Summary of Contents for Affirmative 5250
- Page 1 YESterm/IP 5250 TCP/IP Emulation for Windows CE User's Guide Copyright 2003 Affirmative Computer Products ® December 2003...
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Page 2: Trademarks Notice
Note: Information in this document is subject to change without notice. Trademarks Notice • YEStation® is a registered trademark of Affirmative Computer Products®. ™ • YESterm/IP is a trademark of Affirmative Computer Products®. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Security Configuration ...18 Host Device Connection...18 Miscellaneous ...18 Printer Session ...18 Connection (5250)...18 Connection (3270)...19 Input (5250)...19 Language ...20 Page Layout...20 Overrides ...20 Input (3270)...21 Language ...21 Default Page Settings ...21 Output...22 Euro ...22 Printer Port ...23 HPT (Hex Passthrough) (5250 only)...25... - Page 4 Advanced (5250 Only)...25 Host Transform...26 Miscellaneous...27 How To… ...27 Create a Custom Language Code Page ...27 Create a Custom Keyboard Map ...31 Modify a Printer Passthrough Driver ...32 General ...32 Transcode Table ...33 Escape Sequences...34 Euro ...35 Font ID ...36 Emulator Operation...37...
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Page 5: Yesterm/Ip Overview
YESterm/IP Overview AS/400 Requirements • OS/400 V3R2 with appropriate PTFs or higher. iSeries Requirements • No special requirements. Technical Characteristics The YESterm/IP TN3270e and TN5250e emulators provide users with a powerful capability to connect to an IBM AS/400, iSeries, 3290, or zSeries host computer via the TCP/IP protocol. They provide enhanced emulation functions for a wide range of IBM terminals and “true”... -
Page 6: Printer Session Characteristics
Printer Session Significant characteristics of YESterm/IP printer sessions are • IBM Emulations supported: 3287, 3812. • Support for continuous forms, multi drawers, envelope, manual feeders, simplex/duplex, auto page orientation, and COR (Computer Output Reduction). • Supports CPI, LPI Override and LQ, NLQ. •... -
Page 7: Adding A Session
Adding a Session Session additions, removals, and configuration are initiated from the Terminal Connection Manager screen. Click on the Configure tab, and then click on Add. You are faced with a choice of four different YESterm IP emulation types. After choosing an emulation type, a wizard will guide you through setup. - Page 8 • Connection Name: This is the friendly name that will appear in the Terminal Connection Manager screen. • Device Type: Select one from the drop-down list. The default 3477-FC works well for TN5250e emulation, unless you have special needs. If you are adding a TN3270e session, you will see a choice of 3278/9 terminal types here.
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Page 9: Printer Emulation
Add. You are faced with a choice of four emulation types. After choosing YESterm IP 3270 Printer or YESterm IP 5250 Printer, a wizard will guide you through setup. You can have a maximum of four printer and/or display emulation sessions, with any mixture of 5250 and 3270 emulations. Each session may have a unique host, if desired. - Page 10 • Connection Name: This is the friendly name that will appear in the Terminal Connection Manager screen. • Device Type: Only 3812 (TN5250e) or 3287 (TN3270e is available for TCP/IP devices. • Device Name: If you are using named sessions, enter the session name here. •...
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Page 11: Editing A Session
Display Session The screen shots you see in this section are TN5250e editing screens. There are very few differences between the 5250 and 3270 screens, and any significant differences for TN3270e sessions will be discussed in the text. Go to the Terminal Connection Manager screen, open the Configure tab, highlight a display session, and click on Edit. -
Page 12: General
How To …|Create a Custom Keyboard Map. Select your keyboard from the drop-down list. To see how that keyboard is mapped, click on Edit to get to the keyboard map page. Keyboard Map Page for 5250 122-Key U.S. English Keyboard... -
Page 13: Font
You can check the current mapping in one of two ways: • Scan Codes. The keyboard sends a unique scan code to the terminal when a key is pressed. If you want to see what key is associated with a specific scan code, type that code in the Edit box, shown highlighted in the above figure. -
Page 14: Cursor
The Print Screen function can be activated from the: • Emulator Button bar. • Emulator Menu bar (File|Print) • Keyboard in accordance with the keyboard map. • Key Pad, if it contains a corresponding button Cursor Select the type of cursor you want to use Miscellaneous •... -
Page 15: Default View
Default View • Advanced (Recommended). This default selection provides a “graphics” appearance for your session screens, resembling a Windows application. All the View is usually the most productive way to operate in emulation sessions since all menu items, Function Keys, sub-file options, and custom hot spots are always visible and accessible as raised buttons. Display Emulation Screen with Advanced View and Hot Spots •... -
Page 16: Attribute Settings (Standard View Only)
Attribute Settings (Standard View Only) Set how the attribute font appears on the screen. This includes properties such as foreground and background color, blinking, underscore, and the use of column separators. You will see a preview of the “new look” in the Sample field. - Page 17 A Hot Spot is an area of the session window on which you can single-click the left mouse button to execute a command or function. Actually, a Hot Spot is the result of a text search by the emulator for the specified Keyword on the screen.
