Attachmate INFOConnect Enterprise Edition Version 8.1

April 2006

Introduction
Installation Notes
Utilities, APIs, and Development Kits
Known Issues

Introduction

This file contains late-breaking information about this release of Attachmate INFOConnect Enterprise Edition.

Installation Notes

MATIP, ATSTCP, and PTR

Because MATIP, ATSTCP, and PTR run as services, they require that the INFOConnect Path database files be created in either the Application or All Users folder. However, a restricted user cannot create files in the Application folder.
For a new installation:
- If only the system administrator is to configure sessions, select the Application folder as the destination folder for application data.
- If restricted users are to be allowed to configure sessions, select the All Users folder as the destination folder for application data.
To add MATIP, ATSTCP, or PTR to an existing installation, if the appropriate destination folder for application data was not selected during the initial install, it will be necessary to uninstall INFOConnect and reinstall.
MATIP, ATSTCP, and PTR do not support either Fast User Switching or multiple users on the same machine.
MATIP and ATSTCP cannot be installed on a network drive. If you attempt to install either one on a network drive, the files will be installed and then removed from the drive without notifying the user.

SabreIP

When upgrading an existing INFOConnect installation, the SabreIP transport configuration will not be automatically migrated into version 8.1. Preserving your SabreIP sessions requires the following steps:

Exporting your INFOConnect database from the previous version of INFOConnect.
Installing INFOConnect 8.1.
Importing the original INFOConnect database into INFOConnect 8.1.

If you upgrade without first exporting the SabreIP configurations, the SabreIP paths will have to be re-created.

To export your INFOConnect database from the previous version of INFOConnect

To export your INFOConnect database from the previous version of INFOConnect
From the Start menu, open a command prompt by clicking Run, then typing: `cmd` Use the cd command to navigate to the folder into which the previous version of INFOConnect was installed (e.g., C:\Program Files\Attachmate\INFOCNEE). Run the following command to export all translations and host paths: `EXPIMP32 -L /s /dc:\Program Files\Attachmate\infocnee\oldicdb.ini` where: The -L option permits the export of tables with large items, such as the Sabre channel tables. The /s option is for 'silent' mode, so that no UI is displayed during the export. The text after the /d option (`c:\Program Files\Attachmate\infocnee\oldicdb.ini`) is the complete path and name for the export file to be created.

From the Start menu, open a command prompt by clicking Run, then typing:
cmd
Use the cd command to navigate to the folder into which the previous version of INFOConnect was installed (e.g., C:\Program Files\Attachmate\INFOCNEE).
Run the following command to export all translations and host paths:
EXPIMP32 -L /s /dc:\Program Files\Attachmate\infocnee\oldicdb.ini

where:
- The -L option permits the export of tables with large items, such as the Sabre channel tables.
- The /s option is for 'silent' mode, so that no UI is displayed during the export.
- The text after the /d option (c:\Program Files\Attachmate\infocnee\oldicdb.ini) is the complete path and name for the export file to be created.

To install INFOConnect v. 8.1
Follow the installation procedures found in the Product Guide.

To import the original INFOConnect database

To import the original INFOConnect database
From the Start menu, open a command prompt by clicking Run, then typing: `cmd` Use the cd command to navigate to the folder into which INFOConnect v. 8.1 was installed (e.g., C:\Program Files\Attachmate\INFOCNEE). Run the following command to import the original translations and host paths: `EXPIMP32 /s /ic:\Program Files\Attachmate\INFOCNEE\oldicdb.ini` where: The /s option is for 'silent' mode, so that no UI is displayed during the export. The text after the /i option (`c:\Program Files\Attachmate\INFOCNEE\oldicdb.ini`) is the complete path and name for the export file created before installing INFOConnect v. 8.1.

