IBM i, Programming

Using QSNRTVMOD to find the last displayed screen size

While I was writing that previous blog about handling wide fat screens I stumbled across another useful API (QSNRTVMOD) for retrieving the current screen mode that we are displaying. This means we could find our screen width programmatically. Why isnt that a word? I’m not too sure why anyone would want to do this but… …

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iSeries, AS400, IBM i

Wide Green Screens in IBM Client Access from 24×80 to 27×132

Change Green Screen from 24×80 to 27×132 wide The default green screen size is defined in a text file that that you can save anywhere you like. It is generally named after the machine that you are connecting to. This is stored at This is a text file that defines what the signon screen is …

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