Can be used to specify how broadcast messages are to be received.
This common end-user parameter is applicable to these control statements: SYSTEM (see SYSTEM statement), PROFILE (see PROFILE statement), USER (see USER statement), and TERMINAL (see TERMINAL statement).
BRECeive [Yes|No|ON|OFF|WAITinp|BELL|QUEUEd]
The usual way in which broadcasted messages are received causes the recipient's current screen to be temporarily replaced by the broadcast 'message'. With the BRECEIVE parameter it is possible to alter the receiving status.
The BRECEIVE command is available on all Menu screens to override the configuration option, unless inhibited by the COMMAND statement described in the Technical Reference manual.
Yes or ON causes the recipient's current screen to be temporarily replaced by the broadcast message.
No or OFF causes broadcast messages to be suppressed. The only messages displayed are those sent using BROADCAST/MSG=URGENT; these cannot be suppressed.
WAITINP causes broadcast messages to be held until the next time the Enter key, or a PA or PF key, is pressed.
BELL causes messages to be stacked until the next escape to the menu. The terminal alarm sounds when each broadcast is received.
QUEUED, like BELL, causes messages to be stacked until the next escape to the menu, but the terminal alarm is not sounded when a message is received.
Note: If the user is using the Windows feature with WAITEVENT MSG in effect (the default), then the BRECEIVE option is ignored and the message is received by the windows script. The default action is to display the message in a separate window.
If the PCTRANSFER command has been set to ON, then the BRECEIVE setting is ignored, and broadcasts are queued.