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Table of Contents
Foreword

Part I Welcome to AccuTerm 7
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Introduction

.......................................................................................................................................................... 15
Usage Guidelines
16
Features of ..........................................................................................................................................................
AccuTerm 7
..........................................................................................................................................................
17
Hardware and Software Requirements
..........................................................................................................................................................
18
Installing AccuTerm 7
2 Running
...................................................................................................................................
20
AccuTerm
21
Connection ..........................................................................................................................................................
Wizard
......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Telnet Connection
.........................................................................................................................................................
21
Secure Shell
Connection
.........................................................................................................................................................
22
Serial Port
Connection
......................................................................................................................................... 22
Serial Port Settings
23
Modem .........................................................................................................................................................
(dialup) Connection
23
Terminal.........................................................................................................................................................
Type
Reconnect .......................................................................................................................................................... 23
3 Product
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24
Activation

4

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25
AccuTerm
User Interface

5

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Keyboard Commands
...................................................................................................................................
27
AccuTerm Main Menu

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33
Configuring
AccuTerm
.......................................................................................................................................................... 33
General Settings
..........................................................................................................................................................
34
File & Folder
Settings
35
Connection ..........................................................................................................................................................
Settings
......................................................................................................................................................... 36
Device Settings:Telnet
.........................................................................................................................................................
37
Device Settings:
SSH
......................................................................................................................................... 39
Key Management
.........................................................................................................................................................
41
Device Settings:
SSL/Telnet
.........................................................................................................................................................
42
Device Settings:
Serial Port
.........................................................................................................................................................
43
Device Settings:
Modem
.......................................................................................................................................................... 44
Terminal Settings
......................................................................................................................................................... 47
Screen Settings
Color Settings ......................................................................................................................................... 48
Attribute Colors ................................................................................................................................... 50
Palette Settings ................................................................................................................................... 51
......................................................................................................................................... 51
Background Settings
.........................................................................................................................................................
52
Keyboard
Settings
......................................................................................................................................... 52
Keyboard Programming
......................................................................................................................................................... 53
Font Settings
......................................................................................................................................................... 54
Sound Settings
.......................................................................................................................................................... 55
Printer Settings
.......................................................................................................................................................... 57
Clipboard Settings
.......................................................................................................................................................... 58
Mouse Settings
58
File Transfer..........................................................................................................................................................
Settings
TCL Rules .......................................................................................................................................................... 59
.......................................................................................................................................................... 60
Window Settings
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Customizing
the Menu and Toolbar

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Menu Properties
.......................................................................................................................................................... 63
Band Properties
.......................................................................................................................................................... 64
Tool Properties
.......................................................................................................................................................... 66
Image Selection
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67
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File Transfer

.......................................................................................................................................................... 69
File Download
File Upload .......................................................................................................................................................... 70
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71
Import & Export
MultiValue Data
10 Data...................................................................................................................................
73
Capture

................................................................................................................................... 74
Troubleshooting
12 FIPS-140
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76
Mode
13 Contacting
...................................................................................................................................
77
Zumasys
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Part II AccuTerm 7 Automation

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78
Macro
Recorder
2 Scripting
................................................................................................................................... 79
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Running a Script
81
Debugging a..........................................................................................................................................................
Script
82
Controlling ..........................................................................................................................................................
AccuTerm with Scripts
..........................................................................................................................................................
83
Script Language
Extensions
......................................................................................................................................................... 84
Extensions
......................................................................................................................................... 84
AppActivate statement
......................................................................................................................................... 84
AppClose statement
......................................................................................................................................... 84
AppFind function
84
AppGetActive .........................................................................................................................................
function
.........................................................................................................................................
84
AppGetPosition
statement
......................................................................................................................................... 85
AppGetState function
......................................................................................................................................... 85
AppHide statement
......................................................................................................................................... 85
AppList statement
85
AppMaximize .........................................................................................................................................
statement
......................................................................................................................................... 85
AppMinimize statement
......................................................................................................................................... 85
AppMove statement
......................................................................................................................................... 86
AppRestore statement
......................................................................................................................................... 86
AppSetState statement
......................................................................................................................................... 86
AppShow statement
......................................................................................................................................... 86
AppSize statement
......................................................................................................................................... 86
Chain statement
......................................................................................................................................... 87
Command() function
......................................................................................................................................... 87
FileExists function
Item function ......................................................................................................................................... 87
......................................................................................................................................... 87
ItemCount function
Line function ......................................................................................................................................... 87
......................................................................................................................................... 87
LineCount function
88
OpenFileName.........................................................................................................................................
function
......................................................................................................................................... 88
Pause statement
......................................................................................................................................... 88
Random function
88
SaveFileName.........................................................................................................................................
function
Shell function ......................................................................................................................................... 88
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Sleep statement
Word function ......................................................................................................................................... 89
......................................................................................................................................... 89
WordCount function
3 Object
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90
Reference
..........................................................................................................................................................
91
The AccuTerm
Object
.........................................................................................................................................................
92
AccuTerm
properties
92
ActiveSession.........................................................................................................................................
property
......................................................................................................................................... 92
AutoClose property
......................................................................................................................................... 92
Common property
Common collection
................................................................................................................................... 93
.........................................................................................................................................
93
CustomMouseTable
property
......................................................................................................................................... 93
FuncBarPos property
93
FuncBarStyle .........................................................................................................................................
property
94
FuncBarVisible.........................................................................................................................................
property
Height property......................................................................................................................................... 94
......................................................................................................................................... 94
LargeIcons property
.........................................................................................................................................
94
LayoutFilename
property
Left property ......................................................................................................................................... 94
Menu property......................................................................................................................................... 95
.........................................................................................................................................
95
NoCloseWarning
property
.........................................................................................................................................
95
PhoneBookName
property
.........................................................................................................................................
95
ProductLicenseType
property
96
ProductName .........................................................................................................................................
property
.........................................................................................................................................
96
ProductRelease
property
.........................................................................................................................................
96
ProductSerialNumber
property
96
RecentListSize.........................................................................................................................................
property
.........................................................................................................................................
96
RegisteredCompany
property
.........................................................................................................................................
97
RegisteredLocation
property
.........................................................................................................................................
97
RegisteredUser
property
.........................................................................................................................................
97
SessionBarVisible
property
......................................................................................................................................... 97
Sessions property
97
SingleInstance.........................................................................................................................................
property
.........................................................................................................................................
98
StatusLineVisible
property
98
ToolbarVisible .........................................................................................................................................
property
Top property ......................................................................................................................................... 98
.........................................................................................................................................
98
TrackKeyboardState
property
......................................................................................................................................... 98
Visible property
Width property......................................................................................................................................... 99
......................................................................................................................................... 99
WindowState property
.........................................................................................................................................................
99
AccuTerm
methods
......................................................................................................................................... 99
Activate method
......................................................................................................................................... 99
Arrange method
Close method ......................................................................................................................................... 99
Hide method ......................................................................................................................................... 100
Move method......................................................................................................................................... 100
......................................................................................................................................... 100
OpenLayout method
......................................................................................................................................... 100
Resize method
......................................................................................................................................... 101
SaveLayout method
.........................................................................................................................................
101
SettingsDialog
method
Show method......................................................................................................................................... 102
......................................................................................................................................... 102
Terminate method
.......................................................................................................................................................... 102
The Menu Object
......................................................................................................................................................... 103
Menu properties
......................................................................................................................................... 103
Count property
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Item property ......................................................................................................................................... 103
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MnuBands property
.........................................................................................................................................................
103
The MnuBand Object
.........................................................................................................................................
104
MnuBand properties
BandType property
................................................................................................................................... 104
Caption property
...................................................................................................................................
(MnuBand)
104
Count property ...................................................................................................................................
(MnuBand)
104
DockingArea property
................................................................................................................................... 104
MnuTools property
................................................................................................................................... 104
Name property ................................................................................................................................... 105
Visible property...................................................................................................................................
(MnuBand)
105
.........................................................................................................................................................
105
The MnuTool Object
......................................................................................................................................... 105
MnuTool properties
Action property................................................................................................................................... 105
Caption property
...................................................................................................................................
(MnuTool)
106
Checked property
................................................................................................................................... 106
Enabled property
................................................................................................................................... 106
ToolID property................................................................................................................................... 106
ToolTipText property
................................................................................................................................... 106
Visible property...................................................................................................................................
(MnuTool)
107
..........................................................................................................................................................
107
The ScreenBlock Object
107
The Server..........................................................................................................................................................
Object
.........................................................................................................................................................
108
Server properties
108
AccountName.........................................................................................................................................
property
.........................................................................................................................................
108
ErrorMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
108
LastError property
.........................................................................................................................................
108
LastErrorMessage property
.........................................................................................................................................
109
MDName property
.........................................................................................................................................
109
ServerID property
.........................................................................................................................................
109
ServerName property
.........................................................................................................................................
109
UnicodeDelimiters property
.........................................................................................................................................
109
UserName property
.........................................................................................................................................................
110
Server methods
......................................................................................................................................... 110
AddItem Method
......................................................................................................................................... 110
CallSub method
......................................................................................................................................... 110
Connect method
......................................................................................................................................... 110
DeleteItem method
......................................................................................................................................... 111
Disconnect method
.........................................................................................................................................
111
Download method
(Server)
.........................................................................................................................................
111
Execute method
.........................................................................................................................................
111
Export method
.........................................................................................................................................
112
FileExists method
.........................................................................................................................................
112
IConv method
.........................................................................................................................................
112
Import method
.........................................................................................................................................
112
IsConnected method
.........................................................................................................................................
113
ItemExists function
.........................................................................................................................................
113
OConv method
.........................................................................................................................................
113
ReadItem method
.........................................................................................................................................
113
Readnext method
.........................................................................................................................................
113
Upload method (Server)
.........................................................................................................................................
114
UnlockItem method
.........................................................................................................................................
114
WriteItem method
..........................................................................................................................................................
114
The Session Object
119
Session.........................................................................................................................................................
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Ansi8Bit property
.........................................................................................................................................
119
AnsiAppCursor
property
.........................................................................................................................................
119
AnsiAppKeypad property
.........................................................................................................................................
119
Answerback property
.........................................................................................................................................
119
AsciiDelay property
.........................................................................................................................................
120
AsciiEOL property
.........................................................................................................................................
120
AutoAnswer property
.........................................................................................................................................
120
AutoClose property (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
120
BackgroundPictureFile property
.........................................................................................................................................
121
BackgroundPictureMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
121
BackgroundTransparency property
.........................................................................................................................................
121
Baud property
.........................................................................................................................................
121
BkspSendsDel property
.........................................................................................................................................
122
BoldFont property
.........................................................................................................................................
122
BreakKeyAction property
.........................................................................................................................................
122
BytesIn property
.........................................................................................................................................
122
BytesOut property
.........................................................................................................................................
123
CapsLock property
.........................................................................................................................................
123
Caption property
.........................................................................................................................................
123
CaptureFileName property
.........................................................................................................................................
123
CaptureMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
123
CaptureSource property
.........................................................................................................................................
124
Changed property
.........................................................................................................................................
124
Charset property
.........................................................................................................................................
124
ClientCertificateID property
.........................................................................................................................................
124
Col & Row properties
.........................................................................................................................................
125
Color property
.........................................................................................................................................
125
Colors() property
.........................................................................................................................................
126
Cols & Rows properties
.........................................................................................................................................
126
Connected property
.........................................................................................................................................
126
ConnectTimeout property
.........................................................................................................................................
127
CopyPasteShortcut property
.........................................................................................................................................
127
CopySelMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
127
CursorType property
.........................................................................................................................................
127
CustomMouseTable property (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
128
DataBits property
.........................................................................................................................................
128
DefaultCaptureDir property
.........................................................................................................................................
128
DefaultXferDir property
.........................................................................................................................................
128
DefaultXferMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
128
DefaultXferOverwrite property
.........................................................................................................................................
129
Device property
.........................................................................................................................................
129
DeviceLicenseMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
129
DialStatus property
.........................................................................................................................................
130
DisableAppMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
130
Duplex property
.........................................................................................................................................
130
ExtCols & ExtRows properties
.........................................................................................................................................
130
ExtMode method
.........................................................................................................................................
131
FileName property
.........................................................................................................................................
131
FKeys() property
.........................................................................................................................................
132
FontName property
.........................................................................................................................................
132
FontSize property
.........................................................................................................................................
132
GmodeEnable property
.........................................................................................................................................
132
Handshake property
.........................................................................................................................................
133
Height property (Session)
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HistoryRows .........................................................................................................................................
property
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133
HostCertificateValidation property
.........................................................................................................................................
133
HostKeyFingerprint property
.........................................................................................................................................
134
HostKeyValidation property
.........................................................................................................................................
134
HostName property
.........................................................................................................................................
134
HostPort property
.........................................................................................................................................
134
HostTermType property
.........................................................................................................................................
134
hWnd property
.........................................................................................................................................
135
Icon property
.........................................................................................................................................
135
ID property
.........................................................................................................................................
135
InputMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
135
KeepaliveInterval property
.........................................................................................................................................
136
KermitCRC property
.........................................................................................................................................
136
KermitEOL property
.........................................................................................................................................
136
KermitErrRetry property
.........................................................................................................................................
136
KermitInitRetry property
.........................................................................................................................................
136
KermitQuote property
.........................................................................................................................................
137
KermitRept property
.........................................................................................................................................
137
KermitTimeout property
.........................................................................................................................................
137
Left property (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
137
LegibleFont property
.........................................................................................................................................
138
LockBaudRate property
.........................................................................................................................................
138
LockFKeys property
.........................................................................................................................................
138
LockKeyboard property
.........................................................................................................................................
138
MapUpperFKeys property
.........................................................................................................................................
138
Menu property (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
139
MessageRows property
.........................................................................................................................................
139
MouseEnable property
.........................................................................................................................................
139
NoAutoWrap property
.........................................................................................................................................
139
NormCols & NormRows properties
.........................................................................................................................................
140
NormMode method
.........................................................................................................................................
140
OnLine property
.........................................................................................................................................
140
OverrideModemConfig property
.........................................................................................................................................
140
Page property
.........................................................................................................................................
140
Pages property
.........................................................................................................................................
141
Palette() property
.........................................................................................................................................
141
Parity property
.........................................................................................................................................
142
PasteEOFChar property
.........................................................................................................................................
142
PasteEOFMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
142
PasteEOLChar property
.........................................................................................................................................
142
PasteEOLMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
143
Port property
.........................................................................................................................................
143
PrinterColorMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
143
PrinterFontBold property
.........................................................................................................................................
143
PrinterFontItalic property
.........................................................................................................................................
143
PrinterFontName property
.........................................................................................................................................
144
PrinterFontSize property
.........................................................................................................................................
144
PrinterMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
144
PrinterName property
.........................................................................................................................................
144
PrinterOrientation property
.........................................................................................................................................
145
PrinterPaperSize property
.........................................................................................................................................
146
PrinterPaperSource property
.........................................................................................................................................
146
PrinterTimeout property
.........................................................................................................................................
146
PrintJobEject property
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PrintScreenBackground
property
.........................................................................................................................................
147
PrintScreenEject property
.........................................................................................................................................
147
ProtectAttr property
.........................................................................................................................................
147
Settings method
.........................................................................................................................................
147
ScaleFont property
.........................................................................................................................................
148
ScreenPrintAdapterScript property
.........................................................................................................................................
148
ScreenPrinterName property
.........................................................................................................................................
148
ScreenPrintMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
148
ScreenPrintOrientation property
.........................................................................................................................................
149
ScreenPrintPaperSize property
.........................................................................................................................................
149
ScreenPrintPaperSource property
.........................................................................................................................................
149
ScrMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
149
ScrollMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
150
Selection property
.........................................................................................................................................
150
ShowErrs property
.........................................................................................................................................
150
SlavePrintAdapterScript property
.........................................................................................................................................
150
SlavePrinterName property
.........................................................................................................................................
151
SlavePrintMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
151
Sound property
.........................................................................................................................................
151
SSHAuth property
.........................................................................................................................................
151
SSHCipher property
.........................................................................................................................................
152
SSHKey property
.........................................................................................................................................
152
SSHUseOnlyPreferredCipher property
.........................................................................................................................................
152
SSHVersion property
.........................................................................................................................................
152
StopBits property
.........................................................................................................................................
153
Strip8th property
.........................................................................................................................................
153
TcpIdn property
.........................................................................................................................................
153
TcpNoDelay property
.........................................................................................................................................
153
TelnetBinary property
.........................................................................................................................................
153
TelnetBypass property
.........................................................................................................................................
154
TelnetKeepaliveIsNOP property
.........................................................................................................................................
154
TermType property
.........................................................................................................................................
155
TextFileEncoding property
.........................................................................................................................................
155
Top property (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
155
Visible property (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
155
Width property (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
155
WindowState property (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
156
XferBytes property
.........................................................................................................................................
156
XferFiles property
.........................................................................................................................................
156
XferStatus property
.........................................................................................................................................
157
XmodemTimeout property
.........................................................................................................................................
157
YmodemTimeout property
.........................................................................................................................................
157
ZmodemAuto property
.........................................................................................................................................
157
ZmodemTimeout property
.........................................................................................................................................................
157
Session methods
.........................................................................................................................................
157
Activate method
(Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
158
Break method
.........................................................................................................................................
158
Capture method
.........................................................................................................................................
158
CaptureEnd method
.........................................................................................................................................
158
Clear method
.........................................................................................................................................
158
ClearSelection method
.........................................................................................................................................
159
Close method (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
159
Copy method
.........................................................................................................................................
159
CopyHistory method
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Delete method
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159
Deselect method
.........................................................................................................................................
160
Dial method
.........................................................................................................................................
160
Download method
.........................................................................................................................................
160
Emulate method
.........................................................................................................................................
160
GetBlock method
.........................................................................................................................................
161
GetSelection method
.........................................................................................................................................
161
GetText method
.........................................................................................................................................
161
Hangup method
.........................................................................................................................................
161
Hide method (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
161
Input method
.........................................................................................................................................
162
LoadImage method
.........................................................................................................................................
162
Locate method
.........................................................................................................................................
162
MouseTableAdd method
.........................................................................................................................................
163
MouseTableLoad method
.........................................................................................................................................
163
MouseTableReset method
.........................................................................................................................................
163
Move method (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
163
Output method
.........................................................................................................................................
163
Paste method
.........................................................................................................................................
163
PlayMidi method
.........................................................................................................................................
164
PlayWave method
.........................................................................................................................................
164
PrinterClose method
.........................................................................................................................................
164
PrinterOff method
.........................................................................................................................................
164
PrinterOn method
.........................................................................................................................................
164
PrintScreen method
.........................................................................................................................................
164
ReadText method
.........................................................................................................................................
165
Reset method
.........................................................................................................................................
165
ResetComm method
.........................................................................................................................................
165
ResetTerm method
.........................................................................................................................................
165
Resize method (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
166
Save method
.........................................................................................................................................
166
SaveAs method
.........................................................................................................................................
166
ScrollHistory method
.........................................................................................................................................
166
Select method
.........................................................................................................................................
166
SetBlock method
.........................................................................................................................................
167
SetExtension method
.........................................................................................................................................
167
SetSelection method
.........................................................................................................................................
167
SetText method
.........................................................................................................................................
168
Show method (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
168
Terminate method (Session)
.........................................................................................................................................
168
UnloadImage method
.........................................................................................................................................
168
Upload method
.........................................................................................................................................
168
WaitFor method
.........................................................................................................................................
169
WriteText method
.........................................................................................................................................................
169
Session events
......................................................................................................................................... 169
DataReady event
......................................................................................................................................... 169
Extension event
..........................................................................................................................................................
169
The Sessions Collection
.........................................................................................................................................................
170
Sessions methods
Add method ......................................................................................................................................... 170
......................................................................................................................................... 170
AddClone method
Count method......................................................................................................................................... 170
..........................................................................................................................................................
170
The Settings
Object
.........................................................................................................................................................
173
Settings methods
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......................................................................................................................................... 173
Dialog method
......................................................................................................................................... 174
Initialize method
Load method ......................................................................................................................................... 174
.........................................................................................................................................
174
ReadProperties
method
.........................................................................................................................................
175
Save method (Settings)
.........................................................................................................................................
175
WriteProperties method
.........................................................................................................................................................
175
Settings properties
......................................................................................................................................... 175
Ansi8Bit property
.........................................................................................................................................
175
AnsiAppCursor
property
.........................................................................................................................................
176
AnsiAppKeypad property
.........................................................................................................................................
176
AnsiAutoprint property
.........................................................................................................................................
176
Answerback property
.........................................................................................................................................
176
AsciiDelay property
.........................................................................................................................................
176
AsciiEOL property
.........................................................................................................................................
177
AttributeMask property
.........................................................................................................................................
177
AutoAnswer property
.........................................................................................................................................
177
BackgroundPictureFile property
.........................................................................................................................................
177
BackgroundPictureMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
178
BackgroundTransparency property
.........................................................................................................................................
178
Baud property
.........................................................................................................................................
178
BkspSendsDel property
.........................................................................................................................................
179
BoldFont property
.........................................................................................................................................
179
BreakKeyAction property
.........................................................................................................................................
179
Changed property (Settings)
.........................................................................................................................................
179
CharacterMapping property
.........................................................................................................................................
180
Charset property
.........................................................................................................................................
180
ClientCertificateID property
.........................................................................................................................................
180
Colors() property
.........................................................................................................................................
181
ConnectTimeout property
.........................................................................................................................................
181
CopySelMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
181
CursorType property
.........................................................................................................................................
182
DataBits property
.........................................................................................................................................
182
DefaultCaptureDir property
.........................................................................................................................................
182
DefaultTextEncoding property
.........................................................................................................................................
182
DefaultXferDir property
.........................................................................................................................................
183
DefaultXferMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
183
DefaultXferOverwrite property
.........................................................................................................................................
183
Device property
.........................................................................................................................................
183
DeviceLicenseMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
184
DisableAppMode property
.........................................................................................................................................
184
Duplex property
.........................................................................................................................................
184
ExtCols, ExtRows properties
.........................................................................................................................................
184
FKeys() property (settings)
.........................................................................................................................................
185
FontName property
.........................................................................................................................................
185
FontSize property
.........................................................................................................................................
185
GmodeEnable property
.........................................................................................................................................
185
Handshake property
.........................................................................................................................................
186
HistoryRows property
.........................................................................................................................................
186
HostCertificateValidation property
.........................................................................................................................................
186
HostKeyFingerprint property
.........................................................................................................................................
186
HostKeyValidation property
.........................................................................................................................................
187
HostName property
.........................................................................................................................................
187
HostPort property
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HostTermType
property
.........................................................................................................................................
187
KeepaliveInterval property
.........................................................................................................................................
188
KermitCRC property
.........................................................................................................................................
188
KermitEOL property
.........................................................................................................................................
188
KermitErrRetry property
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KermitInitRetry property
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KermitQuote property
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KermitRept property
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KermitTimeout property
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LegibleFont property
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LockBaudRate property
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LockFKeys property
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MapUpperFKeys property
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MessageRows property
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MouseEnable property
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NoAutoWrap property
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NormCols, NormRows properties
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191
OverrideModemConfig property
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191
Pages property
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Palette() property
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Parity property
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PasteEOFChar property
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PasteEOFMode property
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PasteEOLChar property
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PasteEOLMode property
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193
Port property
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PrinterColorMode property
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194
PrinterFontBold property
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194
PrinterFontItalic property
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PrinterFontName property
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PrinterFontSize property
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PrinterOrientation property
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PrinterPaperSize property
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PrinterPaperSource property
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PrinterTimeout property
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PrintJobEject property
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PrintScreenBackground property
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PrintScreenEject property
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ProtectAttr property
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ScaleFont property
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ScreenPrintAdapterScript property
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198
ScreenPrinterName property
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ScreenPrintMode property
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ScreenPrintOrientation property
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ScreenPrintPaperSize property
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ScreenPrintPaperSource property
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ScrMode property
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199
ScrollMode property
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199
SlavePrintAdapterScript property
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SlavePrinterName property
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SlavePrintMode property
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Sound property
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SSHAuth property
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SSHCipher property
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SSHKey property
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SSHUseOnlyPreferredCipher
property
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SSHVersion property
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StopBits property
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Strip8th property
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TcpIdn property
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TcpNoDelay property
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203
TelnetBinary property
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TelnetBypass property
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203
TelnetKeepaliveIsNOP property
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TermType property
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XmodemTimeout property
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204
YmodemTimeout property
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204
ZmodemAuto property
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205
ZmodemTimeout property
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AccuTerm constants
4 Mouse
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Support

