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This chapter contains general instructions and reference information about using 3270 emulation. It includes the following topics:
Fast path to 3270 emulation
Instructions for starting the 3270 emulation program
Instructions for starting the 3179G emulation program
Information about using the program's menus and dialog boxes
Instructions for running the 3270 emulation program in the background
Overview of 3270 operations, including descriptions of the 3270 keyboard and status line messages
Description of 3270 data fields
Instructions for running HLLAPI programs
Instructions for recording keystroke sequences
You can work with default settings for terminal appearance and session details, or you can change them to suit your situation. To customize these parameters before beginning emulation or file transfer, see Customizing 3270 Emulation.
To accept the system defaults and begin display or printer emulation, continue with Fast Path to 3270 Terminal Emulation, or with the expanded instructions later in this chapter. To begin file transfer without changing your appearance and performance parameters, see Transferring Files.
If you are using the 3270 emulation program with the V.4 file system, the executable programs are stored in a directory specific to the emulator. The Motif-based programs are stored in the directory /opt/tn3270/bin/X11, and the character-based programs are stored in the directory /opt/tn3270/bin. Specify the path to the appropriate directory in one of the following ways:
Add the directory to your
Include the directory name each time you run the programs, as in the following examples:
/opt/tn3270/bin/tn3270 -s/usr/jim/newstyle.stu
/opt/tn3270/bin/tnprtsty -s/usr/jim/newstyle.stu
/opt/tn3270/bin/X11/xtn3270 -s/usr/jim/newstyle.stu
The sample command lines shown in this guide assume that you have added
the directory to your
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