From the Start menu, open a command prompt by clicking Run, then typing:
cmd
Use the cd command to navigate to the folder into which INFOConnect v. 8.1 was installed (e.g., C:\Program Files\Attachmate\INFOCNEE).
Run the following command to import the original translations and host paths:
EXPIMP32 /s /ic:\Program Files\Attachmate\INFOCNEE\oldicdb.ini

where:
- The /s option is for 'silent' mode, so that no UI is displayed during the export.
- The text after the /i option (c:\Program Files\Attachmate\INFOCNEE\oldicdb.ini) is the complete path and name for the export file created before installing INFOConnect v. 8.1.

Management & Control Services (MCS)

When installing MCS on a USS system, after the installation is complete, a message displays identifying the procedure scripts as EXTRA.PROC and EXTRAP.PROC. The actual names of the procedure script files are HTTPEngine.PROC and HTTPEnginep.PROC.
Before MCS v. 3.0 can be installed on NT 4.0 Server with SP 6a, the default video driver must be upgraded.
When installing MCS v. 3.0 on NT 4.0 Server with SP 6a, the following error message is displayed:
Cannot import c:\Program Files\Attachmate\Systools\j2sdk1.4.2_02\systools142.reg: The specified file is not a registry script. You can import only registry files.

Click OK to clear the error message and continue. The product will install normally.
Additional information on MCS-related issues is available from the MCS Readme.

Windows 98

Because of registry limitations, the full name of the installation directory for Windows 98 cannot exceed 200 characters. If you want to install to a directory with a longer name, consider mapping or substituting a drive so that you have a shorter name.

EXTRA! for Accessory Manager

During installation, you do not specify which transport to use. Instead, all transports are installed, and you specify which transport to use when you create a session.
After installing EXTRA! for Accessory Manager, you cannot run the APPN Node as a service until the PC is rebooted.

Utilities, APIs, and Development Kits

INFOConnect provides several utilities, APIs, and development kits to provide further capabilities. For more information, see INFOConnect Components in the product guide.

Known Issues

ATM Version Utility and Version Numbers

Individual components of INFOConnect have version numbers that differ from the product version number, and that differ from each other. This does not indicate that you do not have the correct version of all components.

To run the Attachmate Version Utility, double-click ATMVER.EXE in the Utility folder, select the destination directory for the output file, and click Start.

CASL Script Language

The CASL Wait statement mishandles time unit ticks. For any number of ticks more than 1, the waiting time for ticks is rounded up to the next full second. For example, for 5 Ticks, the wait time is 1 second; 25 Ticks waits 3 seconds.
The first time you run a CASL script within INFOConnect, an integer key called CASLTimeSlice is created in the Windows registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Attachmate\Accessory Manager\Preferences. The CASLTimeSlice key is the number of milliseconds of consecutive CPU time that the CASL runtime engine will execute before yielding to the Accessory Manager frame. A larger value will give the CASL runtime engine relatively more CPU time compared to the Accessory Manager frame; a smaller number will give the CASL runtime engine relatively less CPU time. The default value is 50 milliseconds.
Most users will never need to change the default setting. However, if your CASL scripts require large amounts of CPU time, you may want to try a higher CASLTimeSlice value. The optimal value of this setting depends on what a given particular CASL script does, and on other activity in the same PC. Experiment to determine your optimal setting.

GraphX

The INFOConnect GraphX MAPPER Graphics Accessory enables PCs using Microsoft Windows and INFOConnect Connectivity Services to emulate the graphics capability of the UTS60 terminal by interpreting the UTS60 graphics protocol commands as they are received across an INFOConnect path.

Typically, applications that directly support GraphX, such as INFOConnect UTS, will automatically run GraphX upon receipt of the proper commands from the host. In addition, GraphX may be run directly to display or print previously saved GraphX graphics by selecting, from the Start menu, Programs, INFOConnect, then GraphX.

Response Time Monitor Utility and Silent Installation

If you attempt a silent installation of RTM without first installing T27 or UTS emulation, your system may experience a GPF.

Accessory Manager Frame

Using the JAWS Screen Reader

When using JAWS v. 6.0 Screen Reader with its default settings, it will not read host screen information. To do so, you must modify the settings by completing the steps in the following procedure.

