Subject: ASSIGNMENT #3-Maria Sprague

From: [email-masked] (SPRAGUE MARIAT)
Date: 27 Sep 1996 15:48:14 GMT

README.TXT File
               README file for VT320 for Windows, Version 2.xx
            (C) Copyright Ipswitch, Inc., 1994

README.TXT                                  Date: November 4, 1994
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  This README.TXT file contains important information about Ipswitch, 
  Inc.'s VT320 for Windows. Suggestions for enhancements
  and constructive criticism are always welcome. We will continue to add
  new features and functionality based on customer feedback.

 1. NOTABLE 2.40 ENHANCEMENTS
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  - If you're not connected, and you press the ENTER key, the connect
    dialog box will appear for your convenience.  This will not occur
    if the emulator is in local mode.

  - A command line parameter has been added to allow you to specify
    a node name to automatically connect to when you start the emulator.

    Syntax:  /node=nodename

    Where:   nodename is the name of the desired node and can be up to
             32 characters. Do not put this name in quotes.

    Example: In the properties dialog box, enter the following as a
             command line:

             C:\ACADIA\APPS\VT320W.EXE /node=kronos

    This option overrides any node name specified in the Auto Connect
    field of the Setup:Communications dialog box.  If the Auto Connect
    port has been specified (with or without a Node Name), this port
    will be used for the connection.

    For Example: If you are running the DECNET version (i.e. 2.40-DD.16),
                 and if you specified CTERM as the Auto Connect Port,
                 then the /node option will use CTERM as the desired
                 port. Otherwise, if you specified LAT or None, then
                 the /node option will use LAT as the desired port.

 2. NOTABLE 2.13 ENHANCEMENTS
 ----------------------------

  - Added Private ESCape sequence to set the number of terminal lines:

    <ESC>[7;nn| where nn is the number of lines (range 24 thru 48).

    This is the equivalent of the following Emulator Command Language (ECL)
    command:

    SET TERM /LINES=nn	where nn is 24 thru 48.

  - Added VT420 ESCape sequence to set the number of terminal lines:

    <ESC>[nnt	where nn is the number of lines (range 24 thru 48).

    Note: this has been enhanced as compared to the VT420 sequence
    (which only supports nn values 24, 25, 36 and 48).  Also note that
    values of 72 and 144 are not implemented.

 3. NOTABLE 2.xx FEATURES AND ENHANCEMENTS
 ----------------------------------------

  OPERATIONAL CHANGES
  ===================
  The following operational concepts have changed.

  -FILE TRANSFER: monitor status in minimized mode

     You can monitor the progress of file transfers even while minimized
     through a small, concise status window. This feature helps you spot
     a transfer problem immediately and/or gives you constant reassurance
     that the tranfser is proceeding normally while you're running another
     application. In previous versions, you could not monitor the file
     transfer progress while minimized.

  -FILE TRANSFER: Receive - "*.*" makes Filenames Derived from Host

     In V1.x of VT320 for Windows, when "*.*" was entered as the PC
     filename and the Host Filename was empty, the file transfer
     would ask the host for each filename that it found on the PC.

     In V2.xx of VT320 for Windows, this has been disabled.

  -FILE TRANSFER: Selecting Multiple Files

     To select multiple sequential files, click on the first file,
     drag the cursor to the last file to select, and release the mouse
     button. Another option is to click on the first file to select,
     press and hold the Shift button, then click on the last file to
     select.

     To select non-sequential files in the list, hold the Control key
     while clicking on each file. To deselect any file, click on the
     filename again, while holding the Control key.

  -MOUSE SETTINGS: Changes to the dialog box.

     The Save button has been removed from the Mouse Settings dialog box.
     The selections are now saved automatically when the OK button is
     clicked.

  -SCROLLBACK - Toggling Scrollback Mode with Right Mouse Button

     The right mouse button no longer toggles scrollback mode.

  -SCROLLBACK SCROLLBAR:

     The vertical scrollbar associated with scrollback memory can now
     appear in an alternate location when maximized. This location is
     to the upper right of the emulation window. When in this location,
     the full width of the screen is usable by text in the emulation
     window. In previous versions, the scrollbar was directly to the
     right of the emulation window, which prevented the entire screen
     width from being used for text, resulting in a smaller font.

     When maximimized, clicking the scrollback scrollbar button (to the
     right of the status line) will switch this scrollbar's location from
     the alternate location, to the normal location, and then turn it off
     (and so on).

  -TOOLBAR SETTINGS: Changes to the dialog box.

     The Save button has been removed from the Toolbar Settings dialog box.
     The selections are now saved automatically when the OK button is
     clicked.

  -WINDOW POSITION - Saving

     VT320W will now save the current window position upon exit.

  -Log File Record - Stopping a recording

     To stop a log file recording, click on File - Record Log File. The
     checkmark (indicating a log in progress) will disappear.

  -Connect - Session Name doesn't appear when COM port selected

     Because the Session name for a COM connection is not needed,
     it was removed. The Session name group only appears when
     making a network connection is selected.

  Command Language Changes
  ========================
  The following commands were changed.

  SET TERMINAL /LINES=nn     - Added: 24-48 line screens
    Where: nn - is the number of screen lines from 24 through 48.

  SET TERMINAL /NOPROTOCOL   - Deleted: Use /PROTOCOL=None

  SET TERMINAL /NOPARITY     - Deleted: Use /PARITY=None

  SET TERMINAL /[NO]PSEUDO   - Deleted: Not used anymore

  SET MESSAGE [location]     - Deleted: All messages go to status line.

  LOG /TEXT
    Records only the text and ignores the control sequences.

  READ SCREEN [row,col] Symbol-name
                             - Added: Reads information from the screen
    Where:
           row - The row of the screen to read
           col - The column of the screen to start reading. If col is not
                 specified, column 1 is used.

  Reads a specific row of text from the screen into the symbol.

    Example:

     This command will read all of the text on line 1 of screen, starting
     at column 10, into the variable text.

     READ SCREEN [1,10] TEXT

Loading Alternate Setup Files

Here is another method for loading alternate setup files.

   1. Edit the Program Item Properties for the VT320W icon.

   2. Add the name of the alternate setup file to the end of the
      current Command Line.

      Example:  C:\ACADIA\APPS\VT320W.EXE VTNEW.SET

   3. Press the OK button.

      Each time the VT320W program is run, it automatically
      loads the setup file VTNEW.SET.

List Box File Selection

  To select sequential files, click on the first file to select, then drag
  the cursor to the last file to select.  Or, click on the first file,
  press the shift key and then click on the last file.

  To select non-sequential files, hold the control key and click on the
  file.  To deselect any file, click on the filename again, while holding
  the control key.

DDEDEMO
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The DDEDEMO for VT320W demonstrates some of the Dynamic Data Exchange(DDE)
capabilities of the emulator. Look at the commands in the command (.ECF)
file for examples of how to write your own DDE scripts.

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The DDEDEMO includes the following files:

  DDEDEMO.EXE - A Windows DDE Server application that provides Date/Time
                and the estimated United States population.

  DDEDEMO.ECF - A Command file

  DDEDEMO.TXT - What you are reading now.

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To run the DDE Demo:

1. Run the DDEDEMO.EXE program. The demo only runs as an ICON and cannot
   be maximized (it may appear that nothing happened after double-
   clicking it).

2. Start VT320W, if not already running.

3. Run the Command File DDEDEMO.ECF using the File|Command menu selections.

The DDE demo displays a screen that indicates the current time and US
population. This information is provided by the DDE server.

The ECF file runs for 30 seconds.