Your question was never very clear, I see what you're asking now, try
the following.

VTURNOFF

The VTURNOFF intrinsic turns off VPLUS block mode and enables character
mode access without disturbing the terminal screen. The syntax and
parameter descriptions for this intrinsic are provided below.

Syntax (COBOL)
   CALL "VTURNOFF" USING  COMAREA

I use this in-between parent/child processes. When a parent
create/activates a child the parent calls VTURNOFF, then ACTIVATE. The
child then starts up as normal, VOPEN form/term, init, show, read.....

When the child is ready to return control to the parent he calls
VTURNOFF, and ACTIVATES pin 0 (suspending it self), the parent then
calls VTURNON, and VSHOWFORM using "$REFRESH" as a form name, then
VREADFORM. Likewise, when the child is reactivated, VTURNON, SHOWFORM,
and read.



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>>> Brian Donaldson <[log in to unmask]> 11/12/03 08:25PM >>>
All:

Thanks to all who responded.

Instead of calling VCLOSEFORMF and VCLOSETERM I do the following via
Reflection escape sequences:

Block mode OFF
Format mode OFF
Cursor home down
local echo OFF
SET ECHO=ON
Turn on display modes function keys
Memory lock OFF
Keyboard UNLOCK

This gives me exactly what I wanted.

Thanks!

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