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
Index
345
Symbols
-+z_nnn
, 107, 115
Numerics
3270 data fields
, 80
3270 display at start-up
, 63
3270 emulation
preparing for
, 54, 56, 60, 71
program not found
, 222
running in background
, 70
no session IDs assigned
, 224
running without menu
interface
incorrect model size
, 225
no session IDs assigned
, 225
starting
, 58
3270 functions and key
definitions
, 205
3270 Information Display
System (IDS) terminal
, 22
3270 sessions
moving to, from main screen
,
122
3270 uses terminal status line
,
218
3278/79 host display sessions
, 23
3287 host printer sessions
, 23
3287 printer emulation
, 28
A
action bar
, 34
ACTIONS
, 254
adding key definitions
, 212
ALT CURS
, 253
Alternate Cursor
, 253
append (not overwrite) file
, 188,
191
APPEND, file transfer option
,
141, 160
APVUFILE file transfer
program
, 130
ASCII, file transfer option
, 160
ASCII-EBCDIC conversion, file
transfer
, 141
ATTN
, 252
attribute character
, 80
audible signal, using Customize
menu
, 174
audience
, 5
automating 3270 emulation
start-up
, 54
automating log-on
, 95
automating start-up procedures
,
88, 99
average block size
, 143
B
background 3270 emulation
no session IDs assigned
, 224
overview
, 70
session enabled at
initialization
, 187, 191
starting
, 71
stopping
, 71
background color
, 197
BACKSPACE
, 259
BACKTAB
, 260
base colors
, 80
beep signal to indicate errors
,
216
BINARY, file transfer option
,
161
blinking characters
Extended Attribute Byte
feature
, 80
BLKSIZE (n), file transfer
option
, 162
blocks, as measure of file
transfer record size
, 143
C
changing status
display session
, 109
printer session
, 116
characters on display don't
match keys pressed
, 227
characters, international
language
, 27
check boxes
, 39
choosing
check box
, 40
list box item
, 43
push button
, 38
radio button
, 41
CICS
, 24
CICS filename
, 153
CLEAR
, 252
color mapping
checking
, 196
copying
, 197, 201
customizing
, 193, 197
default
, 197, 200
using Customize menu
, 174
colors not displayed as selected
,
229
colors, customizingSee color
mapping
, 193
command line options
domain
, 325
-l
, 325
port
, 325
comments, file transfer
parameter
, 153, 158
Communications Check codes
,
75, 280
concurrent 3270 sessions
, 23
connection to the host, status
,
280
Control menu
, 29, 103, 104
controlling 3270 emulation
, 102
controlling printer sessions
, 57,
112
copying color mapping
, 201
copying color mapping between
sessions
, 197
CRLF, file transfer option
, 161
CURS SEL
, 252
Index