I had Net::Telnet execute a SHOW TERMINAL command and it came up with VT320 without my having done a SET TERMINAL but I decided to try it out anyway. It seems to be working now but I tried commenting out the SET TERMINAL command and it still works. =(

Right now I'm sending "\e[18~" for F7. I swear I tried that last night and it didn't work. *sigh* Guess I should've used the dead chicken last night. =)

The way I found what code to use (\e[18~ isn't documented anywhere on the 'net that I could find) deserves some mention... What I did was, using a telnet client that I knew worked in those menus, I logged into the VMS server and, from there, telneted into our development box running linux. The login prompt echo's back any control keys (including ^H, which is a pain) using ^[ to represent ESC. So I just started hitting function keys and recording what it echoed back. =)

This is what I got back for all the function keys: 

 F-Key  String to Send
-------------------------
  F1        ^[OP
  F2        ^[OQ
  F3        ^[OR
  F4        ^[OS
  F5        ^[[16~
  F6        ^[[17~
  F7        ^[[18~
  F8        ^[[19~
  F9        ^[[20~
  F10       ^[[21~
  F11       ^[[23~
  F12       ^[[24~

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Anyway, it now seems to be working. Thanks much for all your help! I never even thought to try the SET TERMINAL command. :-)

bbfu
Seasons don't fear The Reaper.
Nor do the wind, the sun, and the rain.
We can be like they are.

In reply to (bbfu) (set terminal) Re(4): Function keys via Net::Telnet by bbfu
in thread Function keys via Net::Telnet by bbfu

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