KEY - Setting Assignments to PA, PF and CLEAR Keys

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# KEY - Setting Assignments to PA, PF and CLEAR Keys

This Natural profile parameter is used to assign settings to the CLEAR key, program attention keys (PA keys) and program function keys (PF keys) on video terminals.

Possible settings | any character string | Settings can be assigned to the keys PA1 to PA3, PF1 to PF24 and to the CLEAR key. Note The setting assigned to each key can be any character string. The character string must represent a Natural system command or a user command (user program). If the setting contains embedded blanks, it must be enclosed in apostrophes.
Default setting | none |
Dynamic specification | no |
Specification within session | yes |
Application programming interface | `USR4005N` | See SYSEXT - Natural Application Programming Interfaces in the Utilities documentation.

Notes:

1. Assignments made with the profile parameter `KEY` are only valid when specified from the Natural `NEXT` prompt.
2. The entire string specified with the profile parameter `KEY` must be enclosed in parentheses (except `KEY=OFF`). `KEY=OFF` un-assigns all keys.

#### Examples:

    KEY=(PF4=OFF,PF1=HELP,PF3='EDIT MAP',PF2=USERPGM1,CLR=LOGOFF)
    KEY=OFF
    KEY PF4=OFF
    KEY PF3="EDIT MAP"
    KEY CLR=LOGOFF
    KEY OFF