s3270 Version 3.2 -- New Features and Bug Fixes

s3270 is all-new code, based on the scripting functions of x3270 3.2.

Changes in s3270 3.2.18, 31. December 2001

Changes in s3270 3.2.17, 25. June 2001

Changes in s3270 3.2.16, 28. February 2001

  • Corrected the Makefile template to build s3270 instead of c3270.
  • Changes in s3270 3.2.15, 26. December 2000

    Changes in s3270 3.2.14, 15. November 2000

    Corrected some problems with the internal event scheduler, which could cause timeouts to hang.
    Added support for -xrm.
    Updated the man pages and synchronized the HTML versions. Changes in s3270 3.2.12, 8. September 2000 Changed s3270_glue.expect to the much-improved x3270_glue.expect.
    Corrected the documentation of the status fields (there are only 11 of them).

    Changes in s3270 3.2.11, 31. July 2000

    In a Query Reply, send the correct codepage when using non-US character sets.
    Request the first LU name only once.
    Added cms_cmd.expect example script.

    Changes in s3270 3.2.10, 5. July 2000

    Added an n: prefix to hostnames to selectively disable TN3270E.
    Changed the reported CSCSGID to X'02B90025' (English-U.S.).
    Fixed the Attn() action to send TELNET IP, per RFC 2355.
    Added a highlightSelect resource (default True) to control whether highlighted fields are selectable via the CursorSelect() and MoveCursorSelect().
    Restored the ability to disable most components in parts.h, and made TN3270E mode a configurable component.
    Removed old ARGSUSED lint hints.

    Changes in s3270 3.2.9, 26. June 2000

    Fixed requesting the wrong LU after switching between TN3270E and TN3270 modes.
    Added a new Snap() action.
    Added new Wait(Disconnect) and Wait(Output) actions.
    Changed Wait() to Wait(InputField), Wait(3270) to Wait(3270Mode) and Wait(ansi) to Wait(NVTMode). The old names are still supported for backwards-compatibility.
    Fixed a problem with parameter processing in the Transfer() action.
    Catch empty hostnames.
    Improved script tracing.
    Added stricter enforcement of user-specified LUs.
    Catch failures of command-line-specified host connections.
    Added the -trace option.
    Fixed a nit in tracing Query Reply options.

    Changes in s3270 3.2.7, 30. May 2000

    Fixed a number of TN3720E SSCP-LU emulation problems: Garbled host input, echoed input being overwritten by host output, keyboard locking inconsistencies.
    Fixed a failure to clear the screen when switching 3270 emulation modes, such as in and out of SSCP-LU mode.