Pc5250 Emulation - IBM i series Handbook

PC5250 Emulation

PC5250 enables users to run iSeries programs, work with OS/400 screens, and send system
output to PC printers. PC5250 display emulation provides many capabilities, such as
customizable keyboard and display support, hotspots, keypad, playback recording, and
customizable toolbar, to name a few. The Express client contains PC5250 Version 5.0 has
many enhancements that were not available in the previous Client Access clients, such as:
• Compatibility improvements to the Express client and eNetwork Communications Suite
(Version 5.0) so that 5250 emulation uses the Express client functions (such as Data
Transfer and configuration) while 3270 emulation uses the Personal Communications
functions. These enhancements are handled by the installation programs and do not
require user intervention to set up.
• Connection status messages are displayed on a Windows status bar to provide better
visual feedback of the activities occurring when the emulator is connecting, such as
establishing a link, connection, and logging on.
• To enable more flexibility and ease-of-use, PC5250 can be started via many options
such as from the Start or Configure Session icon, Multiple Session icon, New Menu
option from a single click on Client Access desktop, Operations Navigator option,
PC5250 icon, and the Client Access System icon.
• The Copy/Cut function now includes a ClipOnlyWhenMarked parameter. Previously, if
no area was marked when the copy icon was selected, the entire screen contents
would be saved to the clipboard. When ClipOnlyWhenMarked is set to "Y", PC5250 will
ignore the copy/cut operation of the unmarked area.
• To handle scaling and COR, parameters previously had to be set in the .WS or .INI file.
Now the Printer Control Panel, under the file menu, is enhanced to give users an
easier interface for customizing.
• Configuration options have been added to the Column Separator function to enable
non-display and non-print options. This provides consistency to system users doing
print screen functions from either color terminals or PCs.
• Euro currency support: Eleven new host code pages (924, 1140 to 1149) and two new
PC code pages (923 and 858) are added to support the euro currency sign.
• Code pages were added for ANSI 1252 (Latin 1), ANSI 1254 (Turkish), and Japanese
943 (New JIS support). Support has also been added for Polish 457 keyboards.
• Japan recently implemented a new postal bar code to include an enhanced ZIP code
that enables customers to get discounts on bulk mailing. The iSeries SCS and AFP
datastreams are enhanced to support the Japanese postal barcode, and PC5250 print
emulation is enhanced to support this for PC-attached printers.
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