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Programming
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Programming
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Wyse Tables
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234
Wyse Operating
Mode Table
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Wyse Cursor
Address Table
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Wyse Attribute
Code Table
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Wyse Function
Key Table
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Wyse Key
Code Table
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Wyse Graphic
Character Table
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Wyse Programming
Notes
3 ADDS
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Programming
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Viewpoint ..........................................................................................................................................................
Tables
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Viewpoint
Cursor Address Table
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Viewpoint
Attribute Code Table
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Viewpoint
Function Key Table
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245
Viewpoint
Key Code Table
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Viewpoint
60 Graphic Character Table
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ADDS Programming
Notes
4 ANSI
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Programming
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ANSI Tables
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ANSI Attribute
Code Table
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ANSI Function
Key Table
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ANSI Extended
Key Table
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ANSI Key
Code Table
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ANSI Programming
Notes
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PC Console Programming
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PC Console..........................................................................................................................................................
Color Code Table
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Control Codes

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MultiValue
File Transfer

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Installing the
MultiValue Host Programs
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Alternative
Host Program Installation
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Updating the
MultiValue Host Programs
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285
Activating Other
Accounts to use the AccuTerm Host Programs
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286
Downloading
Documents to your PC
287
Uploading ..........................................................................................................................................................
Documents from your PC to the Host
288
FT Options..........................................................................................................................................................
and Settings
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Downloading
Data Files to your PC (export)
290
Uploading ..........................................................................................................................................................
Data Files from your PC to the Host (import)
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FTD Options
and Settings
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FTD File Types
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Transferring
Data Between MultiValue Hosts
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Direct Host-to-Host
file transfer
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Host-to-Host
file transfer
296
FTPICK.........................................................................................................................................................
Options and Settings
297
Integrating..........................................................................................................................................................
File Transfer Functions into Pick Applications
FTSEND......................................................................................................................................................... 297
FTRECV......................................................................................................................................................... 298
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FTEXPORT
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FTEXPORTDA
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FTIMPORT
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DOSSVC
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FTS
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Server
305
Configuring..........................................................................................................................................................
FTSERVER
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Using the MultiValue
Server
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Activating Other
Accounts to use the Host Programs
3 Object
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Bridge
308
Initializing ..........................................................................................................................................................
the Object Bridge Environment
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Resetting the
Object Bridge Environment
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Creating an..........................................................................................................................................................
Object
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Releasing an
Object
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Setting Object
Properties
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Getting Object
Properties
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Invoking Methods
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310
Enabling Event
Processing
310
Polling for ..........................................................................................................................................................
Events
311
Completing..........................................................................................................................................................
Event Processing

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Index

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Welcome to AccuTerm 7

1.1

Introduction

Welcome to AccuTerm 7!
We've worked hard to give you the fastest and most accurate terminal emulation package on the market.
We have also tried to make it easy to use. Our philosophy has been to add the features that will be
most useful without sacrificing ease of use, accuracy or performance.
Please refer to one of the following topics for detailed information about features, requirements,
installation and use of AccuTerm 7:
Usage Guidelines
Features of AccuTerm 7
Hardware and Software Requirements
Installing AccuTerm 7
Running AccuTerm
AccuTerm User Interface
AccuTerm Main Menu
Configuring AccuTerm
Auto Dialer
File Transfer
Data Capture
Customizing the Menu and Toolbar
Macros
Scripting
Mouse Support
Reference
AccuTerm Object Reference
AccuTerm Programming
Wyse Programming
ADDS Programming

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ANSI Programming
Pick PC Console Programming
ASCII Codes
Customizing the Installation Process

AccuTerm 7 includes many features designed specifically for the MultiValue user (Pick, D3, QM,
UniVerse, UniData, Reality, jBase, etc.) We hope you find these special features useful!
Import & Export MultiValue Data
MultiValue Server
Object Bridge
GUI Development Environment
wED Editor

Copyright & trademark notices

1.1.1

Usage Guidelines
Trial Version
When you first install AccuTerm on a new computer, it will run in "evaluation mode" for 30 days, or until
you enter an activation code to activate the software. During the trial period, the program is completely
functional. We encourage you to use the program in your own operating environment to determine if it
will meet your expectations, prior to purchase. When the trial period expires, the program will cease
running, except to allow the entry of an activation code. You are free to share your trial copy of
AccuTerm with others so that they may also evaluate the software.
Single User Version
By entering an activation code for a Single User License, you can activate your trial version at any time.
A Single User License allows you to install the program on one computer, or for use by one thin client
user in a server environment. All program features are enabled, and you can use the documented
interfaces to integrate AccuTerm into a custom solution. If you intend to distribute your custom solution,
the recipient must have a valid AccuTerm license.
Multi User Version

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By entering an activation code for a Multi User License, you can activate your trial version at any time.
You can also increase the number of licensed users, or convert a Single User License to Multi User
License by entering an appropriate activation code. A Multi User License allows you to install the
program on a limited number of computers, or for use by a limited number of thin client users in a server
environment. The total number of users (individual computers or thin client users) must not exceed the
license count specified on your invoice or product media. You can use the program's About Box to view
the number of users you are allowed to install. Under the Multi User License, users refers to installed
users, not concurrent users. All program features are enabled, and you can use the documented
interfaces to integrate AccuTerm into a custom solution. If you intend to distribute your custom solution,
the recipient must have a valid AccuTerm license for the appropriate number of users.
Bundled Version
Certain database vendors have a bundling agreement with Zumasys to include AccuTerm with their
database license. When you enter an activation code for a Bundled License, you can use AccuTerm on
any computers (or thin clients), as long as you use it to connect to the database it is bundled with.
AccuTerm will "nag" you if it is unable to identify the database you connect to as one that matches the
bundled activation code.
Personal Version
The Personal version of AccuTerm is intended for educational use. It is similar to the Trial version,
except that it does not expire after 30 days. The Personal version is designed to be used with personal
databases. Both the database program and AccuTerm must be installed on the same computer. The
Personal version is only able to make connections to 'localhost' using telnet.

1.1.2

Features of AccuTerm 7
Multiple sessions using MDI (Multiple Document Interface). This means that you can run two or more
terminal sessions at the same time without running two copies of AccuTerm. It works the same as other
programs that allow you to work with more than one document at a time like word processors,
spreadsheets, etc. so it's easy to work with. You don't have to learn a new way of working. Also, by
using MDI instead of running multiple copies of AccuTerm, you use less system resources and memory.
You can still run multiple copies if you choose, we just think MDI works better.
User interface has modernized interface, including context menus accessed by clicking with the right
mouse button. The new toolbar can be hidden completely and also features balloon help that shows you
what the buttons mean. Toolbar, menu, session tabs and status bar can be customized by the user.
Full OLE Automation / ActiveX support allows integration with other Windows applications. AccuTerm
7 acts as both automation client and automation server. AccuTerm exposes its application and session
objects, which allows other applications complete control of AccuTerm.
ActiveX component (OCX) terminal emulation & communications engine may be used in custom
applications where accurate terminal emulation is required.
Secure Shell connections ensure privacy using public key encryption technology. SSH1 and SSH2
protocols are supported, and several ciphers are available.
SSL/Telnet connections ensure privacy using industry-standard SSL encryption for hosts that do not
support Secure Shell.
FIPS-140 mode uses only FIPS compatible encryption algorithms in conjunction with FIPS certified

Microsoft Crypto API DLLs.

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Accurate emulations. When you use AccuTerm everything will work just like the terminal being
emulated. No strange problems with word processors or spreadsheets. No messed up screens. No
hassles.
Modem connections use Windows built-in dialer, and unlimited phone directory entries.
Fast file transfer capabilities using industry standard protocols like Xmodem, Ymodem, Zmodem, and
Kermit. MultiValue File Transfer Wizard and utilities import and export MultiValue data in a variety of
formats. And direct Host-to-Host file transfer, too!
Scripting language and macro recorder allows users to record macros or write scripts using Visual
Basic for Applications (VBA).
Enhanced scroll back window saves up to 10,000 lines for instant recall.
Extended screen support of up to 240 columns by 240 rows.
Automatic font scaling so that you can always see the full screen. This is a great feature that once
you get used to it, you'll never want to go without.
Enhanced network support for Telnet and Secure Shell (SSH1 & SSH2) over TCP/IP. Supports IPV6
and Internationalized Domain Names.
GUI Development Environment helps you build user-friendly GUI front-ends for your MultiValue
applications.
Image and sound support lets you to display images anywhere on the terminal screen. You can also
play Wave, MP3 and MIDI sound files.
wED Windows based program / data editor includes BASIC syntax highlighting in an MDI environment.
Includes host file & item browser with an Explorer-like interface.
Tektronix graphics terminal emulation in both color and monochrome.
Visual Styles and full color mapping lets you choose any foreground and background color
combination for any terminal visual attribute, and attach a border effect to the attribute. Application of
Visual Styles can give character-based applications an instant face-lift.
Unicode / UTF-8 supported in all emulations, the GUI Development Environment, the wED Editor and
Kermit and Zmodem file transfers.
Easy to use. We've followed the Windows Interface Application Design Guide more closely than many
other terminal emulation programs. This makes AccuTerm easier to learn and use.

1.1.3

Hardware and Software Requirements
Memory:

512MB

Processor:

Pentium 4 or better

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Windows:

XP SP2, Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Server 2003, Server
2008, Server 2012

Communications
interface:

Any serial port, modem or network adaptor supported by Windows

Mouse:

Any mouse supported by Windows

Installing AccuTerm 7
AccuTerm 7 is available as either a downloadable install file or on CD. To install AccuTerm 7 from a CD,
insert the CD and select "Install AccuTerm 7" from the auto-run menu. If there is no auto-run menu, you
can install AccuTerm by browsing the CD with Windows Explorer and double-clicking the installation file
in the 'atwin71' folder.
To install from a downloaded install file, either choose "Run" from the "Download Complete" box, or use
Windows Explorer to browse to folder where the install file was downloaded and double-click to start the
installer. The installer will then guide you through the installation process, as outlined below in the
following step-by-step instructions.
1.

The Welcome screen is displayed. Click Next to begin the installation.

2.

The Installation Type screen is displayed. Select the type of installation that you want then
click the Next button.
Normal: installs AccuTerm 7 for all users of the computer. Program files are installed in
the C:\Program Files\Atwin71 folder, and the registry is updated to establish file
associations as well as component file registration. Administrator privileges are required
for this type of installation. Note: when installing on a server running Terminal Services
or Citrix, you must use Control Panel "Install Application on Terminal Server" to install
AccuTerm 7.
Personal: installs AccuTerm 7 for the current user only. Program files are installed in
the Atwin71 program folder and the current user's registry is updated to establish file
associations as well as component file registration. If the Atwin71 folder is not in a
protected directory (such as Program Files), Administrator privileges are not required for
a personal installation.
Portable: installs AccuTerm 7 on a portable device such as a USB flash drive or
removable hard drive. No file associations or component registrations are stored in the
registry. The Portable installation allows you to take a copy of AccuTerm with you when
you work on multiple machines and run it without further installation on any XP-SP2 or
later version of Windows. Some of the Setup Wizard screens described below are not
used for Portable installs.

3.

The Setup Wizard screen is displayed. Click the Next button to continue.

4.

The Software License screen is displayed. Review the license agreement, and if you agree
to the terms, click the accept check box and click the Next button.

5.

The Destination Folder screen is displayed. Choose the directory where you want to

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install AccuTerm 7. The default destination is "C:\Program Files\Atwin71".
Two optional items can also be selected on this screen: if you would like to create a
desktop shortcut for AccuTerm 7, click the Create shortcut check box. If you need to enter
a custom feature code, click the Enable custom features check box (most users do not
require this). Click the Next button to continue.
6.

If you selected the Enable custom features check box on the previous screen, the
Custom Code screen is displayed. Enter any custom feature codes in the box on this
screen, then click the Next button.

7.

The Ready to Install screen is displayed. Click the Install button to proceed with the
installation. You may need to provide Administrator credentials after clicking the Install
button (Normal install).

8.

The installation progress will be displayed during the install process. When the program has
been installed click the Finish button to complete the installation.

After installing AccuTerm 7, you can launch it from the Start Menu or desktop icon. Use the
Connection Wizard to create a new session and log in to your host system! If you selected a portable
installation and opted to create a launcher, you can launch AccuTerm by double-clicking the "Start
AccuTerm 7" batch file in the root of the portable drive.
If you are using a MultiValue host and you would like to take advantage of the special MultiValue
features built into AccuTerm 7, you should install the AccuTerm MultiValue Host Programs. If you are
unsure about installing the host programs, check with your system administrator.

See also:
Customizing the installation process

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Running AccuTerm
AccuTerm 7 uses the Windows MDI (Multiple Document Interface) standard for handling more than one
session. It works the same as other popular Windows applications like Microsoft Excel and Microsoft
Access, except that instead of opening workbooks or tables, you open terminal session files. Normally,
terminal session files are saved with the .atcf extension.
To run AccuTerm 7, simply select AccuTerm 7 from the Start menu, or click the AccuTerm icon on the
desktop. AccuTerm’s main window will be displayed.

AccuTerm 7
If you have a prior version of AccuTerm installed and this is the first time you have run AccuTerm 7, you
will be given the opportunity to import all of your settings and preferences from the prior version into
AccuTerm 7. This is a one-time offer.
Upon startup, AccuTerm 7 displays a Welcome screen:

From this screen you can create a new session, open an existing session or open a recently used
session. You can also opt-out of showing the Welcome screen in the future. Note: if you start AccuTerm
by double-click ing a session file or a shortcut to a session file, the Welcome screen is not displayed
and the session file is opened automatically.

Creating a New Session
Create a new session by selecting the Create new session option from the Welcome screen, or by
using File
New from the main menu or by clicking the
button on the toolbar. The Connection
Wizard will open to guide you through the session creation process.

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Shortcuts
After saving a session file (.atcf) or layout file (.atly) you can create a shortcut to the file so that
AccuTerm automatically opens that session or layout. To create a shortcut, use Windows Explorer to
find the session or layout file (usually in the My Documents folder). Right-click on the desired file.
Select Copy from the popup menu. Position the mouse where you want to create the shortcut (desktop,
Start menu, etc.) Right-click and select Paste Shortcut from the popup menu. If you created the
shortcut on the desktop, double-clicking the new shortcut icon will start AccuTerm and open the desired
session or layout. If you created the shortcut in the Start menu, selecting the new menu item in the
Start menu will do the same.

1.2.1

Connection Wizard
The Connection Wizard helps you configure a new session by letting you choose the most common
settings using a wizard-style dialog. If you do not want to use the Connection Wizard, a check-box is
provided to bypass the wizard in the future.
At any time you can skip the rest of the wizard and open the Settings dialog by clicking the Session
settings button.
Connection Options
Choose the connection type for your new session from the Connection Options page. Choices are
Telnet, Secure Shell, SSL/Telnet, Serial Port or Modem. After selecting the connection type, click the
Next> button.

1.2.1.1

Telnet Connection
After selecting Telnet as the connection type, enter the host name or IP address that you would like to
connect to. Click the drop-down arrow to display a list of recently used hosts.
If you know the type of the host system, select it from the drop-down list. If you do not know the type,
leave it set to "default".
If you know that your host's telnet server is using a non-standard TCP port number, enter the port
number. The default port number for Telnet is 23. Note: some host types use a non-standard telnet port.
Choosing the correct host type is important for these hosts.
After entering the host details, click the Next> button to choose the terminal type.

1.2.1.2

Secure Shell Connection
After selecting Secure Shell as the connection type, enter the host name or IP address that you would
like to connect to. Click the drop-down arrow to display a list of recently used hosts.
If you know the type of the host system, select it from the drop-down list. If you do not know the type,
leave it set to "default".
If you know that your host's SSH server is using a non-standard TCP port number, enter the port
number. The default port number for SSH is 22. Note: some host types use a non-standard SSH port.
Choosing the correct host type is important for these hosts.
After entering the host details, click the Next> button to choose the terminal type.

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Serial Port Connection
After selecting Serial Port as the connection type, select the port number you are using to connect to
the host computer from the drop-down list. Note: the port number in this screen is the serial, or COM
port, that is built into your PC, not the port number on the host computer.
Some computers do not have built-in serial ports. If this is the case, and you need to use a serial port to
connect to your host, you may be able to use a USB Serial Port adapter. This is a cable with a USB
connector on one end and a 9-pin serial connector on the other.
After selecting the serial port, click the Next> button to choose the port settings.

1.2.1.3.1 Serial Port Settings
After selecting the serial port number, select the port settings that match the serial port on the host
computer you are connecting to. Generally these settings must be that same on both serial ports (the
one on your PC and the one on the host computer).
Baud rate
Baud rate is the speed that the serial port communicates with the host computer. AccuTerm supports
baud rates from 300 to 115,000 baud. If your PC is connected directly to the host machine, you will
most likely use 9600 or 19200 baud. The speed that you use depends on the host computer. If you
select the wrong baud rate, you screen may appear garbled or you may get no response from the host
when you type on the keyboard.
Data bits
This refers to the number of bits the serial port sends to represent the actual character. The options are
7 or 8 bits (the default is 8 bits). This setting must match your host system.
Stop bits
This is the number of bits that the serial port uses to separate each character sent. The options are 1 or
2 stop bits (default is 1). This setting must match your host system.
Parity
Parity is an error checking mechanism performed by the serial port. The options are: None, Odd, Even,
Mark and Space. The most common is None (this is the default). This setting must match your host
system.

