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
350
Index
Strip / Add LF from each line,
141
structured field size
not valid
, 244
setting in preparation for file
transfer
, 130
style file
appearing on main screen
, 65
creating
, 170, 178
description
, 171
opening
, 170, 171, 174, 176,
177
problems opening
, 243
saving
, 170, 174, 179
saving changes before opening
new
, 178
saving to a different directory
,
180
saving under a different name
,
179
specifying on command line
, 60
using
, 66
style file name
on main screen
, 180
where displayed
, 171
swapping keystrokes used for
3270 functions
, 208
switching between 3270
sessions
, 78
SYSREQ
, 253
System Request
, 253
T
T(nn), file transfer option
, 162
TAB
, 259
TCP/IP host used by 3270
session
, 106, 113, 134
TEMPEXIT
, 68, 78, 254
temporary exit to the HP-UX
command prompt
, 68, 78,
254
terminal emulation
fast path
, 56
starting
, 56
text listing of a style file
, 312
title, Motif session window
, 185
TN3270 session status
, 107,
115, 135
TN3270E session status
, 108,
115, 135
TN3287 session status
, 108,
115, 135
tnprtsty utility
command format
, 313
options
, 313
sample output
, 314
tnreceive, file transfer command
,
156
tnsend, file transfer command
,
156
tnstop3270 utility
, 71
Tracks, as measure of file
transfer record size
, 143
transfer status
available
, 132
description
, 135
unavailable
, 132
transferring filesSee file
transfer
, 25
transferring filesSee file
transfer
, 126
type-ahead during 3270
emulation
, 79, 91
typographic conventions
, 7
U
undefined host record format
,
141
undefining keystrokes
, 213
underlining
, 80
units of space
, 143
UP
, 259
V
variable host record format
, 141
versions of 3270, dependencies
,
244
VM/CMS
, 24
W
window title, Motif emulation
program
, 185