These modifications may not work with other versions of JAWS.

To modify the JAWS settings
In the JAWS window, from Utilities, select Configuration Manager. From Configuration Manager, select Set Options, and then select User Options. Set the Screen Echo setting to Echo All Text.

Clearing the Screen at Session Disconnect

In ALC and Unisys sessions saved in earlier versions of INFOConnect, the screen does not clear when you disconnect from the host. Complete the following steps to clear the screen in these sessions on disconnect.

To clear the screen at session disconnect
From the Options menu, choose Settings. From the Categories list, choose Connection. Select Clear Screen at Session Disconnect. Click the OK button.

Running More than One Session Under Windows 98 or Windows NT

When running more than one session in Accessory Manager under Windows 98 or Windows NT, if you maximize, and then close a session, the standard control buttons (Minimize, Restore, and Exit) for the remaining sessions may not display.

To display the standard control buttons
From the Window menu, choose Cascade, and then double-click the session title bar.

Displaying QuickPads with an OLE Call

If a session displays QuickPads and you use an OLE automation call to set visible = false, subsequently issuing visible = true will not display the QuickPads until you activate the session.

Session Filename Conflict with Microsoft Access

Session files have a default file extension of .ADP. Microsoft Access uses this extension also. If you install INFOConnect on a PC where Microsoft Access is already installed, you will receive a message when you finish the installation. To avoid conflicts with Microsoft Access, you must change the default session file extension.

To change the default file extension
From the Options menu in Accessory Manager, select Global Preferences. In the Assign New File Extensions text box, enter the three-letter file extension you want to use as the default for session files. Click the OK.

CASL Commands

Any CASL commands that are not listed in the CASL Script Language Guide for this release are not supported.

Macros Specific to Frame Where Generated

Macros are specific to the frame that generated them. Macros created using EXTRA.exe can only be run using EXTRA.exe, and macros created using AccMgr32.exe (Accessory Manager from the shortcut) can only be run using AccMgr32.exe.

CASL Macro Editor and the Command Fail Dialog Box

If the CASL Macro Editor displays a Command Fail dialog box, exiting Accessory Manager does not close the CASL Macro Editor.

Associating a Toolbar or QuickPad with a Recorded Host Screen

You can associate only one toolbar or QuickPad with each recorded host screen.

Navigating within the Database Editor

In the Database Editor, you can press TAB to move from the right pane to the rest of the fields on the application window.

Copying, Pasting and Moving Buttons Using the Toolbar Editor

You may experience problems copying, pasting, and moving buttons using the Toolbar Editor. For example, if you copy a button on a toolbar, the bitmap on the button will not appear until you double-click the button and click OK on the Bitmap Button dialog box.

Requirements When Querying MCS

When querying MCS, you must use a fully-qualified name or IP address for the Server URL. For example, use http://server_name.company_name.com or http://1.1.1.1 instead of http://server_name.

CryptoConnect Encrypted Transport System

Two Versions of CryptoConnect

There are two versions of CryptoConnect:

CryptoConnect ETS for EXTRA! manages encryption between EXTRA! emulators and the CryptoConnect TCP/IP Gateway.
CryptoConnect ETS for OTS manages encryption between INFOConnect UTS and INFOConnect T27 emulators and the CryptoConnect TCP/IP Gateway. CryptoConnect ETS is an upgrade for INFOConnect OTS.

Both versions of CryptoConnect contain the Attachmate CryptoConnect ES v. 6.7 encryption module, which has been certified FIPS 140-1 Validated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This encryption module handles all of the encryption.

CryptoConnect supports the following cryptographic suites:

DES (56-bit key)
Triple DES (112-bit key)
SHA-1 and DSA cryptographic algorithms
DSA is used to verify the integrity of the module, not for the data encryption function.

Online Help is Incomplete

The online help for CryptoConnect sessions is incomplete. For further information, see Encrypting EXTRA! for Accessory Managers Sessions in the online INFOConnect Enterprise Edition Guide.