Handshake
AccuTerm supports three methods of handshaking. The first and most common is. Xon/Xoff (or software
handshak e). With this method, AccuTerm sends a special Xoff character (DC3) to the host system when
it wants the host to stop sending characters. When the AccuTerm has caught up, it sends the Xon
character (DC1).
The second handshake method supported by AccuTerm is DTR/DSR. This method is referred to as
hardware handshake because it physically changes the voltages on the serial port to indicate whether
the receiving computer is ready.
The third method, RTS/CTS, protocol works the same as DTR/DSR except it uses a different pair of
signals (pins) on the serial port.
For DTR/DSR or RTS/CTS handshake to work, the cable which connects the PC and the host computer
must connect the appropriate handshake signals at both ends. Physical cable wiring is beyond the
scope of this reference.

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After selecting the serial port settings, click the Next> button to choose the terminal type.
1.2.1.4

Modem (dialup) Connection
After selecting Modem as the connection type, select the modem you would like to use from the dropdown list. All modems that are installed in your computer should be displayed in the list. Note: if the
modem you are look ing for is not in the list, then AccuTerm was unable to identify that modem.
Sometimes updating the modem driver will correct this.
After selecting the modem, click the Next> button to choose the terminal type.

1.2.1.5

Terminal Type
In order for AccuTerm to work properly with terminal-based applications, the terminal type that AccuTerm
is emulating must match the terminal type the host application is configured or designed to use. Select
the terminal type (emulation or personality) from the drop-down list. If you select the wrong type, your
screen will probably be scrambled, and you should try a different type.
After selecting the modem, click the Finish button to close the wizard.

See also:
Terminal types supported by AccuTerm 7

1.2.2

Reconnect
When you are connected to a host using Telnet or SSH, and the connection is terminated by the host
(for example logging out of a Unix host will terminate the connection), a disconnect notice is displayed
on the terminal screen. The disconnect notice has three options: Reconnect, Close and Cancel. If you
click the Reconnect button, AccuTerm will attempt to reconnect to the host. If you click Close,
AccuTerm will close the session. If you click Cancel, the reconnect notice is cleared (you can
reconnect later by choosing Tools
Reset
Connection from the main menu or by clicking the
button on the toolbar.)

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Product Activation
You can activate AccuTerm 7 immediately after installation by clicking the Enter Activation Code
button on the final screen of the installer. You can also enter your activation code at any time by
selecting Enter Activation Code from the Help menu.
To complete the product activation process you will need to enter some information about yourself or the
company you work for. Most fields are optional, however you must enter either a user name or company
name (Small Business and Enterprise licenses require company name and location).
As part of the activation process, the registration information on the Activation screen can automatically
be sent to Zumasys securely over the Internet. Check the Send registration details... check box to
enable this feature; un-check to disable. Although registering your product with Zumasys is optional, we
highly recommend doing so because it enables us to provide superior support if you should contact us
about lost activation codes, upgrades or software problems.
If you are a local administrator for your computer, you can check the Activate all users... check box.
You may be prompted to enter your administrator password or respond affirmatively to the User Account
Control dialog.

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AccuTerm User Interface
AccuTerm 7 uses the Windows MDI (Multiple Document Interface) standard for its user interface. It
works the same as other popular Windows applications like Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access,
except that instead of opening workbooks or tables, you open terminal session files.
Title Bar
The title bar is a standard Windows element that contains the title of the application: AccuTerm 7. There
is an application icon
at the left side of the title bar, and standard Windows icons for minimize,
maximize, restore and close at the right side.
Main Menu
The main menu is displayed immediately below the main window title bar. It is used to control the
AccuTerm application. The main menu contains top-level menu items for File, Edit, View, Tools,
MultiValue, Window and Help. Clicking one of the main menu items displays a sub-menu with items
relating to the top-level item.
Toolbar
The Toolbar is shown below the main menu. The Toolbar contains buttons that duplicate some of the
menu items, a kind of shortcut for the menu item. If you let the mouse hover over a toolbar button, a
small description of the button's action will be displayed. You can hide or show the Toolbar from the
View menu.
Session Tabs
Session tabs are displayed above the workspace window, with a tab corresponding to each open
session. Click on a session's tab to activate it. The session icon is displayed at the left side of the
session's tab. When the mouse is over a tab, the tab shows a small close (X) button which can be used
to close the session.
Each session tab provides a context menu (right-click menu) which can be used to activate the session,
maximize (or un-maximize) the session window, clone the session or close the session.
At the right edge of the tab bar, there is a drop-down arrow which will display a list of open sessions.
Click a session in the drop-down list to activate it.
You can hide or show the Session Tabs from the View menu.
Workspace
The workspace is the area within the main window where you open terminal session windows. Multiple
session windows can be displayed in the workspace. A session window may occupy the entire
workspace area if it is maximized. Session windows can also be tiled or cascaded within the
workspace. When no sessions are open, the workspace background color is shown in this window
(normally the background is dark gray).
Session Window
All session windows reside within the workspace window. If a session window is maximized, it occupies
the entire workspace. The session title is appended to the main window title and shown in the main
window title bar. If a session window is not maximized, it has its own title bar showing the session title
(the session file name is used as the title unless you specify a different title in Window Settings.)
Status Bar
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various status information about the current (active) session, such as the keyboard state (locked or
unlocked), the cursor position, screen size, terminal type, printer status, file capture status and
connection status. You can hide or show the Status Bar from the View menu.

1.4.1

Keyboard Commands
Next Session - CTRL+TAB
If you have multiple session windows open, press CTRL+TAB to activate the next session. The sessions
are sequenced in the order they were last active. You can press TAB multiple times while continuing to
hold the CTRL key to scan the session windows until you find the one you want to activate.
Print Screen - ALT+G
Prints the terminal screen on the currently selected printer.
Data Capture - ALT+C
This is a shortcut to open up the Capture dialog box.
Toggle Slave Printer Mode - ALT+P
Toggle slave printer mode on and off.
Previous Page - CTRL+PGUP
Displays the previous terminal page. To use this command, the session must be setup with more than
one video page. Note: this command changes pages in the terminal page memory, not the history
(scrollback ) buffer.
Next Page - CTRL+PGDN
Displays the next terminal page. Note: this command changes pages in the terminal page memory, not
the history (scrollback ) buffer.
Pause / Resume - SCROLL LOCK
This command pauses or resumes the processing of received data by the terminal. The keyboard
"Scroll Lock" LED indicates the current status.
Scanning the History Buffer (Scrollback)
Use CTRL+SHIFT+PGUP, CTRL+SHIFT+PGDN , CTRL+SHIFT+UP, CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN , CTRL+SHIFT+HOME, and
CTRL+SHIFT+END to navigate the history (scrollback) buffer.
Besides using the keyboard to navigate the history buffer, you can also use the mouse wheel. Just scroll
the mouse wheel up or down to scroll the history.
Note: in order to scan the history buffer, you must specify the number of history rows to remember in
Screen Settings.

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AccuTerm Main Menu
As is common in most Windows applications, AccuTerm provides a menu and toolbar to control the
program. The menu provides complete control, and the toolbar provides quick access to the most
common functions. The menu functions are described in this topic, as well as the toolbar buttons.
File Menu
The AccuTerm File menu contains options for creating, opening, closing and saving sessions, and
printer setup and control. Common menu options may also be performed by clicking a button on the
toolbar.
File

New
To create a new terminal session, select the New option or click the
button on the
toolbar. Normally, the Connection Wizard is shown to help you create and configure the new
session (there is a checkbox on the wizard startup page to disable this feature).

File

Open...
To open an existing session configuration file, select the Open option or click the
button
on the toolbar. This creates a new session with the settings that were saved in the selected
configuration file.

File

Close
To close the active session, select the Close option. If you have made any changes to the
session settings, you will have the opportunity to save them in a session configuration file before
closing the session.

File

Save and File
Save As...
After adjusting session settings, save the new settings in a configuration file by selecting the S
ave or Save As option, or by clicking the

button.

File

Save Layout and File
Save Layout As
If you have several sessions open, you can save them as a group, or layout, by selecting the
Save Layout or Save Layout As options.

File

Printer On
Selecting this option toggles the slave printer on and off. When the slave printer is on, received
data is printed on the selected printer and displayed on the terminal screen. You can also
press ALT + P to toggle the slave printer state.

File

Print Screen
Selecting this menu option or clicking the
button option causes the current terminal
screen to be printed on the selected printer. You can also press ALT + G to print the terminal
screen.

File

Print Setup...
Select this option to set up printer information. See Printer Settings for details.

Recent Files
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Opens one of the most recently opened terminal session configuration or layout files. Note: you
can configure the number of items to show in the recent file list in the General Settings.
File

Exit
Select this option to terminate AccuTerm.

Edit Menu
The AccuTerm Edit menu contains commands to copy and paste from the Windows clipboard and
select the screen.
Edit
Copy
This command will copy a selected block of text from the terminal screen to the Windows
clipboard. If there is no selection, the entire screen is copied. To select a block on the screen,
position the mouse on the upper left corner of the desired block. Press and hold the left mouse
button for about one-half second, then drag the mouse to the lower right corner, and release the
button. The selected area will be enclosed by a dotted rectangle. To remove the selection,
click the left mouse button anywhere on the screen. If the screen needs to be scrolled to select
the desired data, move the mouse to the edge of the window (while holding the left button) and
the window will automatically scroll in that direction.
You can also click the

button to perform this function.

An option is provided to remove the selection rectangle after a Copy operation - see Clipboard
Settings for details.
Edit
Paste
This command will send the clipboard contents to the host computer. See Clipboard Settings
for line-end and paste-end options. Clicking the
function.

button on the toolbar will also perform this

Edit
Paste From...
This command will send the contents of a text file to the host computer. A file selection dialog
box will be opened when you select this command.
Edit
Select
Screen
This command will select the entire screen. You will see a dotted rectangle around the
selection.
Edit
Select
All
This command will select the entire screen and all history. You will see a dotted rectangle
around the selection.
Edit
Select
None
This command will remove the selection rectangle from the screen.
View Menu
The AccuTerm View menu contains options to select screen size, display or hide the toolbar and status
bar and session bar.
View
Extended Screen Size
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See Screen Settings for information on setting the number of columns and rows. The screen
size may also be changed by clicking the

button.

View
Toolbar
Check this option if you want the toolbar displayed in AccuTerm’s main window. Un-check this
option if you want to remove the toolbar.
View
Status Bar
The status bar displays information about the current session: keyboard state, cursor position,
screen size, terminal type, printer status, capture status, connection type and connection
status. Check this option to display the status bar at the bottom of AccuTerm’s main window.
Un-check this option if you do not want the status bar displayed.
View
Session Tabs
Session Tabs are used to quickly activate a desired session when multiple sessions are open.
Every session has a corresponding tab and clicking on the tab activates that session. Check
this option if you want session tabs displayed at the top of AccuTerm’s main window. Un-check
this option if you do not want session tabs displayed.
View
Function Bar
The Function Bar is used to display a row of function key buttons at the bottom of the session
window. These buttons perform the same action as the twelve function keys on the keyboard.
Un-check this option if you do not want the Function Bar displayed.
The first button in the Function Bar indicates the shift state of the buttons (Normal, Shift, Ctrl,
Shift+Ctrl). When this button is clicked a small popup menu is displayed which will allow you to
lock the shift state for the buttons in the Function Bar. Normally, the Function Bar buttons track
the actual state of the SHIFT and CTRL keys.
The default function key button captions are simply F1 ... F12, however, the captions may be
customized in Keyboard Programming. Options to select the bar position (top or bottom) and
display the key number in the corner of each button are available in General Settings.
Tools Menu
The Tools menu contains options for modifying AccuTerm’s settings, dialing a number, initiating file
transfers and data capture, recording a macro and opening the script window. Each of these options
opens a dialog box where the desired function is performed. See the appropriate topic for details on each
function.
Tools
Dialer...
Select the Dialer option to enter or choose a phone number to dial when using a dial-up modem
connection. Also choose this option to disconnect a dial-up modem connection. Note: this
option will be disabled unless the connection type is "Modem". You can quickly call up the
Dialer dialog by clicking the

button on the toolbar.

Tools
Reset
Terminal
Resets the terminal (clears screen, restores default character set and emulation, etc.) You can
quickly reset the terminal by clicking the

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Reset
Connection
Resets the connection. If the session has been disconnected, this command will attempt to
reconnect. You can quickly reset the connection by clicking the
Tools

button on the toolbar.

Settings...

Select this option or click the
button to open the Settings dialog box. This dialog is used
to modify all of AccuTerm’s settings and preferences, such as communications device, terminal
type, screen colors, etc.
Tools
Customize Menu...
Select this option to open the AccuTerm Menu Designer, which is used to customize the menu,
toolbar and status bar.
Tools
Upload...
Selecting this option displays the File Upload dialog. The File Upload dialog is used to initiate a
manual file upload and allows you to select files to upload as well the protocol to use and other
options. Note: to upload data to a MultiValue host which has the AccuTerm MultiValue host
programs installed, select Import Data from the MultiValue menu instead.
Tools
Download...
Selecting this option displays the File Download dialog. The File Download dialog is used to
initiate a manual file download and allows you to select the target directory as well as the
protocol to use and other options. Note: to download data from a MultiValue host which has the
AccuTerm MultiValue host programs installed, select Export Data from the MultiValue menu
instead.
Tools
Capture...
Selecting this option displays the Begin Capture or End Capture dialog box. Use the Begin
Capture dialog to select the destination file and specify other options. Use the End Capture
dialog to terminate the capture operation. You can quickly call up the Capture dialog by clicking
the

button on the toolbar.

Tools
Macro
Record New Macro
Select this menu item to begin recording a new macro. All menu and toolbar actions, including
changing settings and preferences, are recorded in the macro. Also, keystrokes sent to the host
and responses from the host are recorded in the macro. When a macro is being recorded, a
small control window is shown in the lower-right corner of the screen. Use the control window to
end, pause or resume macro recording.
Tools
Macro
Run Macro
This menu item opens a sub-menu which contains a list of recorded macros. Select the macro
you want to run from this sub-menu. Note: a shortcut k ey can be assigned to a recorded macro
to simplify running the macro.
Tools
Macro
Edit Macros...
This option opens the AccuTerm Script window with the Macro tab selected. Use this window
to examine or modify the VBA code for your recorded macros.
Tools

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This option opens the AccuTerm Script window with the Main script tab selected. Use this
window to create, modify, run and debug VBA scripts.
MultiValue Menu
This menu contains all of the functions which are specifically designed for users of MultiValue host
systems.
MultiValue

Export Data...

Select this option or click the
button on the toolbar to launch the AccuTerm File Transfer
Wizard to guide you through the process of exporting data from your MultiValue database. This
option requires the AccuTerm MultiValue Host Programs be installed on your MultiValue host.
MultiValue

Import Data...

Select this option or click the
button on the toolbar to launch the AccuTerm File Transfer
Wizard to guide you through the process of importing data to your MultiValue database. This
option requires the AccuTerm MultiValue host programs be installed on your MultiValue host.
Tools
wED Editor...
AccuTerm 7 includes a Windows based text and program editor designed specifically for
MultiValue users. If you are connected to a MultiValue host, you can access the wED editor by
selecting this menu option or clicking the
button on the toolbar. Note: the wED editor is
also invok ed by using the WED command from TCL.
Tools
GUI Designer...
AccuTerm 7 includes a development tool to help programmers create GUI Applications for
MultiValue systems. If you are connected to a MultiValue host, you can access the GUI
Designer by selecting this menu option or clicking the

button on the toolbar.

Tools
Host Programs
Install
Select this option to start the MultiValue Host Program Installer. The installer simplifies the
installation of the AccuTerm host programs by determining the MultiValue platform and
uploading the correct installation files to the host.
Tools
Host Programs
Update
Select this option to update the MultiValue Host Programs to the version supplied with your
AccuTerm installation and to install optional libraries, samples and demo programs.
Tools
Host Programs
Account Setup
Select this option to enable accounts on the MultiValue host to use the AccuTerm Host
Programs. This is required if you would like to access the file transfer functions, the wED Editor,
GUI Designer or GUI runtime library from accounts other than the ACCUTERM account.
Tools
Host Programs
Configuration
Select this option to adjust MultiValue Host Program options.
Tools MultiValue Options...
Select this menu item to display the AccuTerm MultiValue TCL Rules dialog box. Several of
AccuTerm's MultiValue tools (File Transfer Wizard, wED Editor and GUI Designer) require a
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special MultiValue server utility to function. The server utility is typically initiated from "TCL", and
settings in this dialog define how AccuTerm gains access to TCL and starts the server program.

Window Menu
The Window menu contains options for re-arranging the open sessions within the main window, and for
switching from one session to another.
Window
Cascade
This option arranges all open session windows so that they overlap. The session title of all
sessions remains visible.
Window
Tile Horizontally and Window
Tile Vertically
These options arrange all open session windows so that no windows overlap.
Window
Maximize
This option toggles the Maximized state of the active session window.
Windows
The open sessions are shown at the end of the Window menu. You can switch to any session
by clicking on its entry in this menu.

Help Menu
The Help menu contains functions to display online help, documentation and program information. It also
provides a function to enter your product activation code. You can get context-sensitive help at any time
by clicking the

button.

Help
Contents
This menu item will open the online help to the Contents tab, where you can browse the topics
to locate the information you need.
Help
Index
This menu item will open the online help to the Index tab, where you can search help topics by
keyword to locate the information you need.
Help
Enter Activation Code
Select this menu item to open the Product Activation dialog to enter your activation code.
Help
Documentation
This menu item will open the User Manual, GUI Manual, Scripting Language Reference (VBA)
Manual, Release Notes, or the Software License Agreement.
Help
About AccuTerm
This menu item will open the About AccuTerm dialog which displays the product copyright
notice, serial number, release, license summary, and registration information. A link is provided
to check for product updates.

See also:
Keyboard Commands
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Configuring AccuTerm
To modify AccuTerm’s settings, use Tools
on the toolbar.

Settings... from the main menu or click the

button

AccuTerm's settings are organized into categories which are shown in a nested tree structure, with
similar categories as branches from a common parent category. The tree is displayed on the left pane of
the Settings window. When you select a category from the tree by clicking on it, the settings for that
category are displayed in the right pane.
When you have completed your changes, simply press ENTER (or click the OK or Apply button) to save
changes, or press ESC (or click the Cancel button) to discard changes and close the Settings dialog
box.
Category:
General Options
Files & Folders
Connection
Telnet
Secure Shell
Private Key
SSL/Telnet
Serial Port
Modem
Terminal
Screen
Colors
Attribute Colors
Palette
Background
Keyboard
Font & Character Set
Sounds
Printer
Screen Print
Slave Printer
Clipboard
Mouse
File Transfer
MultiValue Rules
Windows

1.6.1

General Settings
The General Options are applicable to the overall operation of AccuTerm and are not associated with
any particular session. Some of these settings allow you to re-activate features that have been
previously disabled, like showing the Welcome screen.
Single instance of AccuTerm
If this option is checked, only one instance of the AccuTerm program is allowed to be running. If you try
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activated. When this option is not checked, a new instance of the AccuTerm program will be started.
Show welcome page at startup
Check this option to show the Welcome screen when AccuTerm first starts up.
Show large buttons in toolbar
Check this option to use large buttons in the toolbar. If the option is not checked, small buttons are
used.
Function key bar: at top of screen
Check this option to show the function key bar at the top of the session window. If this option is not
checked, the bar will be displayed at the bottom of the window. Note: you must check the Function
Bar item in the View menu to show the function k ey bar.
Function key bar: show key numbers
Check this option to show tiny key numbers in the corner of each button in the function key bar.
Use connection wizard when creating new sessions
Check this option to open the Connection Wizard when you create a new session. If this option is unchecked, use the Settings dialog to configure the new session.
Warn before disconnecting
If this option is checked, then when you attempt to close a session which is currently connected to the
host (Dial-up, Telnet and Secure Shell connections), you will receive a warning that the session is still
connected. You can then choose to cancel, leaving the session open, or continue closing the session.
When this option is not checked you will not receive this warning.
Close AccuTerm when all sessions closed
If this option is checked, when the last session is closed, the AccuTerm program will automatically
close.
Remember Caps Lock and Scroll Lock state when activating
When this option is checked, AccuTerm remembers and restores the state of the CAPS LOCK and SCROLL
LOCK keys when the program is activated. Each session maintains its own independent state for these
keys. Note: this option is often unreliable - we are investigating a resolution for this.
Reset menu & toolbar to factory settings
This function applies to either the user's personal custom menu or the AccuTerm master menu.
Resetting the master menu required administrator privileges and you will need to start AccuTerm using
"run as administrator". You might need to reset the menu if your custom menu file becomes corrupted or
is in a non-functional state.

1.6.2

File & Folder Settings
Default folder for session files
This field specifies which folder to start in when opening or saving a session file. Once you have opened
or saved a session file, open or save will start with the last folder used. The default folder for session
files is the current user's My Documents folder.
Phone book for dialup connections
This field contains the file name containing the auto-dialer phone book. The phone book file is a tab
delimited ASCII file, with one line per entry. Each entry contains two fields: name and phone number.
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The default phone book file is "Phone.dat" and is stored in the user's profile under the AppData folder.
You can click the Browse... button to browse for this file.
Default upload/download folder
This field contains the default folder for uploading and downloading files. You can click the Browse...
button to browse for a folder.
Default capture folder
This field contains the default folder for storing captured data files. You can click the Browse... button to
browse for a folder.
Recent file list size
Select the number of recent files displayed in the File menu. The default is 4 files.
Single instance of AccuTerm
If this option is checked, only one instance of the AccuTerm program is allowed to be running. If you try
to start AccuTerm from the Start menu when AccuTerm is already running, the running program will be
activated. When this option is not checked, a new instance of the AccuTerm program will be started;
that is you will have two or more AccuTerm tasks active.
Explore application data folder
Click this button to open a Windows Explorer window at the top of the AccuTerm application data folder.
This folder is the user's profile under the AppData folder. This is the folder where the phone book file,
Secure Shell keys and personal custom menus are stored.

