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
348
Index
valid keys, 88
keystroke sequences, savingSee
keystroke recording and
replay
, 88
keystrokes mapped to 3270
functions
, 205
L
LANG environment variable
,
127
Last Transaction Time
IndicatorSee LTTI
, 76, 281
LEFT
, 259
LEFT DB
, 259
list box
, 43
local copy
, 25, 28
local copy done to, customization
option
, 188, 191
local file name
, 147, 150, 153
Long Name
, 106
LRECL (n), file transfer option
,
162
LTTI
definition
, 76
if not selectable
, 240
overview
, 281
LU
display
, 106
printer
, 114
LU or LU pool, used by 3270
session
, 106
M
main screen
accessing
, 103, 174
displayed at start-up
, 63, 241
moving to, from 3270 session
,
122
returning to
, 96
Make Current
, 110
manual set
, 9
maximum print position
, 116
maximum structured field size
defined
, 188
not valid
, 244
setting in preparation for file
transfer
, 130
member name, file transfer
parameter
, 147, 158
menu bar
, 34
menus
, 28
menus used for customization
,
170
message boxes
, 49
messages, file transfer
, 136, 296
miscellaneous options
, 216
model type
, 187
model type, if option not
selectable
, 242
Motif session window title
, 185
moving
between 3270 sessions
, 123
from 3270 session to main
screen
problems
, 223
using ACTIONS
, 64, 67
from main screen to 3270
session
, 65, 67
to a 3270 emulation session
, 96
MVS/TSO
, 24
N
NEXTSESS
, 257
NOCRLF, file transfer option
,
161
NOSO, file transfer option
, 163
NUM message, on status line
,
283
NUM OVR
, 255
number of characters per line,
3270 printer
, 117
Numeric indicator, on status
line
, 76, 283
Numeric Override, 255
NVT session status
, 107, 115,
135
O
online documentationSee help
screens
, 9
opening a style file
, 176
options, file transfer parameter
,
158
output to, customization option
,
191
P
P(nnn), file transfer option
, 161
PA1, PA2, PA3
, 251
password
, 147
password, file transfer
parameter
, 158
PAUSE
, 256
PF keys, as identifiers for
keystroke sequences
, 88
PRINT
, 252
print style file utility
, 312
print to file
, 28
printer filter file
local copy
, 188
printer session
, 192
Printer Identifier, on status line
,
285
Printer identifier, on status line
,
76
printer LU
, 114
printer name
local copy
, 188
printer session
, 192
printer session
changing status
, 116
controlling
, 112
enabling
, 57
enabling and disabling
, 116
long name
, 113, 190