- Page 18 Emulation Screen with Advanced View and Hot Spots To Edit a Hot Spot: 1. Select the Function Key you want to modify. 2. Click on Edit. 3. If you want to send a Text String to the host every time you press the Function key, type it into the Text String field.
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Page 19: Key Pad
Key Pad A Key Pad is a small window with several customizable push buttons, each having an assigned function. You can make it visible on the screen by clicking on the button on the Buttons toolbar, or selecting View/Key Pad from the menu bar. You can choose a function from the Key Pad with your mouse instead of typing the equivalent command, pressing a key, or running a Recorded Sequence. -
Page 20: Sign On (5250 Only)
6. Click on Accept. 7. Click on Apply. Sign On (5250 Only) The Sign On feature of the emulator uses the "Enhanced Display Auto-Signon and Password Encryption" feature of the AS/400 to allow a secure connection to the AS/400without using SSL. -
Page 21: Advanced
• Status Bar type. o Classic 5250/3270. Provides the classic “green screen” look in the status bar. . This also enables the assignment of recorded key sequences to F keys in the classic terminal fashion, using the Record and Play keys (on a 122-key keyboard). -
Page 22: Security Configuration
For TN5250e sessions, you will see a Printer Sessions Properties sheet with six properties tabs. For TN3270e sessions, you will see a Printer Sessions Properties sheet with four properties tabs. The opening view is of the Connections tab and properties sheet. Connection (5250) Connection Property Sheet for TN5250e... -
Page 23: Connection (3270)
In this case, you have to specify a display session name to which a printer is associated. Input (5250) The Input Tab allows you to define specific parameters that affect the appearance of the printed page. -
Page 24: Language
Language YESterm/IP supports a number of different Code Pages. The Code Page selected here should be the same as that configured on the AS/400 for the specific device. It is also possible to create a new custom Code Page Table. See Page for instructions. -
Page 25: Input (3270)
Input (3270) Input Property Sheet for TN3270e Language YESterm/IP supports a number of different Code Pages. The Code Page selected here from the drop-down list should be the same as that configured on the mainframe for the specific device. It is also possible to create a new custom Code Page Table. See How To…|Create a Custom Language Code Page for instructions. -
Page 26: Output
• Printer Driver. The PassThrough Drivers offered here, specifically developed by Affirmative, generate a standard text data stream. Everything is sent to the printer in text mode allowing better control of the printer and better performance. Select a PassThrough Driver from the drop-down list of pre-configured Printer Profiles for your selection and use. -
Page 27: Printer Port
Select the Use Euro ready printer radio button and choose a Code Page character. Printer Port Choose and configure the local or network printer port used in this session. Choose Parallel port, COM1/2 (if your model has COM ports), Lan printer, or USB. You can have multiple local printers, but you must define a session for each one. - Page 28 LAN Printer Configuration Dialog Box o LPR printer. Make this selection to assign print jobs to a network printer that is configured as an LPD server. Host name/IP Address. Type in the IP address of the LPD host. LPR queue name. This will be the queue name assigned at the LPD host to be used by LPR devices to assign print jobs.
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Page 29: Hpt (Hex Passthrough) (5250 Only)
HPT (Hex Passthrough) (5250 only) Hex Passthrough allows portions of a data stream to be sent directly from the host to the printer. There is no modification done to these portions by the emulator driver. In order for the emulator to recognize these inviolate data stream portions, they must be identified at the beginning and end by escape sequences –... -
Page 30: Host Transform
• Queue Name/Queue Library/Default Font. These are host parameters and should be given to you by your host administrator. Host Transform When Host Print Transform is enabled, the host does the EBCDIC-to-ASCII conversion of the print stream, and the local Passthrough Driver is not used. •... -
Page 31: Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous • Security Configuration. Default mode is to hide the Properties entries from the Tool bar and the Menu bar so that the user cannot make configuration changes. Check this box if you wish to provide user access to the configuration parameters. •... - Page 32 International 5 Code Page Table To read the table, use the left column for the first hex character of the EBCDIC code, and the top row for the second hex character of the EBCDIC code. For example, the standard EBCDIC code for A is C1; the standard ASCII code for A is 41.
- Page 33 EBCDIC Code Page...
- Page 34 ASCII Code Page for Terminal Font...