1.6.3

Connection Settings
Connection Method
The Connection Method group of option buttons is used to select a connection type. Once a
connection type has been selected, other configuration options will become available. For example, if
Serial Port is chosen, various options for a serial port, such as port number, baud rate, etc. will be
displayed. The specific settings for each connection type will be described later in related topics.
Echo (duplex)
There are three echo options: remote echo (full duplex), local echo (half duplex) and loopback (local
mode). Typical terminal sessions operate in full duplex. In this mode, all characters typed on the
keyboard are sent to the host computer. They are not printed on the screen. The host echoes the
character back to the terminal where it is displayed on the screen. Usually, when control characters (
ENTER , BACKSPACE, DELETE, etc.) or function keys are sent to the host, the echo is suppressed and the
application responds in an appropriate manner. In half duplex mode, characters typed on the keyboard
are simultaneously sent to the host computer and displayed on the screen. In loopback mode,
characters are displayed directly on the screen and are not sent to the host computer. This mode is
usually used only for testing keyboard or display functions.
Clear high bit of received data
Most communications devices use eight bits to represent each character. When using eight bits, the
computer can send up to 256 different character codes. Some terminal types have no way of handling
characters above 127 (hex 7F). In this case, you can check this box and the high bit of each byte will be
automatically stripped from all received characters. If you need to use any international characters or
special symbols from the PC character set, you should not use this option (the Wyse 60 and VT
emulations have commands to access these characters when using only 7 bits).

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Enable device licensing (U2 / QM / D3)
If this option is set, multiple connections (sessions) to compatible versions of UniData, UniVerse, QM
and D3 consume only a single user license. When the Append LF option is checked, the response
sent to the host by AccuTerm is terminated by a line-feed character. Contact your U2, QM or D3
dealer for more information regarding device licensing. Note: Windows versions of U2 implement
device licensing using a proprietary Telnet server. This precludes using SSH with device licensing on
these platforms.
Display connection warnings
Check this option to display non-fatal connection errors, such as UART overrun errors when using a
serial port connection.
Close session on disconnect
When this option is checked, if a connection is closed by the host computer the AccuTerm session will
automatically close. This option may be used in conjunction with the Close AccuTerm after last
session is closed option (General Options).

See also:
Telnet Settings
Secure Shell Settings
Serial Port Settings
Modem Settings
1.6.3.1

Device Settings:Telnet
AccuTerm supports Telnet connections to host machines over a TCP/IP network. Any Telnet server
(host) on the network, including hosts on the Internet, can be accessed.
Host name or IP address
Enter the host name or IP address in this field. If the desired host name has been used previously when
configuring a Telnet session, you may select it from the drop-down list by clicking the drop-down arrow
in this field.
Host type
If your host is listed in the Host Type list, select it, otherwise just use the Default host type. By
selecting a host type from this list, certain advanced options are configured to be compatible with the
specified host type. For some host types, the port number and host terminal type are also adjusted.
Port
If the Port field is left blank, or set to "Default" AccuTerm will use TCP port 23 (the default port for
Telnet). If a different port is used for Telnet connections to your host, enter that port number in this field.
Certain host systems, such as Raining Data D3, allow a host process number (PIB) to be mapped to a
specific TCP port number. You can use the Port setting to specify the port number mapped to your
process number. Consult with your system administrator for this setting.
Connect timeout
When establishing a connection to a host computer, AccuTerm will wait up to the specified number of
seconds before giving up. If this field is left blank, or zero, the default timeout is 15 seconds.
Note: this timeout only affects the time AccuTerm waits for a response from the host when opening a
connection to the host.
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Advanced Options
Check the Show advanced options check-box to display the advanced Telnet options.
Binary
Normally, Telnet operates in "text mode", with special rules for handling CR and LF characters. When
the Binary option is selected, Telnet sends CR and LF characters without any alteration. Some hosts do
not function correctly in binary mode.
Keepalive
Although the Telnet protocol specification does not provide for "keepalives", AccuTerm can send periodic
commands that should be ignored by most Telnet servers. Using keepalives may prevent the host (or
router) from detecting that the connection is idle and forcing a disconnect. To use keepalives, select
either DMARK or NOP as the command to send as a keepalive. Enter the desired interval in the every...
sec field.
Break key
Normally, AccuTerm sends the Telnet "interrupt process" command when you press the CTRL+BREAK
key. If your host requires a different BREAK command, or to use a control character instead of a
command, select the desired option from this drop-down list. If you select "control character", enter the
decimal value of the control character to send in the code field (for CTRL+C , the decimal value is 3).
Skip initial option negotiation
When a Telnet connection is first established the AccuTerm and the host negotiate various operating
modes. When this option is selected, the initial option negotiation is suppressed. This is necessary for
some Telnet servers which do not respond correctly to Telnet options (Advanced Pick and D3 turnkey or
nailed Telnet).
Disable outbound coalescing
Normally, TCP delays outbound messages for a short time so that multiple small messages may be
combined into a single network packet. This prevents many small packets from clogging up the network.
When this option is selected, messages are sent as soon as possible. This may improve throughput
(especially when running GUI programs or performing file transfers), at the expense of increased network
traffic.
Allow internationalized domain names
Select this option to enable Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) for the host name. IDN relies upon a
standardized mechanism known as "Punycode" for encoding Unicode domain names using only the
ASCII characters that are permitted by the global DNS system.
1.6.3.2

Device Settings: SSH
AccuTerm supports Secure Shell (SSH) connections to host machines over a TCP/IP network
connection. Any SSH server on the network, including hosts on the Internet, can be accessed.
AccuTerm implements both version 1 and version 2 of the Secure Shell protocol. Protocol selection is
usually automatic and uses version 2 if it is supported by the host. Otherwise, it automatically falls back
to version 1.
AccuTerm Secure Shell requires Windows 128 bit encryption. You can check your encryption
capabilities by opening Internet Explorer and selecting "About Internet Explorer" from the Help menu. If
the Cipher Strength is less than 128 bits you will need to either upgrade to Internet Explorer 6 (or above),
or install the High Encryption Pack for your version of Internet Explorer. Search Microsoft's site for "High
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Host name or IP address
Enter the host name or IP address in this field. If the desired host name has been used previously when
configuring a Telnet session, you may select it from the drop-down list by clicking the drop-down arrow
in this field.
Host type
If your host is listed in the Host Type list, select it, otherwise just use the Default host type. By
selecting a host type from this list, certain advanced options are configured to be compatible with the
specified host type. For some host types, the port number and host terminal type are also adjusted.
Port
If the Port field is left blank, or set to "Default" AccuTerm will use TCP port 22 (the default port for SSH).
If a different port is used for SSH on your host, enter that port number in this field.
Connect Timeout
When establishing a connection to a host computer, AccuTerm will wait up to the specified number of
seconds before giving up. If this field is left blank, or zero, the default timeout is 15 seconds.
SSH version
Select the version of the SSH protocol that will be used by the connection. When you select "auto",
AccuTerm will automatically select the highest version supported by the host. If you select SSH1 or
SSH2, AccuTerm will only connect using the selected protocol. If the host does not support the selected
protocol, the connection will fail and an error message will be displayed.
Authentication
Select the authentication method which will be use to validate the user with the host. AccuTerm
supports "password", "interactive" and "public key" authentication. It is important to select an
authentication method that is compatible with the SSH server running on your host.
Private key
If "public key" authentication has been selected, click the Select... button to open the Key Management
dialog. Use the Key Management dialog to create new keys, load existing keys and import keys created
on another system.
Host validation
When an SSH connection is established, the host sends its public key (DSA or RSA) to AccuTerm.
AccuTerm supports various host key validation levels:
None: the host key is ignored (this means that you trust that the host you connect to is the desired
host).
Trust on first use: if the key has not been established (first time you connect to a particular host),
AccuTerm assumes you are connected to the desired host and its key is saved in your session
configuration. The key is verified on subsequent connections. If verification fails, the connection is
aborted.
Confirm change: a dialog is displayed if a change in the host key for a particular session is
detected. Confirmation is required to complete the connection. If the host is confirmed, the new key
is saved in the session configuration. Otherwise, the connection is aborted.
Verify host key fingerprint: verifies that the fingerprint in the Host Key Fingerprint field matches
the key supplied by the host. If verification fails, the connection is aborted.
Host key fingerprint
This is the host key fingerprint used for verifying the host key. The fingerprint is the MD5 or SHA1 hash
of the host RSA or DSA public key, in hexadecimal form. If your host is running OpenSSH, you can use
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the ssh-keygen command to display the host's public key fingerprint. The command line syntax is: sshkeygen -lf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key.pub (change "rsa" to "dsa" to display the DSA key
fingerprint instead). The ssh-keygen command displays the MD5 hash of the host key in hexadecimal,
with the key length shown before the hash. Only the hash (not the key length) should be entered into the
Host key fingerprint field. Note: when running AccuTerm in FIPS-140 mode, you must use the SHA1
hash because the MD5 hash algorithm is not supported in FIPS-140 mode.

Advanced Options
Check the Show advanced options check-box to display the advanced Telnet options.
Preferred cipher
If you wish to select the cipher used to encrypt the SSH session, you can select it from this list. If
"auto" is selected, the default cipher is used. Otherwise, you can choose Triple DES, Blowfish, 128 bit
AES or 256 bit AES. The default cipher for SSH1 is Triple DES. The default cipher for SSH2 is 128 bit
AES in CTR mode (aes128-ctr).
Only use preferred cipher
When this option is set, the cipher selected above must be supported by the host. If the preferred cipher
is not supported by the host, the connection will be terminated and an error message displayed. When
this option is not set, if the preferred cipher is not supported by the host, a different, mutually supported,
cipher (normally, Triple DES) will be used.
Break key
Normally, AccuTerm sends CTRL+C when you press the CTRL+BREAK key. Alternatively, you can opt to
send the BREAK command or INT signal when the CTRL+BREAK key is pressed. In order to use the
BREAK command, the SSH server on your host must implement the Session Channel Break Extension
spec (RFC 4335). In order to use the INT signal, the SSH server must implement signals, and must
respond to the INT signal by interrupting or breaking the process. Not all SSH servers implement these
features. To use a control character instead of a command or signal, select "control character" from this
drop-down list and enter the decimal value of the control character to send in the code field.
Send keepalives
When the Send keepalives option is selected, AccuTerm sends a dummy message to the host
periodically. This may prevent the host (or router) from detecting that the connection is idle and forcing a
disconnect. Enter the desired interval in the every...sec field.
Disable outbound coalescing (advanced option)
Normally, TCP delays outbound messages for a short time so that multiple small messages may be
combined into a single network packet. This prevents many small packets from clogging up the network.
When this option is selected, messages are sent as soon as possible. This may improve throughput
(especially when running GUI programs or performing file transfers), at the expense of increased network
traffic.
Allow internationalized domain names
Select this option to enable Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) for the host name. IDN relies upon a
standardized mechanism known as "Punycode" for encoding Unicode domain names using only the
ASCII characters that are permitted by the global DNS system.
1.6.3.2.1 Key Management
Use the Key Management dialog to create public/private keys for SSH, or to load or import private
keys. AccuTerm supports RSA public keys for both SSH 1 and 2, and DSA public keys for SSH 2.
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AccuTerm can import SSH 2 private keys that were created by OpenSSH or putty (puttygen). AccuTerm
can save public/private key files in either OpenSSH (www.openssh.org) or putty format (OpenSSH format
is not available when AccuTerm is running in "FIPS mode").
Creating a new key
Click the Create New Key button to create a new public/private key pair. After clicking the Create New
Key button, select the key type (RSA or DSA), and key length. The default length of 1024 bits is
recommended. Enter a descriptive comment describing the key being created, and enter a password to
protect your private k ey. Although the password is optional, it is highly recommended since anyone who
gains access to your private key file can impersonate your identity! The Save Key button will remain
disabled until the password has been confirmed.
Click the Save Key File button to create the new key and save the newly created key file. By default,
AccuTerm will save the key in its standard key folder, located in the user's profile. You can select a
different location, such as a removable USB drive, if desired.
Once your public/private key pair has been created, you need to place the public key on the server
which you want to connect to. Use the Export Key or Copy Key to Clipboard functions to retrieve your
public key so that it can be installed on the server.
Exporting the key
You can save the public key to a file by clicking the Export Key button and selecting the Public Key
option. Click the Export button to save the public key file. Browse to the folder where you want to store
the public key file and click the Save button. Once saved, you could attach the key to an email
message and send it to the server's administrator (it is a public key, so security is not a major issue).
You could also save the public key file to a removable drive or diskette and deliver it to the server
administrator.
The same process can be used to export the private key file. Note: exporting the private k ey may pose a
security risk . If an unauthorized user obtains your private k ey he can impersonate you and gain access
to the host system using your identity! Use caution when mak ing a copy of your private k ey.
Copying the key to the clipboard
Click the Copy Key to Clipboard button to copy either the public key (recommended) or private key
(not recommended) to the clipboard. The process is the same as described under Exporting the key
except that you do not need to supply a destination file.
Loading an existing key
If your private key was saved to a different folder or to a removable drive or diskette, you can click the
Load Existing Key button to load that key. Enter the password and click the Verify button to check the
password. If the password is correct, the key fingerprint will be displayed. Click OK to use this key (in
its current location). Otherwise, you can save the key in a different location by clicking the Save Key
button.
Importing a key
Importing a key is exactly like loading an existing key, except for the file locations. AccuTerm can
import private keys created by OpenSSH.
Key fingerprint
When you create a new key, or load or import an existing key, AccuTerm displays the "fingerprint" of the
public key. You can use this fingerprint to ensure that your key is correct. Use a utility on the server to
show the fingerprint of the public key and compare to the fingerprint shown in AccuTerm.

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OpenSSH example
If the host is using OpenSSH as the SSH server, and if you currently have access to the server via
password authentication, you can set up public key authentication using the following steps:
1. Open an AccuTerm session and connect to the server. Log in using your password.
2. Open the AccuTerm Settings dialog to create your new key pair. Select "public key" as the
authentication method.
3. Click the Select Key button to open the Key Management dialog.
4. Click the Create New Key button and follow the steps above for creating a new key.
5. Click the Copy Key to Clipboard button and choose the Public Key option. Click the Copy button.
6. Click OK two times to dismiss the dialogs. Ignore the warning about changes not being effective.
7. From a Unix/Linux prompt, change to your ~/.ssh directory. Edit the authorized_keys2 file using
your favorite text editor. Start a new line in the authorized_keys2 file.
8. From the AccuTerm Edit menu, choose Paste to paste the public key into the authorized_keys2
file.
9. Save the modified authorized_keys2 file.
10. Save the modified AccuTerm session file. Close AccuTerm. Open AccuTerm and open the session
file you just modified.
11. Enter your user ID.
12. If you entered a password when you created your new key, you will prompted to enter the password.
Enter the password (case sensitive).
13. If the server accepts your key, you will be logged in.
1.6.3.3

Device Settings: SSL/Telnet
AccuTerm 7 supports SSL/Telnet connections to host machines over a TCP/IP network connection.
This connection method is used primarily for hosts running on Windows which do not normally support
Secure Shell. This connection method establishes a secure connection using industry-standard SSL/
TLS, then initiates a telnet session within the secure connection (tunnel). UniVerse and UniData
platforms running under Windows have built-in support for this connection method. Other platforms may
use an SSL proxy such as stunnel to support this connection method.
Many of the SSL/Telnet settings are shared with the normal Telnet settings. Please refer to the Telnet
settings for details. Only the settings specific to SSL/Telnet are described in this topic.

Host name or IP address
Enter the host name or IP address in this field. If the desired host name has been used previously when
configuring an SSL/Telnet session, you may select it from the drop-down list by clicking the drop-down
arrow in this field. Note: depending on how you configure Server Validation, the value in this field may
need to match the Common Name attribute of the host's certificate.
Host type
If your host is listed in the Host Type list, select it, otherwise just use the Default host type. By
selecting a host type from this list, certain advanced options are configured to be compatible with the
specified host type. For some host types, the port number and host terminal type are also adjusted.
Port
If the Port field is left blank, or set to "Default" AccuTerm will use TCP port 992 (the default port for SSL/
Telnet). If a different port is used for SSL/Telnet connections to your host, enter that port number in this
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Connect timeout
When establishing a connection to a host computer, AccuTerm will wait up to the specified number of
seconds before giving up. If this field is left blank, or zero, the default timeout is 15 seconds.
Note: this timeout only affects the time AccuTerm waits for a response from the host when opening a
connection to the host.
Advanced Options
Check the Show advanced options check-box to display the advanced SSL and Telnet options.

Server Validation
When establishing an SSL/TLS connection, the host will send its server certificate to AccuTerm, so that
AccuTerm can authenticate the host's identity. AccuTerm supports a variety of validation options:
None: any server certificate is assumed to be valid.
Minimal: the server certificate must not have been revoked. The certificate's name, role, expiration
and root certificate authority are ignored.
Self-signed - disregard host name: the server certificate must not be expired and must not be
revoked. The certificate's name, role and root certificate authority are ignored.
Self-signed - verify host name: the server certificate's Common Name must match the value in the
"Host name or IP Address" field (above). The certificate must not be expired or revoked. The
certificate's role and root certificate authority are ignored.
Strict - the server certificate must be issued by a trusted certificate authority, and it must be valid for
use as a Server certificate. It must not be expired or revoked, and the Common Name must match
the value in the "Host Name or IP Address" field (above).
Custom - click the Custom button to customize the validation options.

Client certificate
The Client certificate is used for client authentication when establishing an SSL/TLS connection. Client
certificates are not normally used. If the server requires a client certificate, select the desired certificate
from the drop-down list. Only certificates installed in the Windows Certificate Store are shown in this
list. Note: for UniVerse and UniData, the "peer names" are not case-sensitive.

Advanced Telnet Options
See this topic for a description of the advanced Telnet options.
1.6.3.4

Device Settings: Serial Port
Port
AccuTerm supports serial ports from COM1 to COM127, at baud rates up to 115,000 baud. Although
you can select any port from 1 to 127, most computers only have one or two ports installed, and some
may not have any. The drop-down list contains all of the ports that AccuTerm was able to identify on
your computer.
Baud rate
Baud rate is the speed that the serial port communicates with the host computer. AccuTerm supports
baud rates from 300 to 115,000 baud. If your PC is connected directly to the host machine, you will
most likely use 9600 or 19200 baud. The speed that you use depends on the host computer. If you
select the wrong baud rate, you screen may appear garbled or you may get no response from the host
when you type on the keyboard.

