Re: Access Client Solution question

I'd focus on getting 1.1.4 up before you decide something doesn't work.
Nothing gets "converted" so your issue with hotpoints (if you are talking
about menus that have URL's) work perfectly on 1.1.4.
I've not found anything that doesn't work on our side with the exception
of field attributes with cursor (ENTFLDATR) don't seem to work at all
for some reason right out of the gate. There may be some way to fix it
but default settings seem to be at odds for some things on ACS.

BIll





From: Vernon Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: 05/26/2015 11:36 AM
Subject: Access Client Solution question
Sent by: "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>



Hi all

I'm looking at ACS (Access Client Solutions) and finding some hurdles.
This is supposed to be the direction we are to go - and it just doesn't
feel ready, sorry to say.

First, though, our systems guy tried to go to ESS to get the download -
said he runs into the usual takes-forever-to-get-entitled maze - so he
found a CD in our POWER 8 material with 5733XJ1-V1R1M3 on the label.

OK, so I got that installed - I'd had the evaluation version on my PC,
and this new en.html license file does not have the word "evaluation"
anywhere - YAY, I think.

1. I now have v1.1.3 on here

2. I went to the main ACS site and was pointed at an FTP site to get the
latest 1.1.4 update - downloaded that - turns out is the evaluation copy.

3. I am told to replace what I have with the contents of that ZIP file -
problem is, the license file (en.html) in the update is for the
evaluation - if I just replace, I'll lose my license, right?

Along with this, HOW do I know I AM licensed?

4. I'm on Windows - I'm told that to make the file associations, I
should go to the Tools menu of the main GUI and look for the "File
associations" item - it is not there.

So I think, I might need to start as Administrator - no such option
when I right-click on the JAR file.

So I look for the startup programs - ah, there's one for 64-bit
Windows - and I can run it as administrator - LO and BEHOLD - the file
associations option is there - NOT with the text in the GettingStarted
file, but close enough.

5. So can I use the 1.1.4 update to bring this up to date? Or do we have
to get the full 1.1.4 from ESS? How do I keep the licensing?

6. Having to run as admin to set up associations is a pain, at least
here where user-account-control reigns supreme - but maybe a one-time
thing, but general users should not be expected (trusted?) to deal with
this

7. Also, I like to set up hot spots in properties - they did not get
converted, so far as I can tell

AND - the setting for Enter at cursor on double-click does NOT work
- entering string at cursor does work. Looks like a support call, unless
someone has an idea.

8. Oh, yeah, from the 5250 manager window, we can't right-click and drag
to make shortcuts - I could do that in the fat client, as I recall.


NOW that's about enough for now!!

Cheers
Vern