ISPF START command does not work.

[Hasan]

The shop I have just started working in, does not support ISPF START command. Every time I want to open a new screen, I have to type SWAP LIST and the point to "Start a new screen" and then hit ENTER.

Is there a way to enable the regular START command ?

Thanks

[dbzthedinosaur]

how about SPLIT?

[PascalQ]

what happens when you type start on the ispf primary option menu?

[Hasan]

When I type SPLIT, it splits the screen as usual (meaning I see 2 screens).

When I type START on the ISPF primary option menu, it says "Invalid Option".

[PascalQ]

do you have a START entry in any ispf command table? (option 3.9)

[don.leahy]

Originally Posted by Hasan

When I type SPLIT, it splits the screen as usual (meaning I see 2 screens).

When I type START on the ISPF primary option menu, it says "Invalid Option".

SPLIT NEW will get you a new screen.

[don.leahy]

Originally Posted by Hasan

The shop I have just started working in, does not support ISPF START command. Every time I want to open a new screen, I have to type SWAP LIST and the point to "Start a new screen" and then hit ENTER.

Is there a way to enable the regular START command ?

Thanks

Go to option 3.9 and look at the command table for Application ID = ISP. If you do not see an entry for the START command (look carefully because the entries may not be in alphabetical order), then check your ISPTLIB concatenation to see where you are picking up ISPCMDS from. The easiest way to do this is via the DDLIST (aka ISRDDN) command.

Some shops have multiple versions of ISPCMDS floating around for various historical reasons.

[yarnseeker]

I'm at one of those shops w/ multiple ispcmds and trying to fix that now.

This is what I have for the START command


START 0 SELECT PGM(ISPSTRT) PARM(&ZPARM)


If you don't have it and want to add it, search the web for the ADDCMDS macro. That allows you to dynamically add things to your command table. It is a good work around.

[taltyman]

All shops SHOULD have the IBM default site commands in ISPCMDS. After those are in they can add their own, preferably to a different site cmd table. An if they are really nice they can allow users to also have their own. IBM provides a really easy way to do this by using their ISPCCONF exec.

[JimMoore]

Lemme guess: But custom, site-added ISPCMDS entries - maybe even QW? - work just fine? Jeez, is this still going on out there?