Re: tn5250 dropping fields

On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 12:47:04PM -0400, Barry L. Kline wrote:
> Scott Klement wrote:
> > 
> > Wow...    I've never heard of anything like this with tn5250 before...
> > 
> > Instead of using tcpdump, use the "trace" feature of tn5250.   Do
> > something like:
> > 
> >        tn5250 trace=/home/nathaniel/trace.txt myas400
> > 
> > The trace output will be written to trace.txt.    Then, look at that file
> > to see what it's sending and receiving.
> > 
> > My best guess at this point is that there's a difference between the S/36
> > telnet daemon and the AS/400's telnet daemon that's causing you grief.
> > 
> > Has anyone else tried the emulator with a S/36?
> > 
> 
> I have tried the emulator with the SSP as a guest of OS/400 and you
> are correct, it fails.  I don't know what datastream is being sent but
> it fails in the following cases:
> 
> On a prompted command, e.g.  HELP SAVE.  Fill in the form and hit
> "Enter" and you will get an error message.  In OCL where i used the //
> PROMPT statement to produce a screen similar to SSPs help screen I
> have the same problem.  The command line seems to work correctly most
> of the time.  I didn't take time to investigae the problem as  I don't
> have to do this very often and when I do I simply use a 'doze box with
> Client Access.  
> 

Try the latest version from CVS and let me know if the problem still exists.
I authored the support for the system 36 (using passthrough from the AS/400).
I got it mostly working, but there were a few minor issues that I couldn't
easily correct (see the TODO/BUGS files for examples).  I don't know if SSP 
running under the OS/400 would behave similarly or not.

In any case, I don't have TCP/IP access to a system 36 anymore.  I've got
SNA access to one, and M$ SNA Server access to another (without telnet
passthrough).  *sigh*

-Jay 'Eraserhead' Felice
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