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From: marc@mercutio.ultra.com (Marc Kwiatkowski {Host Software-AIX})
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: tn3270 AIX ps/2
Message-ID: <1991Jun20.191255.881@ultra.com>
Date: 20 Jun 91 19:12:55 GMT
References: <1991Jun19.211056.21327@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
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In-Reply-To: lance@lances.aiss.uiuc.edu's message of 19 Jun 91 21:10:56 GMT

In article <1991Jun19.211056.21327@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> lance@lances.aiss.uiuc.edu (C Lance Moxley) writes:

   I'm running aix for the ps/2 version 1.2. Is there any type of
   translate table where tn3270 changes ASCII<->EBCDIC and back?
   Something that I can change or modify, or is it just compiled
   in the executable?

   Thanks,
   -- 
   C Lance Moxley                Internet: Lance-Moxley@uiuc.edu
   AISS/Telecommunications         BITNET: UNETCLM at UICVMC
   University of Illinois            UUCP: uunet!uiucuxc!uiuc.edu!Lance-Moxley

Yes there should be.  Look in /etc/3270.keys.  There may be
statements like:

	assign etoa[N] 0x32

	assign atoe[N] 0x40

Where N is {0..256}.  I'm rusty on the syntax but I believe
that's how it went.  I'm pretty sure white space doesn't matter.
You can map any arbtrary ebcdic character to
any ascii character.  If you don't include any assignments in
your 3270 key-mapping file, you get the default. I believe this only 
applies for AIX 1.2, not AIX 1.2.1.

This feature was not part of the original GA release of AIX1.2, so
you may need to upgrade if you are running a down-level version.



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