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Data bits
This refers to the number of bits the serial port sends to represent the actual character. The options are
7 or 8 bits (the default is 8 bits). This setting must match your host system.
Stop bits
This is the number of bits that the serial port uses to separate each character sent. The options are 1 or
2 stop bits (default is 1). This setting must match your host system.
Parity
Parity is an error checking mechanism performed by the serial port. The options are: None, Odd, Even,
Mark and Space. The most common is None (this is the default). This setting must match your host
system.
Flow control (handshake)
Computers can send information very quickly. However, there are situations where one computer can
send data faster than the other computer can process it. In these cases, the computer on the receiving
end needs to inform the sending computer to suspend transmission until the slower computer is able to
catch up. A technique called “handshaking” is used to accomplish this task.
AccuTerm supports three methods of handshaking. The first and most common is. Xon/Xoff (or software
handshak e). With this method, AccuTerm sends a special Xoff character (DC3) to the host system when
it wants the host to stop sending characters. When the AccuTerm has caught up, it sends the Xon
character (DC1). AccuTerm normally uses “inbound” Xon/Xoff handshake; that is, AccuTerm can control
flow of data from the host, but the host cannot control the flow of data from AccuTerm. If you check the
“bidirectional” option, then AccuTerm will use both “inbound” and “outbound” Xon/Xoff handshake allowing
the host to control the flow of data from AccuTerm as well.
The second handshake method supported by AccuTerm is DTR/DSR. This method is referred to as
hardware handshake because it physically changes the voltages on the serial port to indicate whether
the receiving computer is ready.
The third method, RTS/CTS, protocol works the same as DTR/DSR except it uses a different pair of
signals (pins) on the serial port.
For DTR/DSR or RTS/CTS handshake to work, the cable which connects the PC and the host computer
must connect the appropriate handshake signals at both ends. Physical cable wiring is beyond the
scope of this reference.
This setting must match your host system.
Break key
Normally, AccuTerm sends a BREAK signal when you press the CTRL+BREAK key. Alternatively, you can
use a control character instead of the BREAK signal. If you select "control character", enter the decimal
value of the control character to send in the code field (for CTRL+C , the decimal value is 3).
1.6.3.5

Device Settings: Modem
AccuTerm supports dial-up connections using modems which have been installed on your system.
AccuTerm uses TAPI (a service built into Windows for supporting telephony) to communicate with your
modem. By using TAPI, AccuTerm can share the modem with other TAPI enabled applications, like
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Modem Name
To use a modem connection, select a modem from the Modem Name list.
Auto Answer
If you want AccuTerm to answer incoming calls, check the "Auto Answer" option.
Dialing Options
To modify the dialing properties for the selected modem, such as your current location, dialing prefixes,
etc., click the "Dialing Options" button.
Override settings from Control Panel
When this option not selected, the modem settings (baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity and
handshake) are determined by the modem properties set in Control Panel (Phone and Modem Options).
Select this option to override the Control Panel settings.
Baud rate
Baud rate is the speed that the serial port communicates with the host or modem. AccuTerm supports
baud rates from 300 to 115,000 baud. If your PC is connected directly to the host machine, you will
most likely use 9600 or 19200 baud. The speed that you use depends on the host computer.
Only connect at this speed
Select this option to lock the modem speed to the selected baud rate. When this option is not selected
the specified baud rate is the maximum connection speed. Note: not all modems support this option.
Data bits
This refers to the number of bits the serial port sends to represent the actual character. The options are
7 or 8 bits (the default is 8 bits). This setting must match your host system.
Stop bits
This is the number of bits that the serial port uses to separate each character sent. The options are 1 or
2 stop bits (default is 1). This setting must match your host system.
Parity
Parity is an error checking mechanism performed by the serial port. The options are: None, Odd, Even,
Mark and Space. The most common is None (this is the default). This setting must match your host
system.
Flow control (handshake)
AccuTerm supports two methods of handshaking for modem connections: software (Xon/Xoff) or
hardware (RTS/CTS). Most modern modems work best with hardware (RTS/CTS) handshake.
Break key
Normally, AccuTerm sends a BREAK signal when you press the CTRL+BREAK key. Alternatively, you can
use a control character instead of the BREAK signal. If you select "control character", enter the decimal
value of the control character to send in the code field (for CTRL+C , the decimal value is 3).

1.6.4

Terminal Settings
Terminal Emulation
In order for AccuTerm to work properly with terminal-based applications, the terminal type that AccuTerm
is emulating must match the terminal type the host application is configured or designed to use. Select
the terminal type (emulation or personality) from the drop-down list. If you select the wrong type, your
screen will probably be scrambled, and you should try a different type. The following terminal types are
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supported by AccuTerm 7:
Wyse 50: emulates a Wyse 50 terminal with “Enhanced” enabled. Wyse 50 emulation may also be
used for Wyse 30, 99, 125 and 350 terminals.
Wyse 60: emulates a Wyse 60 terminal with “Enhanced” enabled. Wyse 60 emulation is similar to
Wyse 50, but with non-embedded visual attributes (the visual attribute codes do not take a position
on the screen). Wyse 60 emulation may also be used for Wyse 150, 160 and 320 terminals.
ADDS Viewpoint A2: emulates the ADDS Viewpoint A2 terminal. This is the original A2 terminal,
with no enhancements.
ADDS Viewpoint 60: emulates the ADDS Viewpoint 60 terminal. The Viewpoint 60 is similar to the
A2, but uses embedded visual attributes (the visual attribute codes take a position on the screen).
Procomm VP60: emulates an ADDS Viewpoint 60 terminal, but with non-embedded visual
attributes. This emulation is similar to the Viewpoint 60 emulation provided by Procomm.
Viewpoint A2 Enhanced: emulates a Wyse 50 terminal in ADDS Viewpoint mode with “Enhanced”
enabled. This is basically a hybrid of Wyse 50 and ADDS Viewpoint A2. Viewpoint A2 Enhanced
may also be used for ADDS 2020 and 4000, and NCR 2900 terminals.
MDIS P30 (Prism): emulates a McDonnell Douglas Prism P30 terminal.
VT52: emulates the DEC VT52 terminal.
VT100: emulates the DEC VT100 terminal. VT100 is a 7-bit emulation, and can also be used for
applications which require VT102 terminals.
VT220: emulates the DEC VT220 terminal. The VT220 emulation supports a super-set of the VT100
commands, and includes a host-writable status line, protected characters, multiple character sets
and multiple pages.
VT320: emulates the DEC VT320 terminal. The VT320 emulation supports a super-set of the VT220
commands, and includes support for reporting and restoring various terminal states.
VT420: emulates the DEC VT420 terminal. The VT420 emulation supports a super-set of the VT320
commands, and includes support for rectangle operations, left & right margins, and horizontal split
screen.
ANSI BBS: emulates the old MS-DOS ANSI.SYS device driver. This emulation may be useful when
connecting to bulletin board systems.
Linux Console: emulates the Linux console, including function keys and colors.
SCO Console: emulates the SCO Unix console.
Pick PC Monitor: emulates the original Pick PC Monitor (“mm-mon” or “I” terminal type), including
color and function keys.
Tektronix 4014: emulates the Tektronix 4010/4014 terminals. Color enhancements as implemented
in the CIT467 terminal (from CIE Electronics) are included.
Tektronix 4100: partially emulates the Tektronix 41xx terminals.
TTY Emulation: emulates basic TTY functions.
Host terminal type
When a Telnet or Secure Shell session is initiated, the contents of the Host terminal type field is
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passed to the host. The host may use this information to set its TERM environment variable or setting.
Generally, when you change the Terminal emulation setting, the Host terminal type is automatically
updated. The two fields are similar, but normally are not identical. The Host type setting (Telnet or
Secure Shell) may influence the Host terminal type setting.
Answerback
The contents of this field are sent to the host when the application sends a "send answerback"
command to AccuTerm. Wyse and VT emulations support the answerback command. When the
answerback message is sent to the host under Wyse emulation, an ACK control character follows the
message. Under VT emulation, no terminator is sent.
Control characters may be entered into the Answerback field by prefixing the character with a caret (^).

Terminal Options
Certain terminal types support additional settings shown in the Terminal Options panel.
Send 8 bit controls
If this option is selected, then 8-bit control codes will be transmitted to the host. If the option is not set
(the default), equivalent 7-bit escape sequences will be transmitted to the host. This option applies to the
VT220, VT320, VT420 and Linux Console emulations.
Allow application mode
When this option is selected (the default), commands that switch the numeric keypad keys and cursor
keys into "application mode" are emulated. When the option is not selected, those commands are
ignored, preventing the terminal from switching to "application mode". This option is useful when the host
or application erroneously sends the command to enter application mode, and the application is
expecting normal numeric or cursor keys. This option applies to the VT emulations (except VT52) and
Linux Console emulation.
Keypad sends application codes
When this option is selected, the numeric keypad keys send special application codes. When the
option is not set (the default), the numeric keypad keys send decimal numbers. This option applies to
the VT emulations (except VT52) and Linux Console emulation.
Cursor keys send application codes
When this option is selected, the cursor keys send special application codes. When the option is not
set (the default), the cursor keys send normal cursor codes. This option applies to the VT emulations
(except VT52) and Linux Console emulation.
Backspace key sends DEL
When this option is selected, the BACKSPACE key sends the DEL (delete) control code. When the option is
not set (the default), the BACKSPACE key sends the BS (backspace) control code. This option applies to
the VT emulations (except VT52) and Linux Console emulation.
Auto-print works just like VT terminal
When this option is selected, the "auto print" slave printer function works the same as a real VT
terminal. That is, when AccuTerm is in "auto print" mode, the entire screen line that the cursor is on is
printed when AccuTerm receives a CR , LF or FF control code. If this option is not set, then text is printed
as it is received from the host (similar to Wyse auto-print mode).

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Screen Settings
Use the Screen Settings panel to specify the size of the terminal screen, the number of screen pages,
the number of history rows, the status line and other options.

Screen Size
There are two separate screen sizes that AccuTerm supports: normal and extended. These sizes are
used to emulate the 80 and 132 column modes of the Wyse and VT terminals. AccuTerm has taken the
extended and normal modes one step further: with AccuTerm you can define both the normal and
extended modes to be any number of columns or rows (up to a maximum of 240). You can select which
screen size is active when the session is first opened by checking the Active box for the desired size.
You will probably leave these settings at their default settings of 80 columns by 24 rows for normal mode
and 132 columns by 24 rows in extended mode. If you have software that supports other screen sizes,
you can experiment with these settings until you find a size that you like.
The number of rows may change if you change terminal emulations. The console terminal emulations
use 25 rows with no status line; others use 24 rows with one or more status lines.
When AccuTerm switches between the normal and extended modes, one of two things will happen:
either the font will change size to fit the visible screen, or scroll bars will be displayed if the full screen
will not fit within the session window at the selected font size (see Fonts).
Screen pages
Some of the terminals which AccuTerm emulates support multiple addressable pages. With AccuTerm,
you can have up to 25 pages.
History rows
AccuTerm supports a "history" or "scrollback" buffer, which saves lines which have scrolled off of the
terminal screen. To use this feature, specify how many rows (up to 10,000) are to be saved. When the
history buffer has been enabled (by setting the number of rows), use the vertical scroll bar, mouse wheel,
or keyboard commands to scan history.
You can use CTRL+SHIFT+PGUP, CTRL+SHIFT+PGDN , CTRL+SHIFT+UP, CTRL+SHIFT+DOWN , CTRL+SHIFT+HOME, and
CTRL+SHIFT+END to scan the history.
Status & message lines
Some of the terminals that AccuTerm can emulate display status, function key labels or host messages
on the top or bottom lines of the screen. Depending on the terminal emulation selected, you may be able
to adjust the number of status lines to use.
For Wyse and ADDS emulations, up to 3 status lines are available: a host message line at the top of the
screen, and a "shifted" label line and "unshifted" label line at the bottom of the screen. For VT
emulations, only a single status line is available for displaying a message from the host at the bottom of
the screen. For the console emulations, the status line is not supported.
No message or status line: select if you do not want any status or message lines.
Shared message & status line: select to use a single, shared line at the bottom of the screen. If
the native terminal supports more than one line (Wyse and ADDS Viewpoint), the bottom row of the
screen displays the most recently used line. The line is shared between label line, shifted label line
and host message line.
Split message & status lines: select if you want two separate status lines. The host message line

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is the top row of the screen display, and the label line is displayed on the bottom row. If the shifted
label line is programmed, pressing the SHIFT key displays the shifted label line. Releasing the SHIFT
key displays the unshifted label line.
Separate message, status & shift lines: select if you want three separate status lines. The host
message line is the top row of the screen display, and the shifted and unshifted label lines are
displayed on the bottom two rows.
Show scrollbar
Select this option if you would like a vertical scroll bar at the right edge of the screen window. The
vertical scroll bar is useful when scanning history, or if the window is too small to display the complete
screen.
Allow Tektronix graphics
Checking this box enables the Tektronix 4010/4014/4100 graphic terminal emulation. If the Tektronix
graphics mode is enabled, AccuTerm will automatically switch to the Tektronix graphic emulation when
it receives the appropriate command from the host computer. AccuTerm will return to the previous
emulation mode when graphics mode is terminated.
Automatic line wrap
When this option is checked, automatic line-wrap is enabled. When the cursor reaches the end of a line,
typing another character normally causes the cursor to move to the beginning of the next line. When this
option is not set, the cursor does not move.
Cursor style
AccuTerm supports either a blinking block or blinking underscore for the terminal screen cursor.
Protected attribute
Wyse 50 and Wyse 60 terminals use a visual attribute to identify "protected" characters. To change the
"protected" attribute, click the drop-down arrow and select the desired attribute.
1.6.4.1.1 Color Settings
Most of the terminals which AccuTerm emulates do not support color. Instead, they have visual
attributes like normal, reverse, dim, blink, underline, etc. While AccuTerm supports these visual
attributes, it also supports color, even for terminals without native color support. This is done by
assigning a foreground (text) and background color to each of the visual attributes that the native
terminal supports.
Besides the visual attributes and colors, AccuTerm also supports "Visual Styles". This is a feature that
automatically surrounds rectangular blocks on the terminal screen with a thin border. The border
resembles the border that Windows uses for text fields, lists, buttons and frames. Effective use of Visual
Styles can make an ordinary text screen appear very Windows-like.
Preview
The Preview window displays a sample screen with commonly used attributes using the current color
settings. To choose a different color for any attribute in the preview window, click on the name of the
attribute you would like to change. A drop-down list showing all possible color combinations will be
displayed. Click an item in the list to change the foreground and background color of the attribute.
Theme
The Theme buttons provide an easy way to select one of the built-in color themes. Themes consist of
the palette colors, attribute colors and Visual Styles. To preview any of the built-in themes, hover the
mouse over one of the theme buttons. The Preview panel temporarily changes to the theme under the
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mouse so you can see the effect without actually changing the current settings. To select one of the
built-in themes, click the theme's button.
Some of the built-in themes utilize AccuTerm's "Visual Styles" feature which can make character-based
screens look like Windows. This effect requires careful use of the visual attributes by the application.
Each rectangular block of characters on the screen with a common visual attribute will be enclosed in a
thin border, if one is defined for that attribute. Visual Styles supports 3 border styles: inset, raised and
flat.
The built-in themes are:
Default colors: uses a palette of 8 dark and 8 light colors. The dark colors are a bit darker than the
dark legacy colors and the light colors are a bit lighter. The "normal" color (this is the color that the
screen displays any time it is cleared) is light gray with black text.
Legacy colors: uses a palette of 8 dark and 8 light colors. The palette is essentially the same as
the original VGA palette. This is the palette that all prior versions of AccuTerm have used. The
"normal" color is dark blue with yellow text.
White on Black: resets the palette to the 16 default palette colors and assigns combinations of
black, light gray, dark gray and black to each of the visual attributes. The normal color is black with
light gray text.
Black on White: similar to White on Black, except that the normal color is light gray with black
text.
Green Screen: resets the palette to the default palette, except that the Olive color is a medium
shade of green. Assigns combinations of light green, medium green, dark green and black to each
of the visual attributes. The normal color is black with medium green text.
Reverse Green Screen: similar to Green Screen, except that the normal color is medium green
with black text.
System colors: sets several colors in the palette to "system colors" defined in the Windows Display
Properties. The normal background color is "Window background" and the normal text color is
"Window text." The following palette colors are replaced by a system color:
Black = Window Text Color
White = Window Background Color
Dark Blue = Highlight Background Color
Olive = Highlight Text Color
Light Gray = 3D Light
Dark Gray = 3D Shadow
Other palette colors are set the same as the default colors.
Classic Windows: this theme enables AccuTerm's Visual Styles. It uses the same palette as
System Colors and assigns an inset border style to the "reverse" and "dim reverse" attributes, so
that text displayed using these attributes resembles a typical Windows text field. A raised border is
assigned to "underline" and "dim underline" which resembles a Windows command button. The
normal background color is "3D face" and the normal text color is "Window text."

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Modern Windows: this theme is similar to Classic Windows except that a flat border is assigned
to "reverse" and "dim reverse". This is similar to the border that Windows XP and later uses for text
fields.

Advanced Colors & Styles
Click this button to open the Attribute Colors panel, which allows you to fine-tune the colors and border
effects for each visual attribute.

Border Style
If you are using Visual Styles (or the AccuTerm private programming command to draw borders), you
must select a border style. Choose "thin" for a one-pixel border, or "thick" for a two-pixel border. When
external borders are selected, vertical border lines are drawn in adjacent character cells. Otherwise they
are drawn inside the character cell and sometimes overlap the left or right edge of the character; thin
borders work best with smaller font sizes, but are less dramatic than thick borders.

Line Drawing
AccuTerm supports the line and box drawing characters used by the native terminals. AccuTerm
supports three line drawing styles: normal, flat and beveled. Choose "normal" to draw lines using the
current character color. Choose "flat" to draw lines using the "outer flat border" color. Choose "beveled"
to draw 3D lines using the "outer highlight" and "outer shadow" colors.

See also:
Palette Settings
1.6.4.1.1.1 Attribute Colors
The mapping of visual attributes to colors is displayed as a table with an entry for each possible attribute
combination. Select an item from the attribute table to modify or view its properties. Each item has a
background color, text color and border style. Sample text drawn using the selected colors and
border style is shown in the attribute table. The border style is only available if text border size is not
"none".
Text border size
The text border size is used by "Visual Styles" and determines the thickness of the border drawn
around blocks of text. Choices are "thin" (1 pixel) or "thick" (2 pixels). The border is usually drawn inside
the character cell bounds. Sometimes, especially for wide characters, the pixels used to draw the border
overlap the pixels used to draw the character. If this is the case, you can select "thin (ext)" or "thick
(ext)", which draws the vertical lines used for the border in the character cell immediately to the left or
right of the block. If you use this setting, be sure that your application does not use the characters to the
left & right of blocks, otherwise the border lines might overlap those characters.
To select a border style for any attribute, the text border size must not be "none".
Line draw style
Most of the terminals that AccuTerm emulates support some form of line drawing. AccuTerm supports
this function and lets you choose the style of line to use when drawing lines: normal, beveled and flat.
Attribute effects
Since AccuTerm assigns colors to the visual attributes, some of the visual effects are not as important
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as they were on a real terminal. You can disable the underline effect or the blinking effect is you like.
The assigned colors will still be used for those attributes, but the actual underline or blink will be
disabled.

See also:
Palette Settings
1.6.4.1.1.2 Palette Settings
AccuTerm uses a palette of 16 colors for the background and foreground (text) color of all characters on
the screen. There are also 6 colors used for drawing borders when using Visual Styles.
The drop-down list for each of the palette entries displays a list of the 16 standard VGA colors, the
system colors (from Windows Display Properties), and a final item called "Custom Color". Click on any
item in the list to select that item, or click on Custom Color to open a color selection dialog where you
can choose any shade you like for the palette entry.
Since it is possible for the application to request specific foreground and background colors, it is
recommended that the color chosen for a particular palette entry is close to the color name associated
with that entry.
Note: selecting a theme on the Colors & Themes panel will replace all of the palette entries with colors
compatible with the selected theme.
1.6.4.1.2 Background Settings
AccuTerm has the ability to display a graphic image as the background (or wallpaper) for the terminal
screen. If you enable the use picture for screen background option, you can enter (or browse for) the
name of a file to display as the screen background. A preview of the screen with the selected
background picture shows what the selected picture might look like with text written over the background
using the currently selected "normal" colors.
Background color transparency
Because detailed pictures can be distracting and might actually obscure the text displayed on the
screen, the background picture's transparency can be adjusted. Setting the background color
transparency to 0% uses the picture as the screen background. Setting it to 100% shows the normal
background color. Any setting in between blends the picture with the normal background color.
Background picture scaling
The background picture will be scaled to fit the screen window. Three scale modes are available:
Stretch: the picture is stretched (or compressed) in both directions to fit the window size.
Fit: the picture's aspect ratio is maintained. It is stretched (or compressed) in one direction to fit
the window. Any space not filled by the picture in the other dimension is left black.
Crop: the picture's aspect ratio is maintained. It is stretched (or compressed) in one direction to
fit the window. The other dimension is cropped to the window size.
Note: the back ground picture is only shown in areas of the screen that are "normal". Characters which
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Keyboard Settings
The Keyboard Settings panel is specify keyboard options and open the keyboard programming window.
Locking programmed keys
Most terminals provide commands that allow the host to program the function keys. If you would like
the host to be able to reset and reprogram the keys, select the Unlocked – host can reset or
reprogram keys option. If you would like the host to be able reprogram keys, but not reset them to
their default values, select the Locked – host cannot reset keys to defaults option. If you would like
to prevent the host from resetting or reprogramming keys, select the Locked – host cannot reset or
reprogram keys option.
Map F11 through F20 to CTRL+F1 through CTRL+F10
Some terminals (like Wyse 50 and 60) have more than 12 function keys on their native keyboard.
Since the PC keyboard only has 12 function keys, AccuTerm allows you to map the native F11
through F20 keys to PC keyboard CTRL+F1 through CTRL+F10 (and native SHIFT+F11 to SHIFT+F20 to PC
CTRL+SHIFT+F1 through CTRL+SHIFT+ F10).
Note: for Wyse, the last native k ey is F16; for the VT terminals, the last native k ey if F20; for all
others,the last native k ey is F12. In the preceding paragraph, replace F20 with the last native k ey for
the terminal being emulated.
Start with Caps Lock on
Sometimes applications are designed for upper-case text. If you would like the CAPS LOCK key state to
be "on" when the session is opened, check this option.
Program the Keyboard
Click this button to open the keyboard programming window.

1.6.4.2.1 Keyboard Programming
The Keyboard Editor is used to manually program the keyboard. For real terminals, this is usually
limited to the function keys F1 to F12. However, AccuTerm supports programming almost any key on the
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Click on any key to view or edit the programming for that key. The programmed contents of the selected
key is copied to the Key data field, and the key's name is shown in the Selected key field. The state of
the Shift, Ctrl and Alt keys reflected by the corresponding check boxes. Clicking the SHIFT, CTRL, or
ALT keys on the keyboard editor toggles their state. The new state is reflected in the check boxes.

