Third Edition (April 1996)
Trademarks and Acknowledgments
About This Book
Chapter 1. Host Connection Program Overview
Chapter 2. Using Host Connection Program
Using HCON Overview
S/390 Host Double-Byte Character Set Emulation
HCON Sessions and Session Profiles
HCON Profile Fields and Associated Command Flags
Xwindow 3270 Emulator (xhcon)
3270 Emulator
3270 Keyboard
Operator Information Area (OIA)
Using Default 3270 Keyboards
Using Display Session on POWERserver and POWERstation Keyboards
Using Display Session on 3151, 3161, 3162, 3163, and 3164 Keyboards
Using Display Session on DEC VT100 Keyboards
Using Display Session on DEC VT220 Keyboards
Using Display Session on WYSE Keyboards
HCON Utility Program Overview
HCON Utility Program Keys and Fields
Customizing HCON Color and Highlight Values with the Utility Program
Customizing the HCON Color Definition Table
Customizing the HCON Keyboard Definition Table
Customizing HCON Key Definitions with the Utility Program
HCON File Transfers
HCON Utility Program File Transfer Facility
HCON Host Logon Procedures
Creating and Testing an HCON AUTOLOG Script
Using an HCON AUTOLOG Script
Debugging an HCON AUTOLOG Script
Using the HCON Utility Program Logon and Logoff Facility
HCON Commands
Chapter 3. Managing Host Connection Program
Managing HCON
Managing HCON Sessions
HCON Display Emulation
HCON Printer Emulation
HCON Processes
HCON File Transfer Process
Creating HCON File Transfer Shell Procedures
HCON Connections and Adapters
HCON Attachments
Configuring SNA Services for Use with HCON
HCON Display Session Pooling
HCON Screen Size Management
Installing and Updating HCON
Adapters Supported by HCON
Stopping the hcondmn Subsystem
Tuning Local Systems When Using SNA Services with HCON
Configuring HCON
Defining a New Terminal for HCON
HCON and terminfo Key Names
Customizing HCON for System Management
Maintaining HCON
Troubleshooting HCON
Configuring Hosts for HCON
Setting Up the Host LOGMODE Table for HCON
VTAM/NCP Node Definition Examples
Problem Determination Using an SNA Standalone Node T2.1 with HCON
Chapter 4. High-Level Language Application Programming Interface
Programming HLLAPI
Programming with HLLAPI
CONNECT PRESENTATION SPACE (1)
CONVERT POSITION or CONVERT ROWCOL (99)
COPY FIELD TO STRING (34)
COPY OIA (13)
COPY PRESENTATION SPACE (5)
COPY PRESENTATION SPACE TO STRING (8)
COPY STRING TO FIELD (33)
COPY STRING TO PRESENTATION SPACE (15)
DISCONNECT PRESENTATION SPACE (2)
FIND FIELD LENGTH (32)
FIND FIELD POSITION (31)
GET KEY (51)
PAUSE (18)
POST INTERCEPT STATUS (52)
QUERY CURSOR LOCATION (7)
QUERY FIELD ATTRIBUTE (14)
QUERY HOST UPDATE (24)
QUERY SESSIONS (10)
QUERY SESSION STATUS (22)
QUERY SYSTEM (20)
RECEIVE FILE (91)
RELEASE (12)
RESERVE (11)
RESET SYSTEM (21)
SEARCH FIELD (30)
SEARCH PRESENTATION SPACE (6)
SEND FILE (90)
SEND KEY (3)
SET CURSOR (40)
SET SESSION PARAMETERS (9)
START HOST NOTIFICATION (23)
START KEYSTROKE INTERCEPT (50)
STOP HOST NOTIFICATION (25)
STOP KEYSTROKE INTERCEPT (53)
WAIT (4)
Sample C HLLAPI Program
Chapter 5. Programming the Host Connection Program
Programming HCON
File Transfer Program Interface
HCON Programming Examples
VM/CMS File Transfer Program Example
FORTRAN File Transfer Program Example
Pascal File Transfer Program Example
HCON Programming References
Compiling a File Transfer Program
Appendix A. HLLAPI Return Codes
Return Codes Overview
File Transfer Error Codes
Appendix B. HCON Commands
chhcons Command
e789 Command
e789cln Command
e789pr Command
genprof Command
hconutil Command
lshconp Command
lshcons Command
lshconu Command
mkhcons Command
mkhconu Command
rmhcons Command
rmhconu Command
sethcons Command
stathcon Command
sthcondmn Command
tlog Command
xhcon Command