HP-UX TN3270 Users Guide, March 1998
Table Of Contents
- Audience
- Fast Path to TN3270 Emulation and File Transfer
- Organization of This Guide
- Typographic Conventions
- Motif Version and Character-Based Version
- Help Screens
- HP-UX SNAplus2 TN3270 Documentation Set
- Related Publications
- 1 Introducing the TN3270 Emulation Program
- Overview
- Support of TN3270 Features
- Sessions
- Model 2-5 Display Support
- File Transfer
- Background Operation
- Temporary Exit from TN3270 Emulation
- Type-Ahead during TN3270 Emulation
- Local Copy
- Keyboard Remapping
- Keystroke Recording and Replay
- International Language Support
- 3270 Status Line
- Printer Emulation
- File, Customize, and Control Menus
- HLLAPI Support
- Where Do You Go from Here?
- Overview
- 2 The TN3270 Emulation Program User Interface
- 3 Getting Started with 3270 Emulation
- Overview
- Specifying the Path to TN3270 Product Programs
- Fast Path to 3270 Terminal Emulation
- Starting the TN3270 Emulation Program
- Using Menus and Dialog Boxes
- Running 3270 Emulation in the Background
- Overview of 3270 Operations
- 3270 Data Fields
- Double-Byte Characters
- Keystroke Recording and Replay
- Running HLLAPI Programs
- Moving from the Menu Interface to TN3270 Emulation
- Exiting the TN3270 Emulation Program
- Automating the TN3270 Emulation Start-Up
- Where Do You Go from Here?
- 4 Controlling 3270 Emulation
- 5 Transferring Files
- Overview
- Fast Path to File Transfer
- Preparing to Transfer Files
- Monitoring File Transfer Status
- Transferring Files Using the Menu Interface
- Transferring Files from the HP-UX Command Prompt
- Stopping a File Transfer in Progress
- Finishing File Transfer
- 6 Customizing 3270 Emulation
- 7 Solving Problems
- Overview
- 3270 Could Not Initialize due to Failure to Fork a...
- 3270 Emulation Program Not Found
- Cannot Get from 3270 Session to TN3270 Emulation P...
- Cannot Run 3270 Emulation in Background
- Cannot Run 3270 Emulation without a Menu Interface
- Cannot Tell Which Terminal Keys Correspond to Vari...
- Characters on Display Do Not Match Keys Pressed
- Customize Menu Options Not Selectable
- Display Colors Are Different from Those Selected
- Display Is Incomplete or Hard to Read
- Error Message—3270 User Not Found
- Error Message—No 3270 Sessions
- Error Message—No 3270 Users
- Failed to Initialize Windowing System
- Fields Cannot Be Changed or Edited
- File Menu Options Not Selectable
- File Transfer Process “Hung”
- HLLAPI Application Does Not Work
- Host Response Times Option Not Selectable
- Last Transaction Time Indicator (LTTI) on Status L...
- Main Screen Invoked Instead of 3270 Session
- Model Type Radio Group Is Not Selectable
- Open Option Is Not Selectable
- Style File Contains Invalid Maximum Structured Fie...
- Unable to Obtain System Semaphores
- Overview
- Functions within Groups and Corresponding Keys
- Alphabetical List of Functions and Corresponding K...
- Overview
- How the Status Line Is Displayed
- Overview of the Status Line
- Session Status Messages
- Do Not Enter Messages
- Communications Check Codes
- Last Transaction Time Indicator
- Cursor Width Indicator
- Numeric Indicator
- Insert Indicator
- Printer Identifier
- Record/Replay ID
- Host Session
- Cursor Position Message
- Session ID
- Program Check Codes
- Overview
- Menu Interface File Transfer Messages
- Host File Transfer Messages
- Overview
- Command Format
- Output
- Error Messages
- Overview
- Overriding Host Domain Names
- Overview
- Specifying Output Method
- SPOF Format
- Model Control Commands
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Customizing 3270 Emulation
What Is a Style File?
What Is a Style File?
A style file contains parameters that control the appearance and
behavior of your HP-UX terminal in 3270 emulation. These parameters
determine session characteristics, display colors, key definitions, audible
signals, and file transfer parameters. The style file also contains any
keystroke sequences you have recorded (for more information, see
“Keystroke Recording and Replay”).
The name of the open style file is displayed on the main screen of the
TN3270 emulation program. If the style file that you want to change is
not open, use the File menu to open it. Then use one or more of the
options on the Customize menu to make changes.
Search Path for Style Files
When you start the TN3270 emulation program, you can specify a style
file name to be used (using the -s option on the command line). The
TN3270 emulation program uses the following order to find a style file:
1. If you use the -s option on the command line to specify a style file
name, this style file is used. The style file name must be 1–8
characters followed by the extension .stu, but you do not need to
include the extension on the command line. If you specify a directory
path for the file name with a fully qualified path name (for example
/usr/user1/user1.stu), the program tries to open the file with the
name you specify in the given directory. If you specify a directory path
for the file name with a relative path name (for example
styles/user1.stu), the program tries to open the file with the
name you specify in the given directory relative to your current
directory. If you do not specify a path, the file is assumed to be in your
current directory.
If it finds the file, the TN3270 product starts the TN3270 emulation
program using this style file. If it does not find the file, the TN3270
product uses default settings as described in Item 3.
2. If you do not specify a style file name on the command line, the entry
you stored in the configuration file defines the default style file name.
The TN3270 emulation program then looks in the following places to
find a file with this name: