RE: Client Access and workstation naming

The Help on the Client Access session says the following:


" Workstation ID
Provides a space for you to type the name of this workstation (up to 10
characters, must not start with a numeric).
Enter *PCNAME if you wish PC5250 to use your computer name as your
workstation ID. Your computer name can be found by double-clicking the
Network icon from the Windows Control Panel.
If you do not type the workstation ID, an ID will be defined based on the
session number currently active."

I also tried all of the suggestions printed below.  (thanks by the way,
Google is great I'm told.)

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Booth Martin
Boothm@Goddard.edu
802-454-8315 x235
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-------Original Message-------
From: midrange-l@midrange.com
Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 10:16:03 AM
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: Client Access and workstation naming
a quick search in Google brought up
http://www-912.ibm.com/n_dir/nas4apar.NSF/ac3f091bfc0283b5862568f90073c74c/0
488b54e02abb22b86256820003649ba?OpenDocument
where the text is :
<snip>
7) Additional Workstation ID support
A new and non-arbitrary device name will be generated
for each session, without the requirement of workstation
profile customization or the use of a complicated
user exit program.
The TN5250 client will automatically derive a device
name by using the client's Windows Computer Name or
Windows User Name as a seed value. The client will
also be able to increment and resubmit the device name
if the previously derived value was rejected by the
server.
This enhancement applies to both display and printer
sessions.
Example:
Workstation ID- Anything between a bracket pair "[ ]" means the symbol is
optional.
- Anything between a set of parens "( )"means you need to
select one of the options.
- Options are separated by slashes "/".
- Options must be specified as listed in the order specified
above.
Description of parameters:
- workstation_name (for example "WS1") for Workstation ID.
- "&COMPN" means use Windows Computer Name for Workstation ID
- "&USERN" means use Windows Users Name for Workstation ID.
- "+" means, if Computer name or Users Name is greater than
10 characters, truncate extra characters from end. If not
specified, characters will be truncated from the beginning.
- "%" means preface workstation name with "P" for printer
and "S" for display session.
- "*" means append session id (eg, A, B, C, etc) to
Workstation Name.
- "in use, increment appended number by one (increments go
from 1-9, then from A-Z).
</snip>
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Dipl.Inf.(FH) Rolf P Mittag
IBM Partner in Development