Re: [LINUX5250] Work Station Customization

[phil <phillip.watts@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks, for now we just want to pass
IBMWSCSTNAME & IBMWSCSTLIB but I
thought I would set it up so user could pass
any variable, such a program, lib , passwd, whatever.

Scott Klement wrote:

> Hello Phillip,
>
> > I have concuded from James' tn5250 HOWTO,
> > that I can pass any env.  variable to the
> > the AS400 via the .tn5250rc file.
> > Anything the AS400 understands,
> >
> > True?  More or less?
>
> Yes, that's true -- and has been for a very long time now -- but you have
> to understand what it means by "env variable."  They're TELNET environment
> variables, not part of your shell!
>
> It's also possible to write an exit program on the iSeries that reads
> those environment variables and does something with them when your 5250
> client connects.  There might be some interesting possibilities with that
> -- though at the moment, I can't think of what they would be...
>
> ---
> Scott Klement  http://www.scottklement.com
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