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PATHWORKS for DOS ' SETHOST Terminal Emulation Guide PATHWORKS for DOS SETHOST Terminal Emulation Guide Order Number: AA-PAFCC-TK August 1991 Revision/Update Information: This document supersedes SETHOST Terminal Emulation Guide, Version 4.0, order number AA-PAFCB-TK. Software Version: PATHWORKS for DOS Version 4.1 Digital Equipment Corporation Maynard, Massachusetts First Published, 1989 Revised, January 1991, July 1991 The information in this document is subject to change without notice and should not be construed a~ a commitment by Digital Equipment Corporation. Digital Equipment Corporation assumes no responsibility for any errors that may appear in this document. The software described in this document is furnished under a license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. No responsibility is assumed for the use or reHability of software on equipment that is not supplied by Digital Equipment Corporation or its affiliated companies. 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In Canada call 800-267-6215. * Any order from Puerto Rico must be placed with the local Digital subsidiary (809-754-7575). Internal orders should be placed through the Software Distribution Center (SOC), Digital Equipment Corporation, Westminster, Massachusetts 01473. Contents Preface ............................................... " xiii 1 Before You Begin Getting Started . 1-2 Selecting a Network Service. 1-2 Loading the Network Terminal Drivers. 1-4 Running SETHOST with TCPIIP . 1-5 Running SETHOST Under Microsoft Windows. 1-5 Choosing th e Appropriate Keymap. 1-7 Using SETHOST Function Keys. 1-10 Determining Which Character Set to Use. 1-11 Setting Up Your Printer for Printing from Within SETHOST .. 1-13 Setting Up Your Monitor to Display 132 Columns. 1-14 Getting Help for SETHOST . 1-14 2 Using SETHOST for the First Time Limitations in Service Types . 2-2 Starting SETHOST Sessions from the Command Line ......... 2-2 Starting SETHOST Using the Set-Up Screens. 2-6 Selecting a Keymap . 2-8 Selecting a Keyboard Dialect . 2-10 Selecting a Character Set. 2-13 Selecting a Preferred Service . 2-16 Selecting the Network Communications Port. 2-17 Selecting a Network Service Type . 2-18 Selecting a Service Name. 2-20 What to Do If a Service Does Not Appear . 2-22 Adding a Local Area Transport Service to the Service Table. .. 2-23 Defining a DECnet Node for CTERM. 2-24 v Defining a Host Name for TELNET . 2-24 Saving Your Set-Up File. 2-24 Changing Selections of Any Set-Up Screen ............... 2-26 Leaving Set-Up Mode. 2-26 3 Customizing Your SETHOST Session U sing the SETHOST Set-Up Screens. 3-2 Using Keyboard Keys in Set-Up Screens. 3-3 Using the Actions Set-Up Screen. 3-4 Limitations on DOS Processes . 3-5 Displaying Status Information . 3-6 Receiving a File (Session Logging) . 3-7 Sending a File (Auto typing) . 3-8 Defining the Communications Environment ................. 3-9 Changing Your Network Terminal Service. 3-12 Customizing Your Display Characteristics. 3-14 Displaying Line Attributes. 3-18 Displaying Character Attributes ....................... 3-19 Setting General Operating Characteristics .................. 3-20 Customizing Keyboard Operations. 3-24 Customizing Your Keyboard Mapping Using Keyboard-Mapping Files ............................. 3-28 Mapping Your Keyboard. 3-29 Defining Printer Operations. 3-33 Defining Tab Settings. 3-36 Setting Tabs Manually. 3-37 Determining Telephone Dialing . 3-39 Using Telephone Selections ... 3-40 Tailoring Your SETHOST Environment. 3-41 4 Performing Functions Using SETHOST Scripts What Is a Script File? .......... 4-1 U sing Script Files ..................................... 4-2 Script Session Log Files. 4-2 Overview of the SETHOST Script Language. 4-2 Setting Up Command Lines. 4-4 Including Text Strings . 4-4 Including Special Characters . 4-5 Setting Variables . 4-6 vi Understanding Error Processing. 4-7 Timeout Handling . 4-8 Error Handling ................................. 4-8 Sample Scripts. 4-10 A Sample COM Log-In Script ......................... 4-10 A Sample Local Area Transport Log-In Script. 4-12 A Sample Mail Reader Script. 4-13 SETHOST Script Processor Commands . 4-15 BAUD RATE. ... .. 4-16 BREAK.......................................... 4-17 CASE......................................... ... 4-18 CASE END ....................................... 4-20 CHAIN........................................ ... 4-21 CLEAR LINE. 4-23 CLOSE........................................... 4-24 COMMENT . 4-25 DATA BITS ....................................... 4-26 DEBUG.......................................... 4-27 DIAL......................................... ... 4-28 DISPLAY . 4-31 DTR CLEAR ...................................... 4-32 DTR SET . 4-33 ECHO........................................... 4-34 END ON ERROR. 4-35 EXIT EMULATOR. .. 4-36 EXIT EMULATOR ON............................... 4-37 EXIT SCRIPT. 4-38 EXIT SCRIPT ON . 4-40 FPRINT . 4-41 GOTO ........................................... 4-42 lIANG UP . 4-44 KEYBOARD OFF. 4-45 KEYBOARD ON ................................... 4-46 <LABEL> . 4-47 LOAD............................................ 4-48 NO DEBUG. 4-49 NO ECHO . 4-50 NO SKIP ON . 4-51 vii NO XONIXOFF . 4-52 NTS ....... ........... ........................... 4-53 ON ERROR . 4-55 OPEN...... ... ................................... 4-57 PARITY . 4-59 PAUSE..... ...................................... 4-61 PAUSE UNTIL. 4-63 PORT. 4-65 PRINT SCREEN ................................... 4-67 PRINTER OFF. 4-68 PRINTER ON ..................................... 4-69 PURGE TYPE. 4-70 READ. .. .. .. .. 4-71 RETRy........................................... 4-73 RING BELL. 4-74 RX BAUD. 4-75 SCRIPT . 4-76 SEND...... ...................................... 4-79 SEND FROM . ..