help!! iseries as/400 or tn5250 config

khobbos khobbos khobbos at live.com
Tue Nov 17 11:36:55 UTC 2009


Dear Matteo

thanks a lot

the suggestion works very cool


> From: matteo.filippetto at gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:10:42 +0100
> Subject: Re: help!! iseries as/400 or tn5250 config
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> 
> 2009/11/17 khobbos khobbos <khobbos at live.com>:
> > Dear Matteo
> >
> > 10x a lot for your support
> >
> > i tried tn5250j and it works greatly
> >
> > but when i run it, its always asking about the connection configuration
> > (it's not saving the connection) :( so each time i need to enter the setting
> >
> > any suggestion !!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> From: matteo.filippetto at gmail.com
> >> Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:10:58 +0100
> >> Subject: Re: help!! iseries as/400 or tn5250 config
> >> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> >>
> >> 2009/11/16 khobbos khobbos <khobbos at live.com>:
> >> > Dear sir
> >> >
> >> > This is Sami
> >> >
> >> > I am trying to switch to open source OS and I start using UBUNTU
> >> >
> >> > Usually under windows i use AS/400 client access to work with our IBM
> >> > V4R4
> >> > server
> >> >
> >> > I download “”iSeriesAccess-5.4.0-1.4.i386.rpm””
> >> >
> >> > When I try to convert it to .deb using alien I received this message
> >> >
> >> > “””sami at sami-desktop:~$ cd ~/Desktop
> >> >
> >> > sami at sami-desktop:~/Desktop$ sudo alien iSeriesAccess-5.4.0-1.4.i386.rpm
> >> >
> >> > [sudo] password for sami:
> >> >
> >> > error: incorrect format: unknown tag
> >> >
> >> > Warning: Skipping conversion of scripts in package iSeriesAccess:
> >> > postinst
> >> > postrm prerm
> >> >
> >> > Warning: Use the --scripts parameter to include the scripts.
> >> >
> >> > iseriesaccess_5.4.0-2.4_i386.deb generated
> >> >
> >> > sami at sami-desktop:~/Desktop$ “””
> >> >
> >> > I try to use the generated (deb) file
> >> >
> >> > It install without any error
> >> >
> >> > But I can’t find iseries application and can’t run it from terminal
> >> > (don't
> >> > know the command)
> >> >
> >> > Any suggestion about how to solve this problem?
> >> >
> >> > After I gave up I try to use tn5250 emulator which can access our V4R4
> >> >
> >> > But again I face 2 problem:
> >> >
> >> > First : with window size it is 24*80 and it must configure to be 27*132
> >> > columns, how can we adjust it??
> >> >
> >> > Second : it’s not recognizing Arabic fonts
> >> >
> >> > Note that I am using ((ubuntu-9.10-desktop)) and this is the first time
> >> > I
> >> > use linux (glad to try so)
> >> >
> >> > Many thanks for your support
> >> >
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> >>
> >> Hi Sami,
> >>
> >> in my company I use tn5250j (http://tn5250j.sourceforge.net/)
> >> that as better performance and is easly to use. It also has a lot
> >> of functions.
> >>
> >> Bye bye
> >>
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> 
> you should find a directory called .tn5250j in your home. If not
> try to make an hidden directory called ".tn5250j"  under your home
> with full access for your account ( 744 is a good idea for permission).
> 
> best regards
> 
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