Control Characters to Avoid In PEEK & SPY Hot-Key Sequences Different control characters have special functions on a standard VT-series terminal. Some of these should not be used as part of hot-key sequences for PEEK & SPY. The following table lists control characters which have a special meaning to VMS. If any of these characters are used by PEEK & SPY, then you may have trouble activating the corresponding VMS or program function while using PEEK & SPY. Note that some of these may be used in the PEEK_DEFAULTS.COM file as supplied on the software distribution. If they conflict with other key usage on your system you will most likey want to change the definitions in PEEK_DEFAULTS.COM. The NULL, XON and XOFF characters will NOT be recognized in PEEK & SPY hot-key sequences and should not be specified. Other characters from this list MAY be used, but may create undesirable effects. Not Recommended: Control Character Function CTRL-@ NULL Ignored by most programs including PEEK & SPY. (Always ignored in hot-key sequences). CTRL-A VMS line editing - toggle insert/overtype modes. CTRL-B VMS line editing - recall prior command line. CTRL-C Used by VMS to cancel input for most programs. CTRL-D VMS line editing - move cursor one position to the left. CTRL-E VMS line editing - move cursor to end of line. CTRL-F VMS line editing - move cursor one position to the right. CTRL-H BACKSPACE VMS line editing - move cursor to the beginning of the line. CTRL-I TAB Horizontal tab character. CTRL-J LINE-FEED VMS line editing - delete prior word. CTRL-M RETURN Carriage-return - used to end an input sequence. CTRL-O Tells VMS to discard terminal output. CTRL-P Used to halt certain CPUs when entered at the OPA0 console terminal. (NOTE: If the CPU halts when CTRL-P is pressed, the CONTINUE command should be entered at the >>> prompt which is displayed while the CPU is halted.) CTRL-Q XON or DC1 Transmit on - for terminal flow control. (Always ignored in hot-key sequences). CTRL-R VMS line editing - Re-displays current input. CTRL-S XOFF or DC3 Transmit off - for terminal flow control. (Always ignored in hot-key sequences). CTRL-T Displays a line of statistics if a DCL $ SET CONTROL=T command was done earlier. CTRL-U Used by VMS to discard current line of typeahead. CTRL-V Used by DCL to enable quoting of following keystroke. CTRL-X Used by VMS to discard all current typeahead. CTRL-Y Used by VMS to interrupt program operation. CTRL-Z Used as an end-of-file or exit command for many VMS programs. CTRL-[ ESCAPE Used as part of the sequences generated by any of the function and keypad keys. Escape may be used as part of a complete sequence, but in general should not be used by itself as a single character control sequence. CTRL-\ Used to tell SET HOST/DTE to end a connection to a remote system. DEL DELETE VMS line editing - delete prior character. The following characters currently are not used by DCL and may be employed in PEEK & SPY control sequences: Recommended: CTRL-G CTRL-K CTRL-L CTRL-N CTRL-W CTRL-\ CTRL-] CTRL-_ CTRL-~ Printable text characters may be used as part of a hot-key sequence but should NOT be used as the initial character in such a sequence.