Re: Arcad's 5250 plug-in - WARNING!!!!!

I strongly suggest that no one use this plugin. It tied up my machine for the
last hour and a half so that I could do nothing. Here is what I have seen.

I got the plugin installed - started it - got an autoconnect macro recorded.

Here are my conclusions after wasting my time today.

Your RSE connection HAS to be named as the IP address - you canNOT use
meaningful names for your connection. This is just plain stupid, IMO - I guess
we get what we pay for here. The telnet connection should use the HOST name,
not the connection name - sheesh!!

This plugin is intended to execute the object you right-click from in RSE. That
is the meaning of the "Test' option on the context menu. It is NOT intended to
provide a terminal session in RSE for its own sake.

I recorded the auto-connect macro through option 5 of menu MAIN and option 2 of
menu PROGRAM, then to option 3 of the STRPDM that is brought up - also had
extra enters for the message about MSGQ already allocated. This was a
disastrous mistake. There is, however, no or minimal documentation anywhere to
tell you what to do. Or more importantly, what NOT to do.

I have no idea what happens if your initial menu or program does not have a
command line.

I right-clicked on a program object - it got to the WRKMBRPDM screen, then
proceeded to enter it's command to EXCOBJ on the one I'd selected - all this in
the first lines of the PDM screen, which is NOT a command line. I hope my
member types are OK. Then I got what looks like a locked keyboard - system
lock. Tried a left Ctrl - did not know if that is mapped to Reset - at which
point my PC was completely locked up - an hour and a half later I hit the reset
button to reboot.

This is worse than any virus I know of - BEWARE!!!

As to the cursor, the emulation does not resize to the "edit" window - the
cursor looks like it is in the upper LH corner but is actually at a field. If
you maximize the window, it behaves correctly. Not good - should adjust to the
context.

And the install is NOT done with the Update Manager - it is only a plugin, not
a feature - so it canNOT be disabled in the "Manage Configuration..." options
as recommended - I tried - it is not there, cuz that only lists features, not
stray plugins.

I have deleted the directories under plugins where I unzipped it - I checked
the ZIP file for where things went. I have also deleted the library restored
for its EXCOBJ command, etc.

I sincerely hope this helps someone - ARCAD has not done us a service with this
yet. If I need a terminal for testing interactive stuff, I'll use good old
PC5250, thank you very much!!!

Can you tell I am a little disgusted?

:))

Vern
-------------- Original message --------------
From: Cole Gantz <colegantz@xxxxxxxxx>

I changed the name of the connection to the ip address and now it seems to
work!

Thanks alot,

Cole

By will alone I set my mind in motion. By the brew of Cafe, thoughts acquire
speed; the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning...



----- Original Message ----
From: "dtodd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2007 12:58:08 PM
Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Arcad's 5250 plug-in


Ok. I changed the name of our connection. The host name was already the
raw IP address. I exited WDSC and reopened. Now I get the message:

"Create an auto connection macro with the help of the Auto Connection
option.
Reason: No auto connection macro"

Where is this option?
Thanks,
Debbie





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05/08/2007 09:29 AM
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Are you guys by any chance using an alias specified in your hosts file?
If so, try using an RSE connection that uses the raw IP address of the
box....that did the trick for me...

Austin, Mark wrote:

Cole Gantz wrote on 07/05/2007 15:35:06:

I've installed the plug-in and I'm trying to use it and I'm getting an

error saying to verify my telnet connection. Anyone having the same
problem?

Hi,

I'm having exactly the same problem. I've tried telnet from a dos
command window and it works fine. Anyone got any ideas?

Mark Austin
IT Consultant
Universal Music Publishing International

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