CryptoConnect and Silent Installation

If you attempt a silent installation of CryptoConnect without first installing T27, UTS, or EXTRA! emulation, your system may experience a GPF.

ALC

Introduction

INFOConnect ALC is a terminal emulator that enables PCs to communicate with any major Computer Reservation System (CRS).

Known Issues

Older versions of SMC network drivers might interrupt communication. Be sure to use the newest version of SMC software.
The EEOD terminal keystroke is not included among the default keystrokes associated with this emulator, nor on the ALC.EKM keyboard map. To use this function, you must edit the ALC.EKM keyboard map or create a new one that has this keystroke mapped. For instructions on this procedure, refer to the online Help for Accessory Manager.
This emulator does not support recording host screens.
This emulator does not support HotSpots.
Once you create a color scheme, you must always use a color scheme unless you delete the color scheme. Deleting a color scheme is the only way to remove an entry from the Scheme list box.
To use SWORD mode, you need to add SwordMode = true to the [terminal] section of the session profile (*.adp).

T27 Emulator

Incorrect Status Line Message

LTAI might appear in the status line even if the session is disconnected from the host.

HCLN

If you are using A Series LAN Access (HLCN), older versions of SMC network drivers might interrupt communication, so make sure you are using the latest version of SMC software. You must also set IPX/SPX as the default protocol.

To set IPX/SPX as the default protocol
From the Control Panel, double-click Network, and then click IPX/SPX-Compatible Protocol. Click Properties, then click the Advanced tab, and then select Set This Protocol to be the Default Protocol.

Color Schemes

Once you create a color scheme, you must always use a color scheme, unless you delete it. The only way to remove an entry from the Scheme list box is to delete a color scheme.

Invalid Ispec Error Message When Transmitting

In some situations (for example, if you are logging onto a LINC application), you may receive an Invalid Ispec error message when you transmit.

To respond to Invalid Ispec error messages

Run the Windows Registry Editor and go to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Attachmate\Accessory Manager key.
If an InterCom Options key does not already exist within the Accessory Manager key, click Edit, point to New, and then click Key.
When New Key #1 appears in the tree, type InterCom Options, and then click elsewhere within the window to make sure that the name has changed.
Click the InterCom Options key, click Edit, point to New, and then click String Value.
When New Value #1 appears, type DisableManualMobileHome, and then click elsewhere within the window to make sure that the name has changed.

You do not have to specify a value for this item.

UTS Emulator

Specifying the Print Area

When using Print Screen from the File menu, to specify whether to print the entire screen or a selected area, use the Print Area option from the Print Screen Printer Settings dialog box — the session display setting for Print Range is ignored.

Changing Attribute Colors

Selecting Remap All Attributes on the Settings - Colors dialog box does not consistently change the colors of all the listed attributes. If you encounter this problem, manually remap the colors of the unchanged attributes.

Color Schemes

Once you create a color scheme, you must always use a color scheme, unless you delete it. The only way to remove an entry from the Scheme list box is to delete a color scheme.

PEPGate LAN Workstation and SMC Network Drivers

If you are using PEPGate LAN Workstation, older versions of SMC network drivers might interrupt communication. Be sure to use the latest version of SMC software.

Scrolling in a Background Session

If you have more than one session open and scrolling is occurring in a background session, the scrolling might freeze or slow down if a message box appears in the foreground session. (Scrolling will continue once you close the message box.) To correct this, set the data for IncreaseKeyboardResponse to FALSE in the UTS Options key in the Windows registry. This will solve this problem. However, as a result, the keyboard might not be as responsive in the session with focus.

For information about modifying the Windows registry to add this data, from the Help menu, choose Accessory Manager Help. Next, double-click Reference Information, then UTS and the Windows Registry, and then Modifying the Windows Registry for Use with UTS.

VT Emulator

SSH

Keyboard interactive authentication always prompts users for login information when attempting to connect to the host. With this method, the PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module) must be set up on the host.

