(LOGO.JPG) Python for OpenVMS

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PUT_STATUS_LINE - Output Line of Text to Hardware Status Line

Format:
    status = vms_smg.put_status_line (pasteboard_id, text)
Returns:
status
Condition code as returned from SMG$PUT_STATUS_LINE. Either SS$_NORMAL or SMG$_OPNOTSUP are returned here - all other codes produce a Python exception.
Arguments:
pasteboard_id
The pasteboard containing the hardware status line.
text
Characters to be written to the hardware status line.
Examples:
>>> import vms_smg
>>> import vms_smgdef

>>> # create a new DECwindows terminal using SMG
>>> status, pasteboard_id, number_of_pasteboard_rows, \
... number_of_pasteboard_columns, type_of_terminal,   \
... device_name = vms_smg.create_pasteboard           \
...   (None, vms_smgdef.SMG_M_WORKSTATION)
>>>

>>> # create virtual display
>>> status, vtdpy1 = vms_smg.create_virtual_display \
...         (5, 10, vms_smgdef.SMG_M_BORDER, None, None)
>>>

>>> # paste virtual display
>>> status = vms_smg.paste_virtual_display \
...          (vtdpy1, pasteboard_id, 3, 5, None)
>>>

>>> # put characters on virtual display
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (vtdpy1, '1234567890', 1, 1)
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (vtdpy1, 'ABCDEFGHIJ', 2, 1)
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (vtdpy1, 'KLMNOPQRST', 3, 1)
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (vtdpy1, 'abcdefghij', 4, 1)
>>> status = vms_smg.put_chars (vtdpy1, 'klmnopqrst', 5, 1)
>>>

Screen layout, file: VMS_SMG_045.JPG

(picture VMS_SMG_045.JPG)

>>> # put text to status line
>>> status = vms_smg.put_status_line (pasteboard_id, \
...                 'Text in the status-line.')
>>>

Screen layout, file: VMS_SMG_046.JPG

(picture VMS_SMG_046.JPG)


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10-SEP-2000 ZE.