 PF7/F7 Yes Yes Yes
@8 PF8/F8 Yes Yes Yes
@9 PF9/F9 Yes Yes Yes
@a PF10/F10 Yes Yes Yes
@b PF11/F11 Yes Yes Yes
@c PF12/F12 Yes Yes Yes
@d PF13 Yes Yes Yes
@e PF14 Yes Yes Yes
@f PF15 Yes Yes Yes
@g PF16 Yes Yes Yes
@h PF17 Yes Yes Yes
@i PF18 Yes Yes Yes
@j PF19 Yes Yes Yes
@k PF20 Yes Yes Yes
@l PF21 Yes Yes No
@m PF22 Yes Yes No
@n PF23 Yes Yes No
@o PF24 Yes Yes No
@q End Yes Yes No
@u Page Up No Yes No
@v Page Down No Yes No
@x PA1 Yes Yes No
@y PA2 Yes Yes No
@z PA3 Yes Yes No

Mnemonics with @A and @ Uppercase Alphabetic Characters shows the mnemonics using the combination @A and @alphabetic uppercase (A–Z) key.

Table 3. Mnemonics with @A and @ Uppercase Alphabetic Characters
Mnemonic Meaning 3270 5250 VT
@A@C Test No Yes No
@A@D Word Delete Yes Yes No
@A@E Field Exit Yes Yes No
@A@F Erase Input Yes Yes No
@A@H System Request Yes Yes No
@A@I Insert Toggle Yes Yes No
@A@J Cursor Select Yes Yes No
@A@L Cursor Left Fast Yes Yes No
@A@Q Attention Yes Yes No
@A@R Device Cancel (Cancels Print Presentation Space) Yes Yes No
@A@T Print Presentation Space Yes Yes Yes
@A@U Cursor Up Fast Yes Yes No
@A@V Cursor Down Fast Yes Yes No
@A@Z Cursor Right Fast Yes Yes No

Mnemonics with @A and @ Lowercase Alphabetic Characters shows the mnemonics using the combination @A and @number or @A and @alphabetic lowercase (a–z) key.

Table 4. Mnemonics with @A and @ Lowercase Alphabetic Characters
Mnemonic Meaning 3270 5250 VT
@A@9 Reverse Video Yes Yes No
@A@b Underscore Yes No No
@A@c Reset Reverse Video Yes No No
@A@d Red Yes No No
@A@e Pink Yes No No
@A@f Green Yes No No
@A@g Yellow Yes No No
@A@h Blue Yes No No
@A@i Turquoise Yes No No
@A@j White Yes No No
@A@l Reset Host Colors Yes No No
@A@t Print (Personal Computer) Yes Yes No
@A@y Forward Word Tab Yes Yes No
@A@z Backward Word Tab Yes Yes No

Mnemonics with @A and @ Alphanumeric (Special) Characters shows the mnemonics using the combination @A and @special character.

Table 5. Mnemonics with @A and @ Alphanumeric (Special) Characters
Mnemonic Meaning 3270 5250 VT
@A@- Field - No Yes No
@A@+ Field + No Yes No
@A@< Record Backspace No Yes No

Mnemonics with @S (Shift), @W (Edit) and @ Alphabetic Characters shows the mnemonics using the combination @S , @W, and @alphabetic lowercase.

Table 6. Mnemonics with @S (Shift), @W (Edit) and @ Alphabetic Characters
Mnemonic Meaning 3270 5250 VT
@S@E Print Presentation Space on Host No Yes No
@S@x Dup Yes Yes No
@S@y Field Mark Yes Yes No

@W@C

Edit Copy

Yes

Yes

Yes

@W@D

Edit Clear

Yes

Yes

Yes

@W@E

Edit Copy Append

Yes

Yes

Yes

@W@L

Edit Copy Link

Yes

Yes

Yes

@W@N

Edit Paste Next

Yes

Yes

Yes

@W@V

Edit Paste

Yes

Yes

Yes

@W@X

Edit Cut

Yes

Yes

Yes

@W@Z

Edit Undo

Yes

Yes

Yes

Note: @W Edit mnemonics are supported only in EHLLAPI functions in Enhanced mode. See Start Keystroke Intercept function under Summary of EHLLAPI Functions.