T27 Print Services

Passthrough Printing

If you experience problems with passthrough printing, use the Windows drivers from your printer manufacturer, not the drivers on the Windows CD or disks.

Maximum Print Environments Supported

The maximum number of print environments supported by T27 Print Services is eight.

Page Orientation

T27 Print Services does not control page orientation. You must configure this in the Windows printer configuration.

Multiple Instances

It is possible to start multiple instances of T27 Print Services.

To prevent multiple instances of T27 Print Services
Run the Windows Registry Editor and go to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Attachmate\Accessory Manager key. From the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key. When New Key #1 appears in the tree, type InterCom Print Services, then click elsewhere within the window to make sure that the name has changed. Click the InterCom Print Services key, click Edit, point to New, and then click Key. When New Key #1 appears in the tree, type Preferences, then click elsewhere within the window to make sure that the name has changed. Click the Preferences key, click Edit, point to New, and then click REG_SZ Value. When New Value #1 appears, type MultipleInstance, then click elsewhere within the window to make sure that the name has changed. Double-click MultipleInstance. In the Value Data text box, type 0 to prevent multiple instances of InterCom Print Services. (If you type any other value, multiple instances are allowed.)

To prevent multiple instances of T27 Print Services

Run the Windows Registry Editor and go to the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Attachmate\Accessory Manager key.
From the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.
When New Key #1 appears in the tree, type InterCom Print Services, then click elsewhere within the window to make sure that the name has changed.
Click the InterCom Print Services key, click Edit, point to New, and then click Key.
When New Key #1 appears in the tree, type Preferences, then click elsewhere within the window to make sure that the name has changed.
Click the Preferences key, click Edit, point to New, and then click REG_SZ Value.
When New Value #1 appears, type MultipleInstance, then click elsewhere within the window to make sure that the name has changed.
Double-click MultipleInstance.
In the Value Data text box, type 0 to prevent multiple instances of InterCom Print Services. (If you type any other value, multiple instances are allowed.)

Windows NT 4.0

You must configure a default printer in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 before running T27 Print Services.

Windows 2000 PCs and Novell Networked Printers

On a Windows 2000 PC, with a Novell networked printer, the T27 Print Services Print Manager will only use the default printer.

DataXpress-ST File Transfer

Using DataXpress-ST on the PC

To use DataXpress-ST on the PC, you must have DataXpress-ST mainframe software v.3.18 or later installed on the host.

Transferring MAPPER Reports

To transfer MAPPER reports using DataXpress-ST, you must have DataXpress-ST mainframe software v.3.20 or later.

When uploading binary files to the host, from the Upload Options dialog box, do not select To Be Used By The Host as the Utilization Of File — this setting is intended for text files only.

Removing DataXpress-ST

If you remove DataXpress-ST, you must manually delete the DXW32.ICC and DXW32.INI files from the PC.

Using INT1

When using INT1, you can set your Upload Buffers Per Cluster to a maximum of 5, and your Download Buffers Per Cluster to a maximum of 10. However, setting these parameters above 3 is not recommended, and if you are using Demand mode, you should not specify an Upload Buffers Per Cluster greater than 1. If the PC hangs during file transfers, set the Buffers Per Cluster below 3. (These parameters appear on the Communications dialog box when you edit the session configuration.)

Using DataXpress-ST on the Host

If you are using DataXpress-ST on the host, in the Security Maintenance program, you can specify a maximum of 4096 characters per buffer for uploads and downloads. However, for this release of INFOConnect DataXpress-ST, do not specify a value larger than 3700.

In addition, the characters per buffer that you specify for the DataXpress-ST host software overrides the characters per buffer specified in the INFOConnect DataXpress-ST session configuration.

Downloading Host Data Files in Demand Mode

If you are downloading host data files in Demand mode, the transfer status area of the session window will not display the percentage of the file transfer that has been completed.