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Page 35: Create A Custom Keyboard Map
Create a Custom Keyboard Map To do this, select, in Display Session Properties>General>Keyboard Layouts (the one that best matches the one you want to create) and click on Edit. Assuming that you chose the 101 PC keyboard for U.S. English, the following screen will appear Select the key, or key plus modifier (Ctrl, Alt, Shift) to which you want to associate a specific action. -
Page 36: Modify A Printer Passthrough Driver
Modify a Printer Passthrough Driver Any Passthrough Driver can be customized, and it is also possible to create a new Driver. To edit an existing Passthrough Driver, do the following: 1. Highlight the connection name in the Configure tab of Connection Manager and activate Edit. 2. -
Page 37: Transcode Table
Transcode Table This sheet allows you to: • Define the Default Code Page. If you want, you can also edit the Code Page by clicking on Edit Code Page. Select a value that you wish to modify, click on Edit, and a Code Page screen will appear where you can enter the new value. -
Page 38: Escape Sequences
Escape Sequences Driver Escape Sequences Property Sheet This sheet allows you to customize all the Escape commands used to perform specific functions. Select a function, activate Edit, and an Edit Passthrough Sequence dialog box will appear. Make your changes there. Edit Passthrough Sequence Dialog Box... -
Page 39: Euro
Euro Driver Euro Property Sheet This sheet allows you to customize the Escape command used to print the EURO symbol. This special function allows you to print the EURO symbol even on those printers that are not EURO ready. Select the command you wish to customize, then activate Edit, and an Edit Passthrough Sequence dialog box will appear where you can enter the new value. -
Page 40: Font Id
Font ID Driver Font ID Property Sheet This sheet allows you to customize the Escape commands used to call a Printer Font that has been associated with a Host System Font ID. To edit a Font ID, select the item, activate Edit, and an Edit Font ID and Sequence dialog box will appear where you can enter the new value. -
Page 41: Emulator Operation
Emulator Operation Display Session Menu Bar Menu-bar commands of the display session window consist of commands and functions that are unique for each window (session). The system administrator may disable any or all of the Menu bar commands. See Session|Connection|Advanced|Security If you have a mouse, open the desired menu by left-clicking on the menu name. -
Page 42: Edit
• Print (r). This command prints the contents of the display screen to the printer designated in Session|Display Session|General|Print Screen • Close All (a). This command closes all active sessions, including printer sessions. • Close (c). This command closes the display session in use. Edit •... -
Page 43: View
When you Stop Recording, the Macro Recording dialog box will be displayed, allowing you to save the recorded keystrokes into a named file for subsequent playback. • Pause Recording (p). Including a Pause command into a recorded sequence will cause the Playback operation to pause at this point in the sequence. - Page 44 Rule key on the keyboard. When the command is checked, the Ruler is displayed. • Attributes (a). This toggle command hides or displays the 5250 attribute fields • Advanced View (d). This toggle command activates/deactivates the graphics Windows look, with Hot Spots displayed as raised buttons if they have been enabled.
- Page 45 • Keypad (k). This toggle command hides or displays the Key Pad. The Key Pad can be repositioned as desired on the screen by dragging and dropping. Key Pad is only useful if you have a mouse. For more information on the Key Pad feature, refer to Editing a Session|Display Session|Key •...
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Page 46: Buttons Bar
Buttons Bar The Buttons bar is displayed across the top of the application window to the right of the Menu bar. The Buttons bar provides quick access to commands you use on a regular basis, if you have a mouse. If you do not need it, you can hide it and the Menu bar to increase the size of your display window. -
Page 47: Printer Session
Playback. Displays a list of available macros. Click on the one to be played, and that macro will then be executed. Ruler. Duplicates the function of the menu View>Ruler command. Attributes. Duplicates the function of the menu View>Attributes command. Hot Spots. Duplicates the function of the menu View>Advanced View command. -
Page 48: File (Alt)
File (Alt) • Connect (n). A printer session typically comes up in the connected state. But if, for some reason, the session is not connected, this command will attempt to connect the printer session to the host. • Disconnect (d). This command disconnects the printer session from the host. •... -
Page 49: How To
Record/Playback allows you to do this. All your keystrokes can be saved in a file; when you play the file back (Playback), everything that happened will be reproduced The macro that you create is available in all display emulation sessions of the same type; a 5250 macro will not be seen in a 3270 display session, and vice versa. -
Page 50: Text Display Session
5. Stop the Recording by clicking on Tools|Stop Recording or on the corresponding button. You will see the Macro Recording dialog box. Name the recorded Keystroke sequence. There are no naming restrictions. Example: Assume you want to record the CL command to display the description of a specific device. The command is WRKDEVD PRTXXXX, where PRTXXXX identifies a specific Printer. -
Page 51: Support
Affirmative Computer Products offers Technical Support services for all the Affirmative products. You can access Affirmative Technical Support in one of the following ways: • via Phone o 480-946-1444 o 888-353-5250 • via Fax o 480-946-9250 • via E-mail support@affirmative.net...
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