Foreground (option 4)

The Foreground option (4) allows ISPF to run the foreground processors shown on the Foreground Selection panel, Figure 1. All these processors except for COBOL interactive debug, SCRIPT/VS, and FORTRAN interactive debug are also available with the Batch option (5).

When you run a foreground processor, you must wait until the processor ends before doing anything else with ISPF. If you want to use ISPF while waiting for the processor to end, submit the input as a batch job. You can do this by using the Batch option if the processor you need is listed on the Batch Selection panel, Figure 1.

Figure 1. Foreground Selection Panel (ISRFPA)

   Menu  Utilities  Help
 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
                           Foreground Selection Panel

 1    Assembler                          11  *FORTRAN debug
 2    COBOL                              12   Member Parts List
 3    VS FORTRAN                         13  *C/370
 5    PL/I                               14  *REXX/370
 6    VS PASCAL                          15  *ADA/370
 7   *Binder/Link editor                 16  *AD/Cycle C/370
 9    SCRIPT/VS                          18   ISPDTLC
 10  *VS COBOL II debug                  19  *OS/390 C/C++
 10A *OS/VS COBOL debug

     Enter "/" to select option          * No packed data support
        Source Data Packed





 Option ===>                                                                  
  F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F7=Backward  F8=Forward   F9=Swap
 F10=Actions  F12=Cancel

The names of the foreground processors on this panel are point-and-shoot fields. For more information, see the Point-and-Shoot Text Fields section of the ISPF User Interface topic of the z/OS ISPF User's Guide Vol I.