Frank, One issue , a custom Written GUI for 3270 sessions...hmmmm, why not a wrapper in java or c# ....
Scott ford www.identityforge.com On Aug 10, 2012, at 1:36 PM, Frank Chu <[email protected]> wrote: > John, > > It's for an application that has already been written by us. The app is an > assembler debugger and we want to add the ability/option of displaying it's > contents on the PC with something other than in a 3270 emulator. There's > not a lot of real estate in a 3270 screen and there are limitations on how we > display things. This is becoming more of an issue as we move beyond just > debugging HLASM programs. > > With regards to the multiple tabs/windows. The general idea behind the GUI > on the PC would be that in a single debugging session, you can have a window > open for displaying the code as you are stepping through it. Another window > to display register contents, another one for variables, another one for > displaying storage that your program will modify, another window for HELP, > etc. If you have used Eclipse or Visual Studio, it's similar to something > like that. > > > Frank > > > On 8/10/2012 12:31 PM, McKown, John wrote: >> I'm still in a bit of a quandry as to what you want to accomplish. Is this >> for an application which you are writing, or one which is already written by >> someone else. If you are writing it, why use 3270? Why not just use HTTP or >> some other IP protocol? >> >> Or why not just open multiple 3270 emulators? For your "GUIfied" 3270 with >> multiple tabs, do you mean that you logon to some application once, and it >> can somehow direct a 3270 data stream to a different 3270 "tab". The closest >> 3270 equivalent that I can think of is something that I know nothing about: >> 3270 hardware partitioning, which the 3290 had. I am not aware of any 3270 >> emulator which does 3290 partition emulation. What I am envisioning that you >> want is something like ISPF, which can have multiple windows each doing some >> application. But you would want each ISPF window in a separate 3270 tab; and >> each to be running their application concurrently (true multitasking), >> updating their individual 3270 window. >> >> I am also assuming that the application on the mainframe is yours, so that >> you could handle this. I'm having real problems thinging about the >> application. If I were writing it (and *had* to use 3270 protocol for some >> reason - why?), I would set it up to accept multiple 3270 connections and >> just run multiple 3270 emulators on the desktop. If it is a case of >> requiring a logon, then allow multiple logons. If necessary, the application >> could be written to have a "user controller" so that a single task could >> coordinate all the subtasks (one per 3270 connection) for a given user. >> >> I think more information is necessary because 3270 applications are not >> really designed to be "multi window" at the 3270 hardware level. >> >> -- >> John McKown >> Systems Engineer IV >> IT >> >> Administrative Services Group >> >> HealthMarkets(r) >> >> 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 >> (817) 255-3225 phone * >> [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com >> >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or >> proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please >> contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original >> message. 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The GUI screens can be in a >>> browser or a >>> stand alone application (for exampled, Eclipse). >>> >>> Any help would be appreciated, >>> Frank >>> >>> -- >>> Development Programmer >>> Cole Software LLC >>> www.colesoft.com >>> Phone : 540.456.6164 Fax : 540.456.6658 >>> Email : [email protected] >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >>> >>> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> >> > > -- > Development Programmer > Cole Software LLC > www.colesoft.com > Phone : 540.456.6164 Fax : 540.456.6658 > Email : [email protected] > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