Key data
If the content of the selected key is the default for that key, the Key data field is shown using normal
characters. If the content is not the default, it is shown in bold. Control characters are shown with a
caret (^) prefix. You can enter most control characters by simply holding the CTRL key while typing the
corresponding alpha key. For example to enter CTRL-M, hold the CTRL key and press the M key. ^M will
be added to the text in Key data field.
The carat (^) and backslash (\) characters are used as special prefixes in keyboard programming. If you
need to enter either of these characters, just enter two of them (^^ or \\).
The keys can be programmed with a character sequence which is transmitted to the host when the key
is pressed, or a script command, which is executed when the key is pressed. To program a script
command, enclose the command in square brackets, for example:
[Beep]

Button bar key caption
One of AccuTerm's features is the ability to show a Function Key Button Bar at the bottom (or top) of the
terminal window. The bar contains 12 buttons which can be clicked to perform the same action as the
corresponding function key F1 to F12. The caption displayed in the buttons on the Function Key Button
Bar can be customized by entering the desired text in this field.
Button bar help hint
Like the button bar key caption, each of the buttons can have a custom help hint that is displayed
when the mouse hovers over the button. Enter the desired help text in this field.
Reset to default...
Clicking the Reset to default button opens a Reset Keys dialog where you can specify which keys you
want to reset: the current key, the normal (A-Z, 0-9, etc.) keys, cursor keys, function keys, function key
captions or the entire keyboard. If any option except "current key" is selected, you can restrict the reset
to the current key bank. In this case, only the keys with the same Shift, Ctrl and Alt state are reset.
Click the Reset button to perform the action or Cancel to return to the Keyboard Editor.
1.6.4.3

Font Settings
Font
The Font drop-down list shows all of the available fonts installed on your computer that are suitable for
use with AccuTerm. In order for a font to be considered suitable, it must be fixed-pitch (most Windows
fonts are not fixed-pitch), and it must support the ANSI character set. AccuTerm uses the open-source
DejaVu Sans Mono font by default.
The AccuTerm Legacy and AccuTerm Legacy (bitmap) fonts are also available in case you prefer
those instead. Due to limitations of bitmap fonts in Windows, the AccuTerm Legacy (bitmap) font is
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Size
The Size list shows the font sizes available for the selected font. Choose "auto" if you want the font to
scale to fit the screen size. This is the default.
Style
Select either "normal" or "bold" font style.
Keep legible
If this option is checked, and the Size is set to "auto", AccuTerm will never scale a font smaller than 5
pixels wide by 7 pixels high.
Character set
Select the character set encoding that is used by the application running on the host. Most terminals
have one or more native character sets - these are always included in the character set encoding list and
are the most common choice. The current Windows ANSI character set is also included in the character
set list. Select this encoding if your host application is using the same ANSI character set that Windows
is using. If your application uses Unicode sends and receives data using UTF-8, select the Unicode
(UTF-8) encoding. Other single-byte character sets that are installed in Windows may be also be
selected.
For VT220, 320 & 420 emulations, the selected character set is used when AccuTerm receives the SCS
(select character set) command to select the UPSS (user-preferred supplemental set).
You should select a font that supports all the characters used by your application. Windows includes a
feature known as "Font Linking" which enables the use of characters (actually, glyphs) from a similar
font if a required glyph is missing from the selected font. This sometimes yields poor results, so
selection of an appropriate font is important. Font Linking is not supported for bitmap fonts.
Euro character
If your host application needs to display the Euro currency symbol, enter the ASCII value of the Euro
symbol, as used on your system. Note: for most character sets there is no standard value for this
symbol. Some possible values are 128 (Windows ANSI), 164 (Latin-1 currency and Latin-9 Euro) and
213 (IBM modified code page 850). Unicode (UTF-8) defines the Euro as U+20AC. If you are using
Unicode encoding, the Euro character value is ignored.
1.6.4.4

Sound Settings
Terminal bell
Like the margin bell of antique mechanical typewriters, terminals have the ability to "ring a bell", usually
to get the attention of the operator. The ASCII BEL control code is universally used to "beep" the terminal.
AccuTerm provides great versatility in customizing the sound generated by this command.
Enable terminal bell sound
By default, the "bell" sound is enabled. If your environment requires a silent terminal, you can disable the
sound by un-checking this box.
Play Windows sound
By default, AccuTerm will play the wave file assigned to Windows “Default Beep” program event defined
in the Sounds applet in Control Panel. If you would like to play the sound defined for a different program
event you can select the event from the drop-down list. Click the Test button to play the sound
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Play media file
If you would like choose your own WAVE or MP3 file to use as the "bell" sound, select this option. Click
the Browse... button to browse for the desired file.
Beep using PC speaker
To use a real "beep" as the "bell" sound, select this option and enter the frequency of the beep in Hz,
and the duration in milliseconds. The default is 600Hz for 250ms. The frequency must be between 200Hz
and 4000Hz. The duration must be between 100ms and 5000ms.

1.6.5

Printer Settings
AccuTerm 7 uses the printer in two ways: First, AccuTerm can print the contents of the terminal screen
(Screen Print). The user can perform a Screen Print by using File
Print Screen from the main menu,
by clicking the
button on the toolbar or by using the keyboard shortcut ALT+G. The application on
the host can also send a command to AccuTerm to print the screen.
The other way AccuTerm uses the printer is as a "slave printer". Most of the terminals that AccuTerm
emulates allowed the user to attach a printer to a special port on the terminal. This printer was known as
a "slave printer", which was accessed by the application program differently than a "system printer". The
port that the slave printer was attached to was often called an "auxiliary port", so "slave printer" is
synonymous with "auxiliary printer" or "aux printer".
AccuTerm can direct data that it receives from the host to the Slave Printer either by receiving the
appropriate command from the application or by using File
Printer On from the main menu. The
ALT+P keyboard shortcut can also be used to toggle the state of AccuTerm's Slave Printer. A panel in
AccuTerm's status bar indicates the current state of the Slave Printer.
AccuTerm can print in two modes: text and graphics. Text is the mode used by “real” terminals. This
mode is different from normal Windows printing in that the Windows “printer driver” is not used. For
screen printing, text mode sends the screen text to the printer. For slave printing, AccuTerm passes raw
data, including control characters and escape sequences from the host directly to the printer (or
spooler). In text mode, the host computer is responsible for setting printer font sizes and page
orientation by sending the appropriate printer commands.
In graphics mode, AccuTerm prints an image of the screen on the printer, using the Windows printer
driver. When the screen is printed in graphics mode, the printed image includes text, line drawing
characters, and may optionally include the screen background and colors. For slave printing, AccuTerm
understands CR (carriage return), LF (line feed) and FF (form feed) control characters, but other control
characters and escape sequences are ignored. You can select the font, paper size and page orientation
used for slave printing in graphics mode. You can select the paper size and orientation used for screen
print in graphics mode.
AccuTerm can also use special print adapter scripts to perform custom processing of slave or screen
print jobs.
AccuTerm 7 has separate printer configurations for screen and slave printing. Both configurations contain
similar settings which are described in this topic.
Enable printing
Enable or disable slave or screen printing by checking or un-checking this box.

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Printer selection
Select the printer to use for slave or screen printing from the Printer drop-down list. The first item in the
list is always the current default Windows printer. Select this item to use the Windows default printer for
slave or screen printing. Even though the name of the current default printer is shown here, selecting this
option will track changes to the default printer. If a specific printer is desired, select it from the drop-down
list.
Text mode
Select text mode if you want to send raw text to the printer. For slave printing, the print data can contain
control codes and escape sequences to control the printer. For screen printing, the screen text is sent
to the printer with CR LF after each line.
Eject page before / after (text mode only)
Selecting either of these options causes a page eject before or after each print operation. These options
are only available in text mode. Graphics mode always ejects a page after the print operation.
Graphics mode
Graphics mode is normally used for screen printing since the printed output closely resembles the
actual screen, including the font used on the screen. Graphics mode may be necessary for slave printing
if the selected printer cannot use text mode. Many printers now only support graphics mode.
Page Setup (graphics mode only)
Click this button to select the font, paper size and orientation used for screen or slave printing in
graphics mode.
Print background (screen print only)
Select this option to print the screen background when printing the screen in graphics mode.
Print in color (screen print only)
Select this option to print the screen in color. If the Print background option is also checked, then the
screen background is also printed in color.
Use print adapter script
AccuTerm can utilize print adapter scripts to process screen or slave print jobs. The print adapter script
can launch command-line print utilities such as Print Wizard (from Rasmussen Software) to process
the print job (file). To use a print adapter, select this option and choose the desired adapter script from
the drop-down list.
You can create your own custom adapter scripts. Use the supplied PrintWizardPCL.atsc script as a
template, and customize your script to process the print job to suite your own requirements.
Print Wizard
Several Print Wizard adapter scripts are supplied with AccuTerm 7. If you have Print Wizard installed on
your PC, you can select one of the Print Wizard adapter scripts for screen or slave printing.
Print Wizard PCL Converter: this adapter script can print jobs that contain Hewlett Packard
PCL on most any Windows printer, even if the printer does not have native PCL support. This is
quite useful if you use PCL-formatted reports and forms in your application, but have newer
printers without PCL (or even text) support.
Print Wizard Interactive: this adapter script will open the Print Wizard user interface where
the operator can choose the disposition of the print job - save as PDF, email, fax or print.

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Print Wizard Kiosk: this adapter script is similar to the Interactive script. The Print Wizard
kiosk mode presents more options than the Interactive mode.
Print Wizard PDF Creator: this adapter script creates a PDF file from slave print or screen
print jobs. When the print job is closed, the standard Windows "Save as" dialog is displayed to
enter the file name for the PDF file.

Encoding for temporary print files
When using a print adapter, AccuTerm stores the print job in a temporary file. When the job is closed,
the temporary file is passed to the adapter script for processing. You can choose the character set
encoding to use for this temporary file. Choose No encoding to store the data exactly as received from
the host. Other selections convert from the host character set to the selected encoding (ANSI, Unicode
or UTF-8).
Printer job close timeout (slave printer only)
Enter the number of seconds to wait after receiving a Printer Off command before closing the print job.
Usually, when the host computer needs to print a report, it sends a Printer On command, sends the
printer data and then sends a Printer Off command. But some host programs send a Printer On
command, send some data to the printer, send a Printer Off command, and send some other data to the
screen, and then send another Printer On command, and send more data to the printer, etc. Because of
this, AccuTerm has no way of knowing when the host is finished sending the print job. The only way it
can determine this is to wait for a set amount of time after the Printer Off command before closing the
job. If this field is set to the default of 5 seconds, AccuTerm waits 5 seconds after the Printer Off
command has been received before closing the print job.
This causes a delay when printing under AccuTerm. If all your host programs always turn the slave port
on, send all the data and then turn it off, you can reduce this number to 1 or 0. If you have programs that
are constantly turning the slave port on and off, you may need to adjust this number until things work
correctly.

1.6.6

Clipboard Settings
Paste Options: end-of-line
When the clipboard is "pasted" to an AccuTerm session, AccuTerm transmits the clipboard text to the
host computer. The end of line options determine what AccuTerm does at the end of each line: send
CR (default), send LF , send CF+ LF , send TAB , do nothing, or send a user-defined character. To specify a
user-defined character, select the user defined option and enter the ASCII code of the character to be
sent at the end of each line.
If you do not want the end-of-line character to be sent after the last (or only) line pasted, check the Do
not send line-end after last (or only) line pasted option.
Paste Options: end-of-text
After pasting the clipboard to an AccuTerm session, AccuTerm can send an optional end of text
character. Normally, AccuTerm does not transmit any character at this time, but you can select EOF
(which is the SUB or CTRL+Z control code), or send a user-defined character. To specify a user-defined
character, select the user defined option and enter the ASCII code of the character to be sent at the
end of a paste operation.
Interline delay

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After each line from the clipboard is sent to the host computer, AccuTerm will wait for the specified delay
time before sending the next line. The delay time is specified in milliseconds. Note: this is the same
delay setting as the ASCII file transfer.
Copy Options: Clear selection after copy
Normally, if there is a selection rectangle shown on the AccuTerm screen, copying the selection to the
clipboard leaves the selection intact after copying. Check this option if you would like to automatically
remove the selection from the screen after copying it to the clipboard.
Copy / Paste shortcut
AccuTerm supports standard Copy and Paste functions using the Edit menu or the context (rightclick) popup menu. You can also choose shortcut keys for these functions: CTRL+INS / SHIFT+INS or
CTRL+C / CTRL+V. However, if you select the shortcut you will no longer be able to use the normal
function of the shortcut keys. For example, if you select CTRL+C / CTRL+V for your Copy / Paste
shortcut, you will not be able to send the CTRL+C control character anymore.

1.6.7

Mouse Settings
AccuTerm supports extended mouse functions which can used to add mouse functionality to your
character-based applications. Two mouse extensions are provided: host mouse reporting, and mouse
pattern matching.

Allow mouse input for supported applications
This option determines whether host mouse reporting is enabled. When this option is enabled (the
default), AccuTerm will enter mouse input mode when the host sends the enable mouse input
command.
Mouse pattern file name
To use mouse pattern matching, enter the name of the desired mouse pattern file here, or click
Browse... to browse for the pattern file. Note: several sample mouse pattern files are included with
AccuTerm in the Samples folder under the main AccuTerm program folder. These files have a .mou file
extension.
See also:
Mouse support

1.6.8

File Transfer Settings
Use the File Transfer Settings panel to modify how AccuTerm's file transfer functions work. There are
sections for ASCII, Kermit and X/Y/Zmodem. It is generally not a good idea to change these settings
from their default values unless you have a good understanding of the protocol and the companion file
transfer program on the host computer.
ASCII settings
When transferring a file from the PC to a host computer (upload) using the ASCII protocol, the each line
may be terminated with a CR , LF or CR LF combination. Select the appropriate end-of-line for the host
computer's ASCII upload program by checking the appropriate option.
ASCII is a "blind" protocol. The host computer cannot tell AccuTerm if it is ready to receive the next
line. In order to perform reliable ASCII uploads, you may need to specify an Interline delay time. After
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each line is sent to the host computer, AccuTerm will wait for the specified delay time before sending
the next line. The delay time is specified in milliseconds.
Note: the Interline delay setting also applies to the Edit
commands.

Paste and Edit

Paste From...

Kermit settings
The Kermit file transfer protocol is popular with minicomputer and mainframe systems. There have been
many revisions of this protocol, and it may be necessary to modify some of these settings to
communicate with another Kermit program.
Kermit defaults
When AccuTerm’s Kermit is negotiating with the host's Kermit program, any of the checked options will
be requested, and if the other Kermit is capable, the option will be used.
The "Quote eighth bit" option should be used when the communications path only supports 7 data bits,
or when the other machine is not capable of processing eight bit data.
The "Compress data" option may be used to perform rudimentary data compression. Not all Kermit
programs perform data compression.
The "CRC block check" option instructs Kermit to use CRC error detection instead of the standard
simple checksum error check. This results in more reliable transfers, especially over noisy phone lines.
Not all Kermit programs perform CRC error checking.
Timeout settings
When using any of the X/Y/Zmodem protocols, you can specify the number of seconds before a timeout
occurs. If the other machine fails to respond within the number of seconds specified here, the protocol
will attempt to resend the previously sent message.
Automatic Zmodem download
If this option is set, then AccuTerm will automatically begin receiving files using the Zmodem protocol
when the other machine begins sending files using the Zmodem protocol. The files are saved in the
"Default download directory".
Defaults
Select Text or Binary as the default transfer mode (used only for Kermit and Zmodem protocols).
When you select Upload or Download from the main menu, the default mode will be selected. For
downloaded text files, select the desired encoding of the downloaded file. Select "no encoding" if no
character set translation is desired. Select ANSI, Unicode or UTF-8 if you want to translate downloaded
files from the host character set to the selected encoding. Also, select whether to overwrite existing files
when downloading. You can change any of these options in the Upload or Download dialog before
performing the transfer.

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TCL Rules
Several of AccuTerm's MultiValue tools (Upload Wizard, Download Wizard, wED Editor and GUI
Designer) require a special MultiValue server utility to function. The server utility is typically initiated from
the command line (TCL, ECL, etc.), and settings in this panel define how AccuTerm can verify that the
session is "at TCL".
Prompt characters

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It TCL can be recognized by one or more particular prompt characters, check the Prompt characters
checkbox and enter these characters in this field. For example, many MultiValue systems use a colon
( : ) as the TCL prompt. Some systems change the prompt if a select list is active, for example, to a
greater-than-sign ( > ). In this example, to require the current prompt be either a colon or greater-thansign for AccuTerm to issue a TCL command, enter ":" and click Add, then enter ">" and click Add.
Cursor row is and Cursor column is
It TCL can be recognized by the cursor position, check the Cursor row is and/or Cursor column is
checkbox, then enter the position (or range of positions) where the cursor must be before AccuTerm will
issue a TCL command.
TCL check (command, response and timeout)
When the correct prompt character and cursor position are found (as specified in the previous options),
AccuTerm will attempt send the command shown in this field to the host to "run at TCL". AccuTerm
waits for the specified response to be returned from the host. If the correct response is returned within
the timeout period, AccuTerm assumes that the session is at TCL and AccuTerm can run other TCL
commands. The default TCL check program is "FTTCL", which is installed with the AccuTerm host
programs. When you run FTTCL, it displays the text "**TCL**" on the screen so AccuTerm can verify
that the session is "at TCL".
Server command
Once AccuTerm recognizes that the session is at TCL, it sends the Server command to the host to
initiate "server mode". This mode is required for various AccuTerm MultiValue tools to read and write
data from the host. The default server program is "FTSERVER" which is installed with the AccuTerm
host programs.

See also:
Installing the host programs

1.6.10 Window Settings
The Window Settings pane is divided into two sections: Session Window and Main Window. The
Main Window section is shown only when the Show advanced options check box is checked. This
section is only available to users with administrator privileges, and only when AccuTerm has been
started using "run as administrator".

Session Window
Session title format
When AccuTerm displays the session window title, it may add a copy number or session ID to the title
text. The copy number is only added when more than one instance of a particular session file is open.
You can select various formats for the title from this drop-down list.
Session title
Normally, AccuTerm uses the session file name as the session window title. If you would like to enter
your own title text, enter it in this field.
Session icon

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AccuTerm normally shows the standard AccuTerm 7 session icon
in the session tab. If you would
like to display a different icon, click the Change... button and select the desired icon.

Main Window
Main window title
It is possible to customize AccuTerm's main window title by entering the desired text in this field.
Main window icon
AccuTerm normally shows the standard AccuTerm 7 program icon
in the main window title bar.
The same icon is used in the Windows task bar and in the ALT+TAB window. If you would like to display a
different icon, click the Change... button and select the desired icon.
Splash screen
Like many other Windows applications, when AccuTerm starts up, it briefly shows a "splash screen"
which contains a graphic image. The splash screen is shown while AccuTerm opens files and performs
other preparatory tasks. You can disable this behavior by un-checking the Show splash screen option.
You can also select a custom graphic to be used in the splash screen. If you select a custom splash
graphic image, its dimensions should be approximately 500x250 pixels.

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Customizing the Menu and Toolbar
A custom AccuTerm 7 menu can be created for the current user (user's personal custom menu) or for all
AccuTerm users (master menu). When the Menu Designer starts, you can select whether to create (or
modify) the current user's menu or, if you have administrator privileges, the master menu. When creating
or modifying the master menu, you can force the master menu to override any personal menus by
checking the override box in the Menu Properties pane. Otherwise, a user's personal custom menu has
priority over the master menu.

Menu Structure
The AccuTerm menu is a hierarchical structure of Bands and Tools. A band is a collection of related
tools organized in a logical manner. There are different types of bands (menu, toolbar, status bar), as
well as different types of tools (menu item, toggle item, panel, etc). Bands contain tools which perform
actions.

Menu Designer
Use the Menu Designer to customize AccuTerm’s main menu, popup menu, toolbar and status bar.
Use caution when modifying AccuTerm’s menu structure; it is possible to make AccuTerm nonfunctional. The menu designer allows you to add, remove and modify menu items, sub-menus, toolbar
buttons and status bar fields.
To start the Menu Designer, use Tools

Customize Menu from the main menu.

The Menu Designer displays the menu structure using a tree in the left pane of the designer window
and properties in the right pane. The root node in the tree is AccuTerm Menu & Toolbar. Under the
root are nodes for each band in the menu structure. Each menu, toolbar, status bar and session bar is
considered a band. There can be only one Main Menu band and only one Session Bar band. It is
possible to have multiple Toolbar, Status Bar, and Context Menu bands, although having multiples
may be confusing to the user.
Selecting a node (band or tool) in the menu tree structure causes the right pane of the designer window
to display the properties of that node. You customize the selected object by adjusting its properties.
Menu properties
Band properties
Tool properties

New
The New button creates a new band if the current selection is the root. The New button creates a new
tool if the current selection is a band or Sub-Menu tool or Dropdown Button tool. Clicking the New
button displays a drop-down menu that allows you to choose the type of item to create.
Delete
The Delete button deletes the currently selected item.
Default
The Default button resets the entire menu structure back to its default state. Any customizations are
lost. You will receive a warning to confirm this action if you click this button.
Cancel
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Click the Cancel button to close the menu designer and abandon any modifications you have made.
OK
Click the OK button to close the menu designer and accept all modifications you have made.