Creating Paths From Within DataXpress-ST

Although you can create paths from within DataXpress-ST, you might need to do so using INFOConnect Manager instead. By default, users cannot create or modify library channels, and INT1 requires library channels. To create these, you must start INFOConnect Manager and log in as an administrator before you create your paths.

FileXpress-XST File Transfer

Logon Password Now Encrypted

Because the logon password is now encrypted, you won't be able to log on if a logon password was previously configured. If this occurs, from the Options menu, choose Settings, click the Logon tab, and then re-enter the password.

One Session at a Time

Only one FileXpress-XST session can run at a time.

Display Settings

It is recommended that you set your display to 1024 x 768 and that you run FileXpress-XST maximized.

Functions Not Supported

The following FileXpress-XST functions are not supported for HIFTs:

Add sequence numbers to source files
Use workstation translation table
Blank sequence numbers from host

Translation Tables

The translation tables can be enabled via the FileXpress-XST client only; that is, the host administrator cannot enable translation tables via HIFTs.

Wildcard Uploads

FileXpress-XST is unable to perform a Wildcard Upload from a PC directory containing a space in its name (example: c:\\ My Documents). To avoid this problem, place files in a directory with a name that does not have a space in it.

MARKIDs for Source Files

FileXpress-XST will not retain the MARKIDs for source (SYMBOL) files, such as COBOL and ALGOL files.

To retain MARKIDs
Download the file as type DATA or CDATA. The MARKID is preserved and the sequence number is in the correct location. Upload the file as type DATA, with MAXRECSIZE set to 15 words and BLOCKSIZE set to 420. When the transfer is complete, use the CANDE TYPE command to change the file type to COBOL or ALGOL (or the appropriate SYMBOL file type). You can then re-sequence, save, and recompile the file.

To retain MARKIDs

Download the file as type DATA or CDATA. The MARKID is preserved and the sequence number is in the correct location.
Upload the file as type DATA, with MAXRECSIZE set to 15 words and BLOCKSIZE set to 420.
When the transfer is complete, use the CANDE TYPE command to change the file type to COBOL or ALGOL (or the appropriate SYMBOL file type).
You can then re-sequence, save, and recompile the file.

WinFTP File Transfer

Pausing the File Transfer Queue

When you pause the file transfer queue, the current transfer completes before the queue pauses.

Connecting to a Host

When you connect to a host, WinFTP attempts to detect the type of the host automatically. If the directories or file listings are not displayed correctly for the host, from the Options menu, choose Settings, then from the Categories list box, click the Host Types tab. You can then change the host type to Manual, and select the correct host type from the list.

PRINT AND TRANSACTION ROUTER (PTR)

Introduction

INFOConnect PTR manages printing and transaction routing by enabling several input devices (hosts) to cooperatively use and share several output devices (queues) through communication links called PTR routes. A PTR route provides several pieces of information to the PTR application, including host and queue path names, which are configured through INFOConnect. The PTR application uses symbols to show the statuses of these routes.

Known Issue

When you run PTR on Microsoft Windows 2000 with all routes disabled, you will receive a Management Console Error when PTR is started. However, you can still add, configure, and enable PTR routes through INFOConnect Manager. Once a PTR route is enabled or reenabled, you can start PTR as usual.

SPLIT SCREEN TRANSPORT

Introduction

INFOConnect Split Screen Transport enables PCs using Microsoft Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, or Windows 2000 and INFOConnect Connectivity Services (ICS) to share an INFOConnect path with multiple INFOConnect applications. When used with a Split Screen-enabled Accessory Manager frame, the frame provides additional functionality to the user.

Known Issue

Split Screen is a process that is loaded into memory after a Split Screen session is opened the first time. Some installations will stop the process when the session is closed; some will leave the process running. If you plan to deinstall the Split Screen, reboot the PC to clear Split Screen from memory before proceeding with deinstallation.
If you attempt a silent installation of the Split Screen Transport without first installing ALC or UTS, your system may GPF.

