Z and I Emulator for Windows Highlights

Z and I Emulator for Windows brings the power of personal networking to your workstation by providing a variety of connectivity options supporting local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) environments. Whether you need host terminal emulation, client/server applications, or connectivity, Z and I Emulator for Windows offers a robust set of communications, networking, and administrative features.

Z and I Emulator for Windows is a full-function emulator package with an easy-to-use graphical interface, which includes many useful features such as file transfer and dynamic configuration, and emulator APIs including the Host Access Class Library.

Z and I Emulator for Windows provides the following functions:

• zSeries Connections

  LAN

   

  Telnet3270

   

  VT-over-Telnet (TCP/IP)

  COM port

  Telnet 3270

   

  VT-over-Telnet (TCP/IP)

• iSeries Connections

  LAN

   

  Telnet5250 over TCP/IP

   

  VT over Telnet

• ASCII Emulator Connections

  LAN

  VT over Telnet

  COM port

   

  VT over Telnet

• Log Viewer
  • View Message Log, Trace Log, and Merged Log files
  • Summary and Detail views
  • Set default Message Log size and location
  • Filter and search Log files
  • Message Log entries Help
• Trace Capability
  • 3270/5250 emulator data
  • Connectivity data, such as LAN
  • User services data, such as node initialization
• Sample Programs
  • Located in \Z and I Emulator for Windows\samples subdirectory
• Installation and Configuration
  • Partial installation option
  • Program sharing on a network server
  • Automatic detection of installed communication adapters
  • Dynamic change of communication configurations
  • Automatic Dial Facility )
  • Silent Installation
  • Verification of ASCII configuration
• Host Session Function
  • Up to 52 sessions
  • Variable screen size and automatic font scaling
  • Function settings (of the host code page, for example) for each session
• Host Graphics Support
  • Built-in vector graphics support for GDDM and other graphics applications
• File Transfer Function
  • Easy operation through graphical user interface (GUI) windows
  • Batch transfer of multiple files
  • Concurrent file transfer through multiple sessions
  • Background file transfer
  • File transfer invocation by macro
  • VT File Transfer (XModem and YModem)
• Edit (Cut and Paste) Function
  You can use the clipboard to cut, copy, and paste a selected area. In addition, you can paste data in other applications, such as spreadsheet programs, that support the PasteLink function.

  • Support of spreadsheet data format (Sylk, BIFF3, Wk3 formats)
  • Copy Append
  • Paste Next
  • Paste to Trim Rectangle
  • Paste Stop at Protected Line
• Graphical User Interface (GUI)
  • Customizable 3D iconic tool bar
  • 3D-button hotspots
  • Pop-up keypad
  • Macro function, including record and play
  • VBScripts, including record and play
  • Keyboard-function setup and remapping
  • Mouse-button-function setup and remapping
  • Display setup (cursor type, graphics, sound, colors, for example)
  • Automatic font size adjustment or fixed font size
  • Window-appearance setup
  • Menu-bar customization
  • 3270 Light Pen emulation by using a mouse
  • Status bar with history
  • Page setup (Text and Graphics)
  • Revised Configuration Dialog
  • Online help
• Print Function
  • Printer session (for PC/3270: SCS, LU 3)
  • Graphics local print
  • Printing with the Windows printer drivers
  • Print function by printer definition table (PDT)
  • Multiple host-print functions in multiple sessions
  • PDF-to-PDT conversion tool
  • PC400 print function by OS/400® and i5/OS Host Print Transform (HPT)
  • PC400 printing supported by the iSeries, eServer™ i5, and System i5® Advanced Print Support Utility
• Programming Interfaces
  • 32-bit Emulator High-Level Language Application Programming Interface (EHLLAPI)
  • 32-bit Z and I Emulator for Windows API (PCSAPI)
  • 32-bit Automation Object API
• PC400 Client Function
  • Data transfer
  • Text Assist
  • Enhanced Programmable Terminal User Interface (ENPTUI)