START


>>-START-------------------------------------------------------><

Starts a dialog in a new logical screen. If a logical screen does not exist, it will be created.

You can use the START command to:

Issue a command from the ISPF command table; for example, START KEYLIST
Issue a command with parameters (in single quotes; for example, START 'ISRROUTE BRI'
Start a dialog; for example, START PANEL(ISRUTIL)

Note:

If you are running in GUI mode, issuing the START command creates a new window.
If you are running on the host and invoke START from a pull-down choice, the screen will be split where your cursor is located within the pull-down.
This function does not change the limitation number of logical screens. If ISPF already has the maximum number of screens when the START command is issued, the screen is re-split; that is, the split line might move on the host, or a window is reused if you are running in GUI mode.