Create a PROTERMCAP entry
- Last Updated: March 30, 2020
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- OpenEdge
- Version 12.2
- Documentation
On UNIX, if OpenEdge does not support your terminal
or you need to modify the PROTERMCAP entry for
your terminal, refer to the programming documentation from your
terminal's manufacturer. It should specify the appropriate commands,
values, and key sequences that OpenEdge needs to interact with
your terminal.
If you need to create a new PROTERMCAP entry,
first check the /etc/termcap file for an entry
for your terminal. The /etc/termcap file is
the standard terminal definition file used by several UNIX system
programs, such as the vi editor. This file is usually provided with
UNIX.
If this file contains an entry for your terminal, copy this entry
to the PROTERMCAP file. Use this file as a starting
point to build an entry for your terminal in the PROTERMCAP file.
If your version of UNIX uses a personal termcap called terminfo,
you must modify the terminfo keywords to match
the PROTERMCAP capability mnemonics described in
the preceding sections.