APOLLO TRAVEL SERVICES TCP/IP

Introduction

INFOConnect Apollo Travel Services TCP/IP (ATSTCP) transport enables PCs using INFOConnect Connectivity Services to access an Apollo host.

Known Issues

When using Terminal Services to connect to an Apollo ATSTCP session, the terminal services client gets the message "ATSTCP Service not running" even though the service is running on the server.
To avoid this error, the administrator should disable the ATSTCP service, or set it to manual start. Each user can then start the transport as a standard Windows process instead of a service by executing Apollo with the "/noservice" command line option (i.e., atssrvc /noservice) before starting the AccMgr32 frame.
ID Manager does not support the ATSTCP transport.

T27 Transports

A Series TCP Protocols (TCPA)

The INFOConnect A Series TCP Protocols (TCPA) enable PCs using INFOConnect T27 to communicate with a Unisys ClearPath NX/LX or A Series mainframe via a TCP/IP network.

A registry option for TCP-A paths makes the TCP-A transport ignore any control codes in the host data.

To use the TCP-A registry option
Run the Windows Registry Editor and go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Attachmate\Attachmate Setup key. From the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key. When the New Key appears on the tree, type the station name of the path for which you want to enable this option. For example, if the station name for the path is USER1, you would type USER1 as the name of the key. Click the key that you just added, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click String Value. When the New Value appears on the tree, type Transparent. Click elsewhere on the window (to ensure that the value name changes from New Value to Transparent), and then double-click Transparent. In the Value Data text box, type Y. The change takes effect the next time you open a session that uses a TCP-A path with the specified station name.

To use the TCP-A registry option

Run the Windows Registry Editor and go to the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Attachmate\Attachmate Setup key.
From the Edit menu, point to New, and then click Key.
When the New Key appears on the tree, type the station name of the path for which you want to enable this option.
For example, if the station name for the path is USER1, you would type USER1 as the name of the key.
Click the key that you just added, point to New on the Edit menu, and then click String Value.
When the New Value appears on the tree, type Transparent.
Click elsewhere on the window (to ensure that the value name changes from New Value to Transparent), and then double-click Transparent.
In the Value Data text box, type Y.
The change takes effect the next time you open a session that uses a TCP-A path with the specified station name.

CCF Protocol

The INFOConnect CCF Protocol support enables PCs to emulate T27 sessions using the CCF protocol over TCP/IP. This allows users of the obsolete NX/View product to migrate to INFOConnect.

When using CCF on Windows 2003, passwords are case sensitive.

UTS Transports

INT-1 Protocol

The INFOConnect INT-1 Protocol enables PCs to communicate with a Unisys ClearPath IX, 2200 Series, or System 80 mainframe via a TCP/IP network.

This release does not support OSI connections.

The INT1 Transport supports a maximum of ten connections to a DCP in Gateway mode. It will support the licensed number of connections to an HLC or to a DCP in IP Router mode.

MATIP

INFOConnect MATIP (Mapping of Airline Reservation, Ticketing, and Messaging Traffic over IP Transport) enables PCs using INFOConnect Connectivity Services to access Unisys ClearPath IX, 2200 Series, and IBM TPF mainframes via TCP/IP.

Issues:

Only MATIP Type A Conversational Traffic is supported for the MATIP transport.
Only a subset of the MATIP RFC number (2351) has been implemented.
When configuring a MATIP ALC Host under Microsoft Windows 98, you can either specify a .CNF file (from the Advanced menu on the MATIP Host Configuration dialog box) or you can use the default .CNF file by making any entry in the field, saving it, and then returning to delete it, leaving it blank.
When using Terminal Services to connect to a MATIP session, the terminal services client gets the message "MATIP Service not running" even though the service is running on the server.
To avoid this error, the administrator should disable the MATIP service, or set it to manual start. Each user can then start the transport as a standard Windows process instead of a service by executing MATIP with the "/noservice" command line option (i.e., matipsvc /noservice) before starting the AccMgr32 frame.
Before you can successfully configure an INFOConnect path with the MATIP transport using the new session wizard (File->New Session), you must first configure a MATIP host with either the INFOConnect Manager 32-bit or INFOConnect Database Editor. Once a MATIP host is defined, then the new session wizard can be used to create INFOConnect sessions using MATIP (either ALC or UTS).