1.7.1

Menu Properties
When the root node (AccuTerm Menu & Toolbar) is selected in the menu tree, the properties pane
displays the actual menu file name. If the master menu was selected from the designer startup page,
the override status of the master menu is also displayed in the properties pane.
Master menu override
Selecting the Master menu override option causes any existing personal custom menus to be
ignored, and prevents the user from creating or modifying his personal menu. If this option is not
selected, the master menu is used unless the user has a personal menu. Users will be able to create
and modify their personal menu.

1.7.2

Band Properties
Name
Specify the name of the band. The following band names are recognized by AccuTerm and should not be
changed: Menu, StatusBar, Toolbar, ContextMenu, SessionBar and TabCtx.
Type
Displays the band type: Main Menu, Popup Menu, Toolbar, Status Bar or Session Bar. You cannot
change the band type; the type is determined when you create a new band using the New button.
Style
Choose the band style. Usually this is "Normal", but you can choose one of the other styles if you want
to display icons in the Session Bar and Status Bar, or display captions in a Toolbar.
Title
The band Title is only used if a Toolbar band is "floating" - that is - not "docked" to an edge of the main
window. If you change the Dock position of a Toolbar to "floating", then this title is displayed at the top
of the floating Toolbar window.
Dock position
You can change the dock position of Toolbar and Status Bar bands. Normally, Toolbar bands are docked
at the top of the window, and Status Bar bands are docked at the bottom.
Enabled
When a band is Enabled, the user can click on tools in that band. If it is disabled, tools on the band do
not respond to user clicks or keyboard shortcuts.
Visible
If you want the user to see the band, set the Visible property. If you clear this property, the band will be
hidden. The Visible state of most bands is updated by AccuTerm based on preferences or menu
selections.
Large icons
The Large icons property is set at runtime by AccuTerm. Do not alter this property here.
Auto wrap

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If you check the Auto wrap property for a Toolbar band, and the window is not wide enough to display all
of the Toolbar buttons, the Toolbar will "wrap" at the right edge of the window and show on two or more
lines.

See also:
Tool Properties

1.7.3

Tool Properties
ID
The ID property identifies each tool. Many IDs are built-in and can be selected from the dropdown list.
When you create a new tool that does not duplicate the function of a built-in tool, you must specify a
unique ID in the range of 10000 to 19999.
Type
The tool Type depends on the type of band the tool is on:
Menu or Popup Menu
Menu Item: when the user clicks a Menu Item, an action is performed.
Sub-Menu: when the user clicks a Sub-Menu, another menu level is displayed.
Toggle Item: when the user clicks a Toggle Item, the item changes state (checked vs.
unchecked). When a Toggle Item is "checked", it may display a different icon, or a
checkmark if no icon has been designated. When a Toggle Item changes state, its action is
performed.
Group Item: a Group Item is like a Toggle Item, except that only one item in the group can
be "checked" at a time. A group is delimited by a menu item that has the Begin group
option checked.
Toolbar
Normal Button: when the user clicks a Normal Button, an action is performed.
Dropdown Button: when the user clicks a Dropdown Button, another popup menu (submenu) is displayed.
Toggle Button: when the user clicks a Toggle Button, the button changes state (depressed
vs. raised). When a Toggle Button is "checked", it may display a different icon from the
"unchecked" state. When a Toggle Button changes state, its action is performed.
Group Button: a Group Item is like a Toggle Button, except that only one button in the group
can be "checked" at a time. A group is delimited by a button item that has the Begin
group option checked.
Status Bar
Normal panel: displays text and/or icon in the Status Bar.
Num Lock panel: displays the state of the Num Lock key in the Status Bar.
Caps Lock panel: displays the state of the Caps Lock key in the Status Bar.
Scrl Lock panel: displays the state of the Scroll Lock key in the Status Bar.

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Time panel: displays the current time in the Status Bar.
Date panel: displays the current date in the Status Bar.
Date/Time panel: displays the current time and date in the Status Bar.
Session Bar
A Session Bar does not have any design-time tools. The Session Bar buttons are created
automatically.
Style
The tool Style determines whether text, icon or both are displayed. You can also choose "normal",
which will display the most common style for the tool and band type.
Caption
The tool Caption text is displayed in Menu and Status Bar tools. It can optionally be displayed for a
Toolbar button. For Menu tools, you can create an "accelerator" for the item by inserting an ampersand
( & ) before the letter you want to use for the accelerator in the Caption.
Alignment
For Status Bar tools, choose the text alignment: Left, Right or Center.
Border style
For Status Bar tools, choose the panel border style: Inset, Raised or None.
Panel size
For Status Bar tools, choose the panel size: Fixed Width, Fit Contents or Spring. If you choose Fixed
Width, and set the Minimum Panel Width to zero, the panel will be sized using the text in the Caption
property. If you choose Fit Contents, the panel will adjust size any time the Caption text is updated. If
you choose Spring, the panel size is like Fit Contents, but varies with window size. All Spring panels are
resized when the window size changes.
Minimim panel width
Specify the size of a Fixed Width panel, or the minimum size for a Fit Contents or Spring panel. This
value is in pixels.
Shortcut
For Main Menu tools only, you can select a keyboard shortcut for that tool. This shortcut is usually
combined with Ctrl, Shift and Alt modifier keys. Note that the shortcut overrides any other use of the
key. For example, if you designate Ctrl+C as a shortcut, AccuTerm will be unable to send the CTRL+C
control code when you press CTRL+C .
Tool tip
Tool tip text is displayed when you leave the mouse over a Toolbar tool or Status Bar panel.
Action
The Action field determines what happens when the user clicks the tool. For built-in tools, the Action is
the same as the ID. For user-defined tools, you can either enter a string to send to the host, or a script,
in this field. The syntax is exactly the same as function key programming.
Enabled
When a tool is Enabled, the user can click on it. If it is disabled, the click is ignored. For built-in tools,
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AccuTerm will adjust this property depending on the program and session state.
Visible
If you want the user to see the tool, set the Visible property. If you clear this property, the tool will be
hidden. For built-in tools, AccuTerm will adjust this property depending on the program and session
state.
Checked
This is the initial state of a Toggle Item, Group Item, Toggle Button or Group Button. For built-in tools,
AccuTerm will adjust this property depending on the program and session state.
Begin group
If the Begin group property is set, there will be a separator before the menu item or toolbar button. This
property is also used to identify which buttons belong to a group of Group Items or Group Buttons.
Select Image...
Click the Select Image button to open the Image Selection dialog to choose an icon for a button or menu
item.

See also:
Band Properties

1.7.4

Image Selection
When you click the Select Image... button in the Tool properties panel, the Image Selection dialog
is displayed. Use this dialog to select an icon to display for the tool. You can select both normal (unchecked) and checked icons. For each tool, the image can be one of the built-in icons, or you can
specify a file name for the image.
Image source
Choose the image source, or specify that the tool does not have an icon.
Normal image
Check this box if the tool has a normal (un-checked) icon. Enter the image file name (if the tool's icon is
loaded from a file at runtime), or the image ID if the tool uses a built-in image. Click the Browse button
to browse for image files or built-in images.
Checked image
Check this box if the tool has a checked icon that is displayed when the tool is in its "checked" state.
Enter the image file name (if the tool's icon is loaded from a file at runtime), or the image ID if the tool
uses a built-in image. Click the Browse button to browse for image files or built-in images.

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Auto Dialer
The AccuTerm Auto Dialer gives you an easy way to store and dial phone numbers. The Phone
directory list contains all the phone numbers in the current directory file. You can have as many phone
numbers in a directory file as you want. You can also have any number of directory files. The default
directory file name is set in Files & Folder Settings.

To access the Auto Dialer, select the Tools
on the toolbar.

Dialer... from the main menu or click the

button

Note: the Auto Dialer is only available if the current session is configured to use a Modem for its
connection.
Dialing
Using the Auto Dialer is very simple. To dial a number, double click an entry in the phone directory, or
highlight the desired number in the phone directory list then click the Dial button.
If you want to dial a number which is not in the directory, simply enter the desired phone number in the
Number field, then click Dial.
Hanging Up
To terminate a connection, click the Hang Up button.
Adding a new entry
To add a new entry to the directory, click on the New button. Enter a phone number and optional
description, then click the Add button.
Deleting an entry
To delete the selected entry, click the Delete button.
Modifying an entry
To change an existing description or number, select the entry you want to change, modify the
description or number and click the Edit button.
Creating a new directory file
To create a new phone directory file, click the Change Directory button. From the Open Phone
Directory File dialog, select the drive and directory for the new phone directory file, and enter the new
phone directory file name. Click OK to create the new phone directory file.
Changing directory files
To select a different phone directory file, click the Change Directory button, then select the new phone
directory file. Click OK.
Changing dialing options
To change the dialing options such as your current location, dialing prefix, credit card information, etc.,
click the Dialing Options button.
Directory file format
Phone directory entries are stored in a standard tab delimited ASCII file with a file extension of .dat. The
name is the first field and the phone number is the second field. Each entry has it’s own line. Many
applications have the ability to export data to ASCII files so it may be possible to use your existing
phone directories from other applicatoins with the Auto Dialer.
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File Transfer
AccuTerm has the ability to transfer files between your computer and the host computer using one of the
five built in file transfer protocols: ASCII, Kermit, Xmodem, Ymodem and Zmodem. The manual (nonMultiValue) file transfer features are accessed from the Tools
Upload or Tools
Download from
the main menu.
AccuTerm also includes a library of file transfer utility programs for use with MultiValue based host
systems. For users of MultiValue based systems, using these utilities is the recommended method of
exchanging data between your PC and the host system. If you have the MultiValue host programs
installed, you can use the File Transfer Wizard to guide you through the file transfer process.

See also:
Manual Upload
Manual Download
MultiValue File Transfer Wizard
MultiValue File Transfer Programs (installation and use)

1.9.1

File Download
Download transfers a file (or files) from the host computer (remote machine) to your workstation.
Downloads may use any of the supported protocols. Usually, to perform a file download, you would start
the sending program on the remote machine while in normal terminal emulation mode. Then after the
remote sending program has been started, use Tools
Download from the main menu to open the
Download dialog, select the appropriate protocol, select the destination directory (and file name if
using Kermit or Xmodem), then press ALT+L or click the Download button.
If you want to select the destination directory, but not initiate the transfer immediately, you can click the
OK button instead. In this case, all of your selections remain until the next time you open the
Download dialog.
Note: if you are using a MultiValue-based host system (D3, Pick , UniVerse, Unidata, QM, jBase, etc.),
AccuTerm includes a library of MV/BASIC programs which can be installed on the host. When these
host-based programs are used, they greatly simplify the exchange of data between the host computer
and the work station. See MultiValue File Transfer and Server Programs for details on installing and using
these programs.
Directory and File Selection
Click the Browse button to select the destination directory. If you have selected a protocol which
requires a file name (ASCII or Xmodem), then you also need to specify a file name for the downloaded
file.
Protocol
Select the protocol to be used for downloading the selected files by clicking the appropriate option
button: ASCII, Kermit, Xmodem, Ymodem or Zmodem. For details about each of the protocols, see
the discussion in the previous section.
Mode
When the protocol is set to ASCII, the mode is text; when it is set to Xmodem or Ymodem, the mode
is binary. When using Kermit, you can select either text or binary mode. The mode for Zmodem
transfers is determined by the sender.

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When text mode is selected lines are terminated with a CR LF . When binary mode is selected, the files
are transferred without alteration.
Encoding
When the transfer mode is text, select the encoding (character set) to use for the downloaded file.
Select None, ANSI, Unicode or UTF-8.
Overwrite
Check this box to allow existing files to be overwritten. Note: Kermit and Ymodem always overwrite.
When Zmodem is selected, the sender controls the action to tak e if a file exists.

1.9.2

File Upload
Upload transfers a file (or files) from the workstation to a remote machine (host). Uploads may use any
of the supported protocols. Usually, to perform a file upload, you would first start the receiving
(download) program on the remote machine while in normal terminal emulation mode. Then after the
remote receiving program has been started, use Tools
Upload from the main menu to open the
Upload dialog, select the appropriate protocol, select the file(s) to upload, then press ALT+L or click the
Upload button.
If you want to select items to upload, but not initiate the transfer immediately, click the OK button
instead of the Upload button. In this case, all of your selections remain until the next time you open
the Upload dialog.
Note: if you are using a MultiValue-based host computer (D3, Pick , UniVerse, Unidata, QM, jBase,
etc.), AccuTerm includes a library of MV/BASIC programs which can be installed on the host. When
these host-based programs are used, they greatly simplify the exchange of data between the host
computer and the work station. See MultiValue File Transfer and Server Programs for details on installing
and using these programs.
File Selection
Click the Browse button to select the file(s) to upload. If you have selected a protocol which can upload
more than one file (Kermit, Ymodem, or Zmodem), you can select multiple files, otherwise select only
a single file.
Protocol
Select the protocol to used for uploading the selected files by clicking the appropriate option button:
ASCII, Kermit, Xmodem, Ymodem or Zmodem.
The ASCII protocol by its nature has no error checking. This protocol should only be used when there is
a local, error free connection, or when the host system does not support any of the other protocols.
The ASCII protocol only sends text files, and it is not a "batch" protocol - you can only send one file.
You can adjust the line termination to CR , LF or CR LF by selecting the desired option in the File Transfer
category of the Settings dialog box (Tools
Settings menu). You can also set the inter-line delay
time in the same section (this is the amount of time AccuTerm waits between lines when sending a file).
The Kermit protocol provides error detection and correction. Kermit is a "batch" protocol, so you can
send multiple files. Kermit can send either text or binary files; text files are converted to the format
required on the receiving machine. Kermit is slower than X/Y/Zmodem, but is the most portable
protocol. It often succeeds when the other protocols fail. Several options may be set in the File
Transfer category of the Settings dialog box. These include the retry limit, timeout period, end of line
character, eighth bit quoting, data compression and block check type (checksum or CRC).

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Xmodem is a binary protocol which includes error checking. Xmodem is not a "batch" protocol; you
can only send one file using Xmodem, and you need to specify the file name to the receiving program.
Files transferred using Xmodem "grow" to the next multiple of 128 bytes. The Xmodem protocol
requires an 8 bit data path, and full 8 bit transparency (you cannot use Xon/Xoff handshaking when
using Xmodem). You can set the Xmodem timeout period in the File Transfer category of the Settings
dialog box.
Ymodem is a binary protocol which includes checksum or CRC error checking. Ymodem is available
in several "flavors"; the "flavor" used by AccuTerm is Ymodem-G (1K blocks, batch oriented). The
Ymodem protocol requires an 8 bit data path, and full 8 bit transparency (you cannot use Xon/Xoff
handshaking when using Ymodem). You can set the Ymodem timeout period in the File Transfer
category of the Settings dialog box.
Zmodem is a sophisticated file transfer protocol which is popular on PCs and Unix based
minicomputers. Zmodem provides robust CRC error checking, several options for existing files and text
file conversion. If the receiving machine uses the "rz" program, AccuTerm will send the "rz" command
before sending the files, to automatically invoke the receiver’s Zmodem program. The Zmodem
protocol requires an 8 bit data path, but full 8 bit transparency is not normally required (you can use Xon/
Xoff handshaking when using Zmodem). You can set the Zmodem timeout period in the File Transfer
category of the Settings dialog box.
Mode
When the protocol is set to Kermit or Zmodem, a Mode frame is displayed. You can select text or
binary mode. When text mode is selected the line termination is adjusted to match that of the
receiving machine. When binary mode is selected, the files are transferred without alteration. ASCII
always transfers text files, and Xmodem and Ymodem always transfer in binary mode.
When text mode is selected, AccuTerm can translate the file to the host character set as the file is
uploaded. When this option is selected, AccuTerm examines the first few bytes of the file to determine
its encoding (ANSI, Unicode or UTF-8), and converts the content to the host encoding automatically.
Overwrite
When the Zmodem protocol is selected, another frame, Overwrite, is displayed. When using Zmodem,
the sender controls the action to take if a file exists on the receiving machine. Select never if you want
to preserve all existing files. Select always to overwrite existing files. Append will append onto
existing files. The newer option replaces existing files only if the file being sent is newer than the
existing file. The update option overwrites existing files; non-existing files are not transferred. Use the
resume option for crash recovery after aborted transfers - if a file does not exist on the receiving
machine, it is sent; if a file exists, but it is shorter than the file on the sending machine, the remainder of
the file is sent; if a file exists, but it is the same length or longer, it is skipped. Note: the resume option
may only be used if the transfer mode is binary.

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Import & Export MultiValue Data
To make the most effective use of AccuTerm with your MultiValue based host system, you should
install the AccuTerm host programs. These programs implement the Kermit and ASCII file transfer
protocols, coordinate the transfer of data between your computer and the host, import and export data
in a variety of formats and provide a simple host-to-host transfer facility. See Installing MultiValue
Host Programs for information on installing the host programs.
In order to understand how to best use AccuTerm’s MultiValue file transfer features, the differences
between the PC and MultiValue file systems must be examined. Traditional PC files may be

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programs, documents or data files; in the typical MultiValue system, programs and documents are
stored as individual items (records) in a file, whereas a data file is collection of related items (records)
in a file, with an associated file dictionary.
When exchanging data between your computer and your MultiValue host, it is important to realize the
difference between “document files” and “data files”.
MultiValue File Transfer Wizard
Use the File Transfer Wizard to simplify the process of uploading or downloading data and documents
between your PC and MultiValue host. The wizard uses a series of simple questions to guide you
through the file transfer process. You can use the wizard to help you upload or download data or
document files.
MultiValue File Transfer Utilities
When transferring “document files” between the PC and MultiValue host, use AccuTerm’s FT utility.
This utility transfers MultiValue items to PC files and vice versa. The key concept is that each
MultiValue item becomes a separate file on the PC.
When transferring “data files” between your PC and your MultiValue host, use the FTD utility. This
utility transfers a set of MultiValue items to a single PC file and vice versa. The key concept is that a
set of items on the host becomes a single file on the PC.
You can also use AccuTerm to trasnfer data between two MultiValue hosts. The FTPICK utility is
used to transfer data from one MultiValue machine to another, either directly (using two concurrent
AccuTerm sessions), or using an intermediate PC file.
Kermit is the recommended file transfer protocol because of the automatic error detection and
correction. Also, even with the increased overhead ensuing from Kermit, because the sender and
receiver are synchronized and no time delays are required, the Kermit protocol usually performs
better than the ASCII protocol when receiving a file.
MultiValue File Transfer Functions:
Installing MultiValue Host Programs
Updating the MultiValue Host Programs
Downloading documents to your PC
Uploading documents from your PC
Downloading data files to your PC (export)
Uploading data files from your PC (import)
Transferring data between two MultiValue hosts
Integrating file transfer functions into MultiValue applications

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Data Capture
Initiating Data Capture
AccuTerm is capable of capturing data to a file data. The source of the captured data can be either the
entire stream of characters received by the workstation (possibly filtering out control characters), or the
data which would normally be printed to the slave printer. To start data capture, select Tools
Capture from the main menu or click the
options in the Begin Capture dialog.

button on the toolbar. Select the capture file and

Capture to File
Enter the capture file name in this field, or click the Browse button to select the directory and file.
Mode
Select New file only, Overwrite, Append, or Clipboard by clicking the appropriate option button. If
you select Overwrite or Append and the file does not exist, AccuTerm will create the file. If you
select New file only and the file does exist, a warning will be displayed. If you select a file or folder for
which you do not have the necessary permissions to update, a warning will be displayed.
Source
Select the data source to be captured as Received data or Printed data. If Received data is
selected, all data received by AccuTerm (except when a file transfer is occurring) will be captured to the
specified file. This includes all control characters and escape sequences. If Printed data is selected,
all data which would normally be printed to the slave printer port is captured to the selected file, and not
printed.
Filter
Select the Text only (strip control codes) option if you want control characters and escape sequences
filtered out of the captured data.
Encoding
When capturing text data, select the encoding (character set) to use for the capture file. Select None,
ANSI, Unicode or UTF-8.
To initiate the data capture, click the Start Capture button.

Terminating Data Capture
If data capture is already in effect (as indicated in the status bar), selecting Tools ? Capture or clicking
the
button on the toolbar will display the End Capture dialog. Click the End Capture button to
terminate the capture operation and close the capture file, or click the Continue button to resume
capturing.
Data capture can also be controlled by the host using AccuTerm private escape sequences. See
AccuTerm Programming for details.

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Troubleshooting
Common problems and solutions are described here. If you cannot find the solution to your problem, you
should visit Zumasys' web site and check the FAQs (frequently asked questions) to see if a solution is
available. Otherwise, you can send an email to accuterm@zumasys.com.
Unanticipated Errors
If AccuTerm encounters an unanticipated error condition, the "Unanticipated Error" dialog box will be
displayed showing the error source and description. You can choose to Ignore the error, Retry the failing
operation, or Fail (terminates the failing operation).
When an unanticipated error occurs, a log of the error is written to the main program directory (atwin71.
log). If you have email capabilities, you can email this log file to accuterm@zumasys.com along with a
description of the conditions surrounding the error (What you were doing when the error occurred? What
version of Windows? Any other programs open?).

