Example 6

Send a message to a user on another system. For more information about the TRANSMIT command, see the TRANSMIT command.

transmit davy

The system displays the following screen for input:

                    DATA FOR ALAMO.CROCKETT
0001   Davy,
0002     Did you check the report I gave you last week?
0003   Joe
0004
0005
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Press PF3 to send the message.

In this example, the target user is identified by his nickname and no data set is specified, causing the terminal to be used as an input source. You can type your data, scroll using program function (PF) keys PF7 or PF19 and PF8 or PF20, and exit using PF3 or PF15, or cancel using the PA1 key.