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HP Part Number: 30293-90006

Edition: Edition 1

Published: E1290

Table of Contents

Preface
Audience
Organization
Related Publications
1 Introducing SNA IMF
Overview of SNA IMF
Programmatic Access and Pass Thru
Hewlett-Packard's IMF Products
Features of SNA IMF
Features of Asian SNA IMF
IBM Host Applications
The Functional Layers of SNA
Structure of SNA IMF
SNA IMF Product
SNA Link Products
Operating Environment
IBM Host Hardware Requirements
IBM Host Software Requirements
HP 3000 Hardware Requirements
HP 3000 Software Requirements
Language Support
The Communications Link
2 Configuring Pass Thru
The PTCONFIG File
PTCONFIG File Syntax
Elements of the PTCONFIG File
Leading Blanks, Trailing Blanks, and Trailing Nulls
General PTCONFIG File Rules
Asian PTCONFIG File Considerations
3 Starting Pass Thru
Command Syntax for Starting Pass Thru
Syntax
Info String Parameters
Creating and Using UDCs
UDCs for Starting Pass Thru
For Your Own Terminal
For Someone Else's Terminal
For a Cluster of Terminals
For a Printer
4 Stopping Pass Thru
For a Terminal
For a Printer
5 Using Terminals with Pass Thru
HP and IBM Terminal Keys
HP Terminal Keys that Function Normally in Pass Thru
HP Terminal Keys that Function Differently in Pass Thru
Function Keys (Softkeys)
HP and IBM Terminal Characteristics
Non-Display Input Fields
Cursor Addressing
Cursor Positioning
Unprotected Fields
Displayed Symbols
Transmitted Printer Commands
Intensified Fields
Blinking Cursor
Function Indicators
Numeric Fields
Field Manipulations
Automatic Skip
Card Reader, Light Pen, and Cursor Select
Screen Sizes
Setting Terminal Transmission Speeds
Displaying SNA Session Status Information
Using the MPE Command Interpreter from Pass Thru
6 Using Printers with Pass Thru
Restrictions on 3287 Printer Emulation
Printing During a Pass Thru Session
Entering Printer Commands and Adjusting Page Length
UDCs for Entering Printer Commands
For Sending Any Printer Command
For Sending the PA1 Key
For Checking NAU Session Status
7 Pass Thru Over X.25
Supported Terminals
Configuration for SNA IMF/V
Configuration for SNA IMF/XL
A Pass Thru Messages
Warning and Fatal Error Messages (PTWARN and PTERR)
Info String Error Messages (PTINFOERR)
Command and Command Acknowledgment Messages (PTMSG and PTCOMACK)
MPE V SNA Transport Error Messages (SNAERR)
MPE XL SNA Transport Error Messages (SNAERR)
Suppressing Localized Message and Help Text
B SNA Character String (SCS) Support
C Pass Thru Terminal and Printer Specifications
Terminals That Can Be Used with Pass Thru
Features of Pass Thru Terminals
Multipoint Terminals
Asynchronous Data Communications Terminals
Datacommunications and Terminal Controller Terminals
Terminals That Cannot Be Used with Pass Thru
Printers That Can Be Used with Pass Thru
D Sample PTCONFIG File
E 3270 Bit Assignment and Character Translation Tables
Character Sets
F Differences Between IMF/3000 and SNA IMF/V
Product Structure
IMF/3000
SNA IMF
Configuration File Parameter
IMF/3000
SNA IMF
Starting Pass Thru
IMF/3000
SNA IMF
Screen sizes
IMF/3000
SNA IMF
Display Screen Ownership
IMF/3000
SNA IMF
G HP and IBM Differences in DBCS Implementation
User Input Error Checking
Characters Spanning Rows
IBM's Implementation
Hewlett-Packard's Implementation
Shift-Out/Shift-In Control Character Handling
Differences During User Input of Data
Differences on User's Terminal Screen
Control Character Mapping
Undefined DBCS Characters
User-Defined DBCS Characters
Glossary
Index

List of Figures

1-1 The HP 3000 in the IBM 3270 Environment
1-2 SNA IMF Components and the IBM Host
2-1 3270 Request/Response Unit (RU)
5-1 Default Softkey Functions
5-2 Example User-Defined Softkeys Functions
7-1 SNA IMF/V Pass Thru Over an X.25 Network
7-2 SNA IMF/XL Pass Thru Over an X.25 Network
G-1 IBM DBCS Character Spanning Rows
G-2 HP DBCS Character Spanning Rows

List of Tables

2-1 Softkey Functions Provided by Pass Thru
2-2 PTCONFIG File Options for Null Translation
2-3 Softkey Function for Null Translation
2-4 Interaction of LB, TB, and TN Options
3-1 Display Enhancement Options
5-1 IBM and HP Keyboard Functions
5-2 Default Softkey Functions
5-3 User-Defined Softkey Functions
5-4 AS/400 5240 to Pass Thru 3270 Mappings
5-5 IBM to HP Character Display Differences
B-1 SCS Codes Emulated by Pass Thru
C-1 MTS Terminals Supported by Pass Thru
C-2 Pass Thru-Supported ADCC and ATP Terminals
C-3 DTC Terminals Supported by Pass Thru
C-4 Asian DTC Terminals Supported by Pass Thru
E-1 3270 Write Control Character Bit Assignment
E-2 Attention ID Codes Generated by SNA IMF
E-3 Command Codes for IBM Control Units
E-4 3270 Field Attribute Character Bit Assignment
E-5 3270 Buffer Control Orders
F-1 Display Screen Ownership
G-1 Default Mapping of Undefined Characters
   


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