VT Only: Mnemonics Using @M, @Q and @Alphabetic Lowercase (For VT Only) shows the mnemonics using the combination @M and @number or @alphabetic lowercase (a-z)

Table 7. Mnemonics Using @M, @Q and @Alphabetic Lowercase (For VT Only)
Mnemonic Meaning 3270 5250 VT
@M@0 VT Numeric Pad 0 No No Yes
@M@1 VT Numeric Pad 1 No No Yes
@M@2 VT Numeric Pad 2 No No Yes
@M@3 VT Numeric Pad 3 No No Yes
@M@4 VT Numeric Pad 4 No No Yes
@M@5 VT Numeric Pad 5 No No Yes
@M@6 VT Numeric Pad 6 No No Yes
@M@7 VT Numeric Pad 7 No No Yes
@M@8 VT Numeric Pad 8 No No Yes
@M@9 VT Numeric Pad 9 No No Yes
@M@- VT Numeric Pad - No No Yes
@M@, VT Numeric Pad , No No Yes
@M@. VT Numeric Pad . No No Yes
@M@e VT Numeric Pad Enter No No Yes
@M@f VT Edit Find No No Yes
@M@i VT Edit Insert No No Yes
@M@r VT Edit Remove No No Yes
@M@s VT Edit Select No No Yes
@M@p VT Edit Previous Screen No No Yes
@M@n VT Edit Next Screen No No Yes
@M@a VT PF1 No No Yes
@M@b VT PF2 No No Yes
@M@c VT PF3 No No Yes
@M@d VT PF4 No No Yes
@M@h VT HOld Screen No No Yes
@M@(space) Control Code NUL No No Yes
@M@A Control Code SOH No No Yes
@M@B Control Code STX No No Yes
@M@C Control Code ETX No No Yes
@M@D Control Code EOT No No Yes
@M@E Control Code ENQ No No Yes
@M@F Control Code ACK No No Yes
@M@G Control Code BEL No No Yes
@M@H Control Code BS No No Yes
@M@I Control Code HT No No Yes
@M@J Control Code LF No No Yes
@M@K Control Code VT No No Yes
@M@L Control Code FF No No Yes
@M@M Control Code CR No No Yes
@M@N Control Code SO No No Yes
@M@O Control Code SI No No Yes
@M@P Control Code DLE No No Yes
@M@Q Control Code DC1 No No Yes
@M@R Control Code DC2 No No Yes
@M@S Control Code DC3 No No Yes
@M@T Control Code DC4 No No Yes
@M@U Control Code NAK No No Yes
@M@V Control Code SYN No No Yes
@M@W Control Code ETB No No Yes
@M@X Control Code CAN No No Yes
@M@Y Control Code EM No No Yes
@M@Z Control Code SUB No No Yes
@M@u Control Code ESC No No Yes
@M@v Control Code FS No No Yes
@M@w Control Code GS No No Yes
@M@x Control Code RS No No Yes
@M@y Control Code US No No Yes
@M@z Control Code DEL No No Yes
@Q@A VT User Defined Key 6 No No Yes
@Q@B VT User Defined Key 7 No No Yes
@Q@C VT User Defined Key 8 No No Yes
@Q@D VT User Defined Key 9 No No Yes
@Q@E VT User Defined Key 10 No No Yes
@Q@F VT User Defined Key 11 No No Yes
@Q@G VT User Defined Key 12 No No Yes
@Q@H VT User Defined Key 13 No No Yes
@Q@I VT User Defined Key 14 No No Yes
@Q@J VT User Defined Key 15 No No Yes
@Q@K VT User Defined Key 16 No No Yes
@Q@L VT User Defined Key 17 No No Yes
@Q@M VT User Defined Key 18 No No Yes
@Q@N VT User Defined Key 19 No No Yes
@Q@0 VT User Defined Key 20 No No Yes
@Q@a VT Backtab No No Yes
@Q@r VT Clear Page No No Yes
@Q@s VT Edit No No Yes

The following table shows the mnemonics using a special character.

Table 8. Mnemonics with Special Character Keys
Mnemonic Meaning 3270 5250 VT
@@ @ Yes Yes Yes
@$ Alternate Cursor (The Presentation Manager® Interface only) Yes Yes Yes
@< Backspace Yes Yes Yes

The following character keys are interpreted as they are.

a–z ! ' ' < }
A–Z $ ( . > [
0–9 % ) / = ]
~ & * : ? |
# " + ; {