ISPF HELP and TUTOR panels

[raveendra321]

Hi Everybody,

Can anyone please help me understand the difference between HELP and TUTOR commands in ISPF.

Within an PANEL say PANMAIN, I use .HELP = PANELHLP and I when I press PF1/PF13 PANELHLP is displayed.

I wanted to know how is TUTOR command different from the one mentioned above and how can I invoke the tutorial panel.

Thanks in advance...

Regards,
Raveendra.

 

[rexxhead]

ISPTUTOR is the ISPF function which controls the display of HELP panels. You invoke ISPTUTOR with the command 'HELP' which translates to

SELECT PGM(ISPTUTOR) PARM(&ZPARM) NOFUNC SCRNAME(HELP)

Frank Clarke
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[raveendra321]

Hi Frank,

Thanks for the information. I tried this out and was able to view the HELP panel.

I have a scrollable area in HELP panel and I use the following keys -

PF7=PrvPage
PF8=NxtPage
PF10=PrvPage
PF11=NxtPage

When i am at the top of the HELP panel, i get a message "Top of data", and if i press PF7 or PF10 once again there is message displayed.
However, when i reach the bottom of page, i get a message "End of data", but when i press PF8 or PF11 once again, i am directed to the main ISPF tutorial panel as shown below.

Tutorial --------------------- Table of Contents -------------------- Tutorial 
 Option ===>                                                                    
                                                                                
                   ISPF Program Development Facility Tutorial                   
                                                                                
 The following topics are presented in sequence, or may be selected by entering 
 a selection code in the option field:                                          
      G  General      - General information about ISPF                          
      0  Settings     - Specify terminal and user parameters                    
      1  View         - Display source data or output listings                  
      2  Edit         - Create or change source data                            
      3  Utilities    - Perform utility functions                               
      4  Foreground   - Invoke language processors in foreground                
      5  Batch        - Submit job for language processing                      
      6  Command      - Enter TSO command, CLIST, or REXX exec                  
      7  Dialog Test  - Perform dialog testing                                  
      9  IBM Products - Use additional IBM program development products         
      10 SCLM         - Software Configuration and Library Manager              
      11 Workplace    - ISPF Object/Action Workplace                            
      X  Exit         - Terminate ISPF using log and list defaults              
      The following topics will be presented only if selected by number:        
      A  Appendices   - Dynamic allocation errors and ISPF listing formats      
      I  Index        - Alphabetical index of tutorial topics

Is there a way to prevent ISPF from displaying this panel(ISPF Tutorial) when i reach end of my HELP panel.

Thanks,
Raveendra.

 

[rexxhead]

Nope. It's 'working as designed'.

Frank Clarke
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[raveendra321]

Thank you Frank...