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ANSI Standard PL/B Language
GETMODE

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GETMODE:
[label] GETMODE {list}={value}[,{list}={value},...]

This has a variety of useful functions.

INI FILE INFORMATION

Use it to get the name of the INI files currently being used.

*INICURRENT current working directory INI file name.
*INIGLOBAL global INI file name.
*INILOCAL local workstation INI file name.

See the article on CLOCK for ways to get information out of the various INI files.

PROGRAM INFORMATION Use these items to get information about the program you're running.

*PROGNAME name of the currently running program.
*PROGSERIAL serial number supplied by the compiler.
*PROGSTAMP Time stamp when program compiled ccyymmddhhmmss.
*PROGVER A version number provided by the compiler.
*COMPILER Compiler version

We build these right into the OPEN routine for each system so that the information is available to every program.

And check out CLOCK VERSION for the runtime version.

List controls determine the information returned by the GETMODE instruction.
The following List Controls are supported:

Control The value returned is the ...

*3D 3D effect state.

*AAMEXT AAM file extension.

*ALIASNAME external program alias name.

*APSPOOL client printing and spooling mode.

*BGCOLOR background color.

*CARET KEYIN cursor state.

*COMPILER compiler version number.

*COMPSUNFM file manager compression state.

*CURDIR current working directory.

*CLOCKDATE date format.

*CLOCKUSEIP CLOCK date and time source server address.

*DEFPRT default printer name.

*DISPFLUSH immediate KEYIN and DISPLAY output state.

*DSPMODE output redirection mode.

*EDITHILITE EDITTEXT highlight mode.

*ERRORDLG runtime error dialog control.

*F1 F1 mode state.

*F10 F10 mode state.

*F1HELP F1HELP mode state.

*FULLSCR full screen mode state.

*GUI GUI instruction set.

*GRAYSCALE runtime gray scaling state.

*HANDISPLAY output redirection file handle.

*HANKEYIN input redirection file handle.

*HANSTDIN input redirection file handle.

*HANSTDOUT output redirection file handle.

*INICURRENT current working directory INI file name.

*INIGLOBAL global INI file name.

*INILOCAL local workstation INI file name.

*ISIEXT default ISI file extension.

*KEYMODE input redirection mode.

*LOCKIO forced I/O locks state.

*LOGONKEY file manager logon key.

*LTGRAY light gray color replacement mode.

*NODEFTABID default tab identification number generation mode state.

*OLDDRAW 8.0 drawing mode for objects state.

*OPENABS open absolute mode state.

*OPENUSEIP the current string settings for PLB_OPENUSEIP.

*PIXEL pixel screen address mode state.

*PLCEXT default PL/B program file extension.

*PREPBYMFD actions of the PREPARE instruction.

*PREPUSEIP the current string settings for PLB_PREPUSEIP.

*PROGNAME original program name when compiled.

*PROGSERIAL program serial number.

*PROGSTAMP program timestamp.

*PROGVER program compiler version.

*PUBLICKEY file manager public key.

*RMSAAMEXT default RMS AAM file extension.

*RMSISIEXT default RMS ISI file extension.

*RMSTXTEXT default RMS TXT file extension.

*SCREEN character mode operations state.

*SHAREFLUSH shared file flush state.

*SHIFTINV set of characters in the shift inversion table.

*SHUTDOWN shutdown mode state.

*SKIPFOCUS gain focus event mode for a reactivated window state.

*SORTMEM working memory size for the Sort instruction.

*SPLEXT default spool file extension.

*SPLUSEIP default Sunbelt File Manager IP address for spooled output.

*TASKID current task identifier.

*THREADID current thread identifier of an object running under the automation server.

*THREADRDY current state of an object running under the automation server.

*TXTEXT default text file extension.

*UPPERCASE set of characters in the case conversion table.

*USEDBCTYPE SWDBC TYPE compatibility state.

*USE7F the logical record termination character for DATALIST or COMBOBOX data.

*USESPLEXT use default spool file extension on SPLOPEN state.

ALSO SEE:

GETMODE
GETINFO
CLOCK

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List controls determine the information returned by the GETMODE instruction. The following List Controls are supported:
Control	The value returned is the ...
`*3D`	3D effect state.
`*AAMEXT`	AAM file extension.
`*ALIASNAME`	external program alias name.
`*APSPOOL`	client printing and spooling mode.
`*BGCOLOR`	background color.
`*CARET`	KEYIN cursor state.
`*COMPILER`	compiler version number.
`*COMPSUNFM`	file manager compression state.
`*CURDIR`	current working directory.
`*CLOCKDATE`	date format.
`*CLOCKUSEIP`	CLOCK date and time source server address.
`*DEFPRT`	default printer name.
`*DISPFLUSH`	immediate KEYIN and DISPLAY output state.
`*DSPMODE`	output redirection mode.
`*EDITHILITE`	EDITTEXT highlight mode.
`*ERRORDLG`	runtime error dialog control.
`*F1`	F1 mode state.
`*F10`	F10 mode state.
`*F1HELP`	F1HELP mode state.
`*FULLSCR`	full screen mode state.
`*GUI`	GUI instruction set.
`*GRAYSCALE`	runtime gray scaling state.
`*HANDISPLAY`	output redirection file handle.
`*HANKEYIN`	input redirection file handle.
`*HANSTDIN`	input redirection file handle.
`*HANSTDOUT`	output redirection file handle.
`*INICURRENT`	current working directory INI file name.
`*INIGLOBAL`	global INI file name.
`*INILOCAL`	local workstation INI file name.
`*ISIEXT`	default ISI file extension.
`*KEYMODE`	input redirection mode.
`*LOCKIO`	forced I/O locks state.
`*LOGONKEY`	file manager logon key.
`*LTGRAY`	light gray color replacement mode.
`*NODEFTABID`	default tab identification number generation mode state.
`*OLDDRAW`	8.0 drawing mode for objects state.
`*OPENABS`	open absolute mode state.
`*OPENUSEIP`	the current string settings for PLB_OPENUSEIP.
`*PIXEL`	pixel screen address mode state.
`*PLCEXT`	default PL/B program file extension.
`*PREPBYMFD`	actions of the PREPARE instruction.
`*PREPUSEIP`	the current string settings for PLB_PREPUSEIP.
`*PROGNAME`	original program name when compiled.
`*PROGSERIAL`	program serial number.
`*PROGSTAMP`	program timestamp.
`*PROGVER`	program compiler version.
`*PUBLICKEY`	file manager public key.
`*RMSAAMEXT`	default RMS AAM file extension.
`*RMSISIEXT`	default RMS ISI file extension.
`*RMSTXTEXT`	default RMS TXT file extension.
`*SCREEN`	character mode operations state.
`*SHAREFLUSH`	shared file flush state.
`*SHIFTINV`	set of characters in the shift inversion table.
`*SHUTDOWN`	shutdown mode state.
`*SKIPFOCUS`	gain focus event mode for a reactivated window state.
`*SORTMEM`	working memory size for the Sort instruction.
`*SPLEXT`	default spool file extension.
`*SPLUSEIP`	default Sunbelt File Manager IP address for spooled output.
`*TASKID`	current task identifier.
`*THREADID`	current thread identifier of an object running under the automation server.
`*THREADRDY`	current state of an object running under the automation server.
`*TXTEXT`	default text file extension.
`*UPPERCASE`	set of characters in the case conversion table.
`*USEDBCTYPE`	SWDBC TYPE compatibility state.
`*USE7F`	the logical record termination character for DATALIST or COMBOBOX data.
`*USESPLEXT`	use default spool file extension on SPLOPEN state.