UDP FOR TPF (UDPFRAD)

Introduction

INFOConnect UDP for TPF transport (UDPFRAD) enables PCs using INFOConnect Connectivity Services to access Computer Reservations Systems (CRS) such as EDS SHARES.

Known Issues

UDPFRAD supports 124 sessions. If you are using interchange addresses (IA) with EDS SHARES, sessions are addressed by the gateway name instead of the IA.
The 0x2C terminal address (TA) was removed from the list of available TAs. The 0x2C TA is reserved for SITA broadcasts.
Support was added for 126 TAs split between 2 IAs.
The Print Host Notification protocol was modified as follows:
- The notification message was changed from "I" to "YI".
- The Print Server is now notified in addition to the configured host(s).
- The number of minutes between notifications is now configurable.

PEPGate LAN Workstation

INFOConnect PEPGate LAN Workstation enables PCs using INFOConnect Connectivity Services to communicate with Unisys ClearPath IX series, 2200 Series, or System 80 hosts via a PEPGate communication server (gateway).

You cannot run two different transports that use NetBIOS simultaneously. For example, you cannot run HLCN and PEPGate LAN Workstation simultaneously.

PEPGate TCP/IP

INFOConnect OS/2 PEPGate TCP/IP transport enables PCs using INFOConnect Connectivity Services to communicate with Unisys ClearPath IX/LX 2200 Series, or System 80 hosts via a PEPGate communication server (gateway).

EXTRA! for Accessory Manager

Help Not Available from Help Menu

Help for features specific to EXTRA! for Accessory Manager cannot be reached by opening Accessory Manager Help from the Help menu.

To view the Help
From the feature in EXTRA! for Accessory Manager, choose the Help button. The Help may include information on Options or Settings, depending on the connectivity or transport being used.

Macros Specific to Frame Where Generated

Printing a Screen from a VT Session

You cannot use the F2 key to print a screen from a VT session to a PostScript printer that uses certain printer drivers, including the Hewlett Packard PCL driver for HP 5000 series or newer. If your printer driver does not handle F2 properly, use one of the following work-arounds:

From the File menu, select PrintScreen.
From the toolbar, choose the PrintScreen icon.
Remap the F2 key to perform File, PrintScreen.
Load a different printer driver.

Help

Help Topic Titles May Fail to Appear

When you access online Help from the user interface of the Accessory Manager or the Database Editor, the title and any navigation buttons at the top of the Help may not be visible.

To display a Help topic correctly
If the Help topic title is highlighted in the Contents pane, double-click it there to cause the topic title and/or navigation buttons to appear.

Links from Presentation Manager Help Not Available

The help links in the Presentation Manager Help Related Topics are supposed to open related topics in the INFOConnect Enterprise Edition Guide, but instead a message appears saying that the Product Guide is unavailable.

To access the INFOConnect Enterprise Edition Guide, you can use the Related Topics links in the INFOConnect Manager Help, or you can access it on, or install it from, the INFOConnect Enterprise Edition CD.

Default Security Option in Windows XP SP2 Restricts JavaScript in Help

The HTML-based help for this product uses JavaScript. Windows XP SP2 includes the security option Local Machine Zone Lockdown, which by default restricts JavaScript from running in Internet Explorer. If you use Internet Explorer, by default, when you attempt to display the help, a message is displayed in the Information bar stating that Internet Explorer has restricted the help from showing active content.

To display the help

Click the Information bar, and then click Yes to allow active content.

You must do this each time you view the help.

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You can lower your security settings to avoid seeing this message. However, this change will apply to all files that include active content, and Microsoft does not recommend this approach. For more information about Local Machine Zone Lockdown, see the Microsoft Web site.