# Set Text

This is pre-built Action located under the **Mainframe List Element**. The functionality of this action in Avo Assure is used to set a text value at a specified row and column location on the mainframe emulator screen.

### Syntax

**Input Value:** `<Row Number>;<Column Number>;<input text>`&#x20;

{% hint style="warning" %}
**Note:** *Row number: It refers to X coordinate value from emulator screen.*

*Column number: It refers to Y coordinate value from emulator screen.*

*Input text: The user gives text to set at specified position.*
{% endhint %}

| Argument                                 | Description                                                                      |
| ---------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p>\<Row Number></p><p>(Required)</p>    | Specify the X-coordinate on the emulator screen where the text should be entered |
| <p>\<Column Number></p><p>(Required)</p> | Specify the Y-coordinate on the emulator screen where the text should be entered |
| <p>\<input text></p><p>(Required)</p>    | Specify the text to be set at the specified screen location                      |

**Output Value:**

| Argument                                                     | Description                                                     |
| ------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| \<Dynamic Variable>(Optional);\<Dynamic Variable> (Optional) | This dynamic variable holds the result as **True** or **False** |

{% hint style="warning" %}
***Note:** Supported Emulators are Bluezone, EXTRA, Rumba, PCOMM, and HOD.*
{% endhint %}

**Example**

**Enters text at the specified row and column on the emulator screen**

The **Set Text** action takes the value from the Input Value column (e.g., **24;017;CICS1**) and sets the provided input text at the given position on the emulator screen. Here, **24** refers to the row number (X-coordinate), **017** refers to the column number (Y-coordinate), and **CICS1** is the text to be entered.

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