Cannot recall commands in AUTHORIZE

[al20878]

Hi,

I started using the community package x86 V9.22, and despite that I have no issues using terminal arrow keys to scroll through my command history in DCL, when in AUTHORIZE, the arrow keys do exactly nothing. So I have to retype each command. (Command history in UAF works just fine with AXP, for that matter.)

Am I missing something?

Thanks,
Tony

[cct]

I have no problems.

What terminal emulator are you using? What does SHOW TERMINAL say?

[al20878]

Thank you for your reply. I would like to elaborate that I mean the arrow keys on the numeric keypad.

I'm using PuTTY (set to raw, etc, all the correct settings, and no problem with DCL, as I mentioned).

In AUTHORIZE, none of the keypad arrow keys work (in any direction, they seem to be just ignored, because there's no junk shown, either).

I checked the "regular" (dedicated) arrow keys, and they appear to work... Although on my laptop they are not conveniently located (and are smallish, too), so I habitually use the keypad arrows.

$ show term
Terminal: _OPA0: Device_Type: VT102 Owner: SYSTEM

Input: 115200 LFfill: 0 Width: 145 Parity: None
Output: 115200 CRfill: 0 Page: 48

Terminal Characteristics:
Interactive Echo Type_ahead No Escape
No Hostsync TTsync Lowercase Tab
Wrap Scope No Remote No Eightbit
Broadcast No Readsync No Form Fulldup
No Modem No Local_echo No Autobaud No Hangup
No Brdcstmbx No DMA No Altypeahd Set_speed
No Commsync Line Editing Overstrike editing No Fallback
No Dialup No Secure server No Disconnect No Pasthru
No Syspassword No SIXEL Graphics No Soft Characters Printer port
Numeric Keypad ANSI_CRT No Regis No Block_mode
Advanced_video Edit_mode DEC_CRT No DEC_CRT2
No DEC_CRT3 No DEC_CRT4 No DEC_CRT5 No Ansi_Color
VMS Style Input <CTRL-H> Backspace

[jreagan]

Has that ever worked in AUTHORIZE?

Using PuTTY on my V9.2-3 system (in raw mode just like you), the actual arrow keys on the keyboard work as expected. The keypad keys (2,4,6,8) do nothing. I tried my Itanium system and see exactly the same behavior (actual arrow keys work, but keypad 2,4,6,8 do nothing)

Yes, different than DCL but just like other tools like CMS & DTM (arrow keys work, keypad does not).

[cct]

@al20878 - that is pretty much the same as my console session, except I have insert mode. I still get the ability to recall commands in authorize.

Have you tried a standard putty ssh session - either from the host, or from PC etc?

[arne_v]

I don't think it is supposed to work.

The regular up arrow should always work.

But KP8 send a different sequence. And for that to work like up arrow, then the application need to treat it that way.

Which they usually does not. In my EVE customization KP8 is delete current word. Apparently AUTHORIZE does not either.

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And if AUTHORIZE leave it to the terminal driver, then it really can't do anything.

[reinhardtjh]

Has that ever worked in AUTHORIZE?

Using PuTTY on my V9.2-3 system (in raw mode just like you), the actual arrow keys on the keyboard work as expected. The keypad keys (2,4,6,8) do nothing. I tried my Itanium system and see exactly the same behavior (actual arrow keys work, but keypad 2,4,6,8 do nothing)

Yes, different than DCL but just like other tools like CMS & DTM (arrow keys work, keypad does not).

I'm using Emtec's ZOC set to VT200 mode. I get the same response in HP/Compaq OpenVMS VAX V7.3. In AUTHORIZE the arrow keypad works as expected but trying to use the 2, 4, 6, 8 keys as arrow keys does not. In fact, none of the keys on the keypad produce a result except the Enter key which gives a LF/CR

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And I have verified it works the same in VSI OpenVMS Alpha V8.4-2L1 and VSI OpenVMS I64 V8.4-2L3