Modem Problems
Most modem problems are caused by incompatible modems (hardware) or by incorrect settings on one
or both of the modems involved (your modem and the host computer modem). Some common problems
are outlined here.
Unable to connect
If you attempt to dial and you hear the typical modem noises, but eventually you receive an error
indicating that the connection failed, your modem may not be compatible with the remote
modem. Try adjusting the baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity and handshake on your modem
(Tools->Settings->Connection, click the "Override port settings" option). Set these options to
match the port on the host computer. Typical settings are 9600 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no
parity and Rts/Cts handshake.
Garbled characters
If you are able to connect, but get garbled characters displayed on your screen, then it is likely
that the baud rate of the remote modem is incorrect. This may be caused by the two modems
negotiating a higher baud rate than the host computer port is set to. Most host computers are
not capable of adjusting thier baud rate on the fly. Try to set your baud rate to match the host
port baud rate (Tools->Settings->Connection, click the "Override port settings" option). Also, try
checking the "Connect only at this speed" option.
If you are unable to resolve the problem by changing settings on your end, it may be necessary
to adjust the settings of the remote modem. In order to do this you normally need to disconnect
the remote modem from the host and connect it to a dumb terminal (or PC running AccuTerm).
Refer to the remote modem documentation for instructions on setting the modem serial port
baud rate to a fixed rate, and saving this setting to non-volatile memory. Reconnect the remote
modem to the host and see if this resolves your problem.
Disconnects immediately after connecting
Sometimes a modem will successfully connect to the remote system, and then disconnect
immediately. One of the causes for this is using incompatible error correction protocol. Often,
disabling error correction will solve this. You need to change this setting in Control Panel (Start>Settings->Control Panel->Modems). Click the Properties button. Select the Connection tab.
Click the Advanced button).

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Network Problems
Most network problems are caused by incorrect network settings or a network failure. AccuTerm 7 only
lets you specify the host name or IP address and optional host port number. Other network settings are
beyond the scope of this document.
If you receive a "Timeout" error when attempting to open a network connection, the host computer you
are attempting to connect to may not be responding. AccuTerm's default timeout is 15 seconds, which
is sufficient for most hosts even across the Internet.
If you receive a "Host unreachable" error then the IP address or subnet mask of your machine may be
incorrect. Also, check the IP address of the host you are attempting to connect to.
If your connection drops after an idle period, it may be caused the an "idle timeout" on the host (or a
router). If this happens, you may be able to enable the keepalive option for your network connection.

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FIPS-140 Mode
AccuTerm 7 can be installed in "FIPS Mode" by entering the custom feature code "FIPS140" during the
installation. In FIPS mode, AccuTerm Secure Shell (SSH) will only use FIPS-approved or FIPScompatible algorithms. While AccuTerm Secure Shell itself is not FIPS certified, the encryption
functions used by AccuTerm Secure Shell in FIPS mode are provided by the Microsoft Crypto API
Library DLLs, which are FIPS certified when Windows is running in FIPS mode. When running in FIPS
mode, AccuTerm is unable to create RSA keys. However you can import an RSA private key created by
another program, for example, puttygen.

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Contacting Zumasys
Zumasys customer service department may be reached by phone, fax, email or the web.

Zumasys, Inc.
9245 Research Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
USA
Phone:

1 (866) 986-2797

Fax:

1 (949) 334-0288

Email:

accuterm@zumasys.com

Web:

www.zumasys.com

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2.1

Macro Recorder
Recording a Macro
You can use the Macro Recorder to create an AccuTerm macro by recording a sequence of actions,
including sending keystrokes to the host and waiting for responses from the host. To start recording a
new macro, use Tools
Macro
Record New Macro from the main menu. When you are finished
recording the macro, click the
suspend recording by clicking the
click the

button on the Macro Recorder toolbar. You can temporarily
button on the Macro Recorder toolbar. To resume recording,

button.

When you are finished recording a macro, the Save Macro dialog will be displayed. Here you can give
your recorded macro a name (up to 32 characters, letters, numbers or underscore characters only,
beginning with a letter), a short description (up to 32 characters) which is displayed in the Tools
Mac
ro
Run Macro sub-menu, a detailed description and a shortcut key.
The recorded macro is saved in the "AccuTerm Macros.atsc" script file when you click the Save button.
If you do not have a macro script file open yet, you will be prompted to select the file name for your
macro file. When you start AccuTerm, the macro script file (if it exists) is automatically loaded.
Macros are recorded as a sequence of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) statements.
Running a Macro
To run a macro, select the desired macro from Tools
Macro
Run Macro menu. Alternatively, if
the macro has a shortcut key assigned to it, simply press the shortcut key combination to run the
macro.
Editing a Macro
You can edit your recorded macros by selecting Tools
Macro
Edit Macros... from the mainmenu.
The macro script will be displayed in the macros tab of the AccuTerm Script Editor window. Macros
are written using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) language. For more information about VBA
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Scripting
AccuTerm 7 includes a powerful scripting language based on the popular Microsoft Visual Basic
Programming System, Applications Edition (VBA). The language has been enhanced to allow your script
to control almost every aspect of AccuTerm’s operation.

Script Editor
Although the Script Editor is not the only way to create and use VBA scripts with AccuTerm, it is a
convenient place to learn about AccuTerm's scripting features. To access the Script Editor, use Tools
Script Editor from AccuTerm's main menu.
The Script Editor window has a standard Windows menu and toolbar with tabs for each of the two script
files that AccuTerm supports: Main Script and Macro. User-created script files are loaded into the Main
Script tab; recorded macros are loaded into the Macro tab.
To quickly locate a function or subroutine in the code pane of the script editor, select it from the Proc
drop-down list. If you would like the Run command (or the Debug
Step Into) to begin execution with
the selected procedure, check the Run selected procedure check-box (normally Run begins
execution with Sub Main() ).

Creating a Script
Scripts are created by entering VBA statements into the script code window. Scripts usually begin with
Sub Main() and end with End Sub. Enter any valid VBA statements between the Sub Main() and End
Sub statements.
You can create other subroutines and functions which are called by your Main() subroutine (or from
function keys, popup menus, host commands, etc). Subroutines begin with the Sub keyword followed by
the name of the subroutine. If the subroutine requires arguments, enclose them in parentheses. The last
statement in a subroutine is End Sub.
Functions are similar to subroutines, and begin with the Function keyword, and end with the End
Function statement. Functions return a value; simply assign the return value to the function name within
your function code.
Certain declarations must be placed before the Main() subroutine. Declare global variables (using the
Global keyword), DLL functions (using Declare Function or Declare Sub), and user-defined data
types (using Begin Type and End Type) before Sub Main(). Within a subroutine or function, declare
any local variables using the Private, Dim or Static statement.
In addition to local references to subroutines and functions defined in your script, those subroutines and
functions may also be called from outside of your script in three ways: First, they may be called by
script commands sent by the host (see AccuTerm Programming). Second they may be called by script
commands programmed into function keys (see Keyboard Settings). Third, they may be called by script
commands executed in response to custom menu and toolbar actions (see Tool Properties).

Saving a Script File
After the script has been created or modified, save the script by clicking the
Save or File
Save As from the Script Editor menu.
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Loading a Script File
To load a script file, click the

button use select File

Open from the Script Editor menu.

Loading and Running a Script File
To load and run a script file, use File
Run from the Script Editor menu. Enter or browse for the name
of the script file to run, and click the OK button. Note: execution always begins with Sub Main().

Closing the Script Window
Select the File
Close from the Script Editor menu to close the script window. If there are any
unsaved changes to the current script, you will be prompted to save changes.
Instead of closing the Script Editor window, you can hide it by using Window
main AccuTerm window by using Window
AccuTerm 7.

Hide or activate the

Printing a Script
Select File
Print from the Script Editor menu to print the current script. Select File
to select the printer used to print the script.

Print Setup

Editing Scripts
The Script Editor Edit menu provides many editing functions such as Undo, Redo, Cut, Copy, Paste,
Delete, Select all, Indent, Outdent, Find and Replace. The font used in the script window may be
changed by using Edit
Font, and the dialog editor may be invoked by using Edit
User Dialog.

See also:
AccuTerm Object Reference
Running a Script
Debugging a Script
Controlling AccuTerm with Scripts
Script Editor Reference
Script Language Reference
Script Language Extensions

2.2.1

Running a Script
To run a script from the Script Editor, create a new script or load an existing script into the script
window. Then use Run
Start (resume) from the Script Editor menu or click the
toolbar button
or press the F5 key (to single step the script, see Debugging a Script.) To terminate the script, use Run
End from the menu or click the
the menu or click the
the

toolbar button. To suspend execution, use Run

button on the toolbar. To resume execution, use Start

Pause from

(resume) or click

button.

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Unless the Run selected procedure check-box is checked, script execution begins with Sub Main().

Running a Script from the Command Line
To run a script from the command line, append the name of the script file to the target or command line
(click the AccuTerm icon with the right mouse button, then select Properties). When AccuTerm starts,
it loads the script into a hidden script window, and executes its Main subroutine. You can use a
command line script to open up a number of sessions, the log a user on, etc.
You can the file association for AccuTerm's script files (.atsc) to start AccuTerm from a script file (or a
shortcut to a script file). This is essentially the same as running a script from the command line.

Running a Script from a Layout File
You can run a script automatically when opening a layout file. To save a script with a layout file, open all
sessions to be included in the layout file. Open the script window, then load the script you want to
automatically run. Return to the main AccuTerm window, and select File
Save Layout. When the
layout file is opened next, the script file will be loaded and its Sub Main() will be executed. Note: when
opening a layout file, all sessions are opened before executing the script.

Running a Script from a Function Key
To run a script from a function key, simply program the function key (see Keyboard Programming) with
script statements enclosed in brackets [ ]. Multiple statements can be separated by a colon ( : ). A
script stored in a function key can contain a maximum of 250 characters. If a more complex script is to
be executed from a function key, create it as a separate script file and use the Chain statement in the
function key to run the script file. For example:
[Chain "MyComplexScript.atsc"]

Running a Script from a Menu or Toolbar
Running a script from a menu item or toolbar button is similar to running a script from a function key. In
the Menu Designer, set the Action property of the menu or toolbar item to the desired script statements
enclosed in brackets [ ].

Running a Script from the Host Computer
To run a script from the host system, send the private AccuTerm command:
ESC STX P script CR

or
ESC STX R script CR

See AccuTerm Programming for details.

2.2.2

Debugging a Script
The Script Editor menu and toolbar provide functions for executing, interrupting, resuming and single
stepping a script, and for setting breakpoints and watch expressions.

Run

Start (resume) (

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statement. If the Run selected procedure box is checked, then the procedure in the Proc drop-down
list is started instead of Sub Main.

Run

Pause (

or CTRL+BREAK ) will interrupt execution and enter Break mode.

Debug
Step Into (
or F8) will execute the next statement and then enter Break mode. If the
next statement calls into a subroutine or function, Step Into will Break in the called procedure.

Debug
Step Over (
or SHIFT+F8) is the same as Step Into except that when it reaches a call
into a subroutine or function, it will not step into the called procedure. The procedure will run, and Break
mode will be entered at the next statement in the current procedure.

Debug
Step Out (
or CTRL+F8) causes a called procedure to continue running and enter Break
mode when the called procedure returns.

Debug
Toggle Breakpoint (
or F9) sets or clears a breakpoint at the current statement. Lines
containing breakpoints are marked with a large dot in the left margin.
Debug
Add Watch adds a watch expression based on the variable or function at the cursor position.
Use Step Into to start the script before adding a Watch expression, otherwise a warning is displayed.
To remove a watch expression, click on the Watch tab, select the expression you want to delete, and
press the DELETE key.

Debug
Quick Watch (
) will show the value of a variable or expression in the Immediate
window. Position the cursor on the desired expression, then use the menu or toolbar button to view the
value.

2.2.3

Controlling AccuTerm with Scripts
From a script’s perspective, AccuTerm consists of a set of objects which can be manipulated. The main
object, AccuTerm , may be used to control the general settings of AccuTerm - those items which are set
in the General Options or Files & Folders category of the Settings dialog box. The Session object is
the most useful object for controlling AccuTerm. Using the Session object, you can change any of the
session Settings, communicate with the host system, manipulate the screen, etc. The AccuTerm
Object Reference describes the object structure used to control AccuTerm.
There are several built-in objects which can be referenced while executing scripts. These are the
AccuTerm object, the Sessions collection, the ActiveSession object, and the InitSession object.
AccuTerm object

The AccuTerm object is the top-level application object, and is described in detail in the next
topic.
Sessions collection
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The Sessions collection is a collection Session objects. There is one Session object in the
collection for each currently open session. The first session in the collection is Sessions(0).
Sessions is simply a shortcut for AccuTerm.Sessions. The Session object type is described
in detail in the next topic.
ActiveSession object

The ActiveSession object is an object of type Session, which refers to the currently active
session. The currently active session is the session whose title bar is highlighted.
InitSession object

The InitSession object is an object of type Session, which refers to the session which
initiated execution of the current script. This may not be the same as ActiveSession, since
script execution could be initiated from a non-active session under host program control.

2.2.4

Script Language Extensions
Several new statements have been added to the VBA language used by AccuTerm. These extensions
implement features which may be useful in AccuTerm scripts.
AppActivate statement
AppClose statement
AppFind function
AppGetActive function
AppGetPosition statement
AppGetState function
AppHide statement
AppList statement
AppMaximize statement
AppMinimize statement
AppMove statement
AppRestore statement
AppSetState statement
AppShow statement
AppSize statement
Chain statement
Common collection
FileExists function
Item function
ItemCount function
Line function
LineCount function
OpenFileName function
Pause statement
Random function
SaveFileName function
Sleep statement
Word function
WordCount function

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2.2.4.1.1 AppActivate statement
Syntax:
AppActivate( title$ )

Description:
Activates the application identified by title$. If no window exists with title$, the first window with a title
that begins with title$ is activated. If no window matches, an error occurs.

2.2.4.1.2 AppClose statement
Syntax:
AppClose names$

Description:
Closes the named application. The names$ parameter is a String containing the name of the application.
If the names$ parameter is absent, then the AppClose statement closes the active application.

2.2.4.1.3 AppFind function
Syntax:
AppFind( name$ )

Description:
Returns a String containing the full name of the application matching the partial name$.

2.2.4.1.4 AppGetActive function
Syntax:
AppGetActive( )

Description:
Returns a String containing the name of the active application.

2.2.4.1.5 AppGetPosition statement
Syntax:
AppGetPosition X, Y, width, height [ , name$ ]

Description:
Retrieves the position of the named application. X, Y, width, height are integer variables into which the
applications position and size are stored. Name$ is the name of the application whose size is being
retrieved. If name$ is not specified, then the currently active application is assumed.

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2.2.4.1.6 AppGetState function
Syntax:
AppGetState( name$ )

Description:
Returns an Integer specifying the state of the top-level window.
2.2.4.1.7 AppHide statement
Syntax:
AppHide name$

Description:
Hides the named application.
2.2.4.1.8 AppList statement
Syntax:
AppList AppNames$()

Description:
Fills an array with the names of all open applications. The AppNames$ parameter must specify either a
zero- or one-dimensioned dynamic String array. The array will be redimensioned to match the number of
open applications. After calling this function, you can use LBound and UBound to determine the new size
of the array.
2.2.4.1.9 AppMaximize statement
Syntax:
AppMaximize name$

Description:
Maximizes the named application.
2.2.4.1.10 AppMinimize statement
Syntax:
AppMinimize name$

Description:
Minimizes the named application.
2.2.4.1.11 AppMove statement
Syntax:
AppMove X, Y [ , name$ ]

Description:
Sets the upper left corner of the named application to a given location.

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2.2.4.1.12 AppRestore statement
Syntax:
AppRestore name$

Description:
Restores the named application.
2.2.4.1.13 AppSetState statement
Syntax:
AppSetState newstate [ , name$ ]

Description:
Maximizes, minimizes, or restores the named application, depending on the value of newstate. The
application is maximized if newstate is 1, minimized if newstate is 2 and restored if newstate is 3.
2.2.4.1.14 AppShow statement
Syntax:
AppShow name$

Description:
Shows the named application.
2.2.4.1.15 AppSize statement
Syntax:
AppSize width, height [ , name$ ]

Description:
Sets the size of the named application.
2.2.4.1.16 Chain statement
Syntax:
Chain filename [ arguments]
Chain filename | macroname [ arguments]

Description:
This statement transfers control to the specified script file. Filename is a string expression, and may
contain a complete path name. If macroname is present, it must be separated from filename by a
vertical bar ( | ) and execution begins with subroutine macroname. Otherwise, execution begins with Sub
Main() in the new script file. Optional arguments may be appended to the filename string separated by
a space character. The arguments may e retrieved in the chained-to script by using the Command()
function. Execution never returns to the calling script. Note: both filename and macroname and optional
arguments are contained in a single string expression, such as:
Chain "C:\ATWIN\SCRIPTS\MYSCRIPT.SCR|FOO IMAGE XX.JPG"

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2.2.4.1.17 Command() function
Syntax:
Command()

Data type: string
Description:
This function returns the command line. If the script was invoked from another script using the Chain
statement, the command line is taken from the Chain statement argument.
2.2.4.1.18 FileExists function
Syntax:
FileExists( name$ )

Description:
Returns True if file exists, otherwise returns False.
2.2.4.1.19 Item function
Syntax:
Item( text$, first, last [ , delimiter$ ] )

Description:
Returns all the items between first and last within the specified formatted text list. Items are substrings
of a delimited text string. Items, by default, are separated by commas and/or end-of-lines. This can be
changed by specifying different delimiters in the delimiter$ parameter.
2.2.4.1.20 ItemCount function
Syntax:
ItemCount( text$ [ , delimiter$ ] )

Description:
Returns an Integer containing the number of items in the specified delimited text. Items are substrings of
a delimited text string. Items, by default, are separated by commas and/or end-of-lines. This can be
changed by specifying different delimiters in the delimiter$ parameter.
2.2.4.1.21 Line function
Syntax:
Line( text$, first, last )

Description:
Returns a String containing a single line or a group of lines between first and last.
2.2.4.1.22 LineCount function
Syntax:
LineCount( text$ )

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Description:
Returns an Integer representing the number of lines in text$.
2.2.4.1.23 OpenFileName function
Syntax:
OpenFileName( [ title$ [ , extension$ ]] )

Description:
Displays a dialog box that prompts the user to select from a list of files, returning the full pathname of
the file the user selects or a zero-length string if the user selects Cancel. If title$ is specified, then it is
used as the title of the dialog box, otherwise, “Open” is used. If extension$ is specified, then it specifies
a list of file types and extensions - type:ext[,ext][;type:ext[,ext]]… where type is a description of the type
of file, and ext is the extension pattern. For example, to display “All Files” and “Documents”, the
extension$ argument might be: "All files:*.*;Documents:*.txt,*.doc"
2.2.4.1.24 Pause statement
Syntax:
Pause Seconds

Description:
This statement causes the script to pause for the specified number of seconds. While the script is
paused, normal terminal functions are operational, including any file transfers in progress.
2.2.4.1.25 Random function
Syntax:
Random(min , max)

Description:
Returns a Long value greater than or equal to min and less than or equal to max.
2.2.4.1.26 SaveFileName function
Syntax:
SaveFileName( [ title$ [ , extension$ ]] )

Description:
Displays a dialog box that prompts the user to select from a list of files, returning the full pathname of
the file the user selects or a zero-length string if the user selects Cancel. If title$ is specified, then it is
used as the title of the dialog box, otherwise, “Save As” is used. If extension$ is specified, then it
specifies a list of file types (see OpenFileName for details).
2.2.4.1.27 Shell function
Syntax:
Shell( command$, [ WindowType ] )

Description:
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using the default application defined for that file. The return value is non-zero if the function succeeds.
The WindowType argument is optional and specifies the window state of the executed program:
0=hidden, 1=normal, 2=minimized (default), 3=maximized, 4=normal but not activated, 6=minimized but
not activated.
2.2.4.1.28 Sleep statement
Syntax:
Sleep millieconds

Description:
This statement causes the script to pause for the specified number of milliseconds. While the script is
paused, normal terminal functions are operational, including any file transfers in progress.
2.2.4.1.29 Word function
Syntax:
Word( text$, first, last )

Description:
Returns a String containing a single word or a group of words between first and last.
2.2.4.1.30 WordCount function
Syntax:
WordCount( text$ )

Description:
Returns an Integer representing the number of words in text$. Words are separated by spaces, tabs, and
end-of-lines.

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Object Reference
AccuTerm 7 exposes a rich COM/OLE/ActiveX object structure. This allows AccuTerm to act as an
Automation Server to any number of client applications. AccuTerm’s objects are arranged in a hierarchy,
with the AccuTerm application object at the top. The object hierarchy is shown in diagram below.

Properties
To reference a property, simply append a period (.) followed by the property name to an object variable of
the appropriate type. To get the value of a property, assign the property reference to a variable of the
appropriate type; to set the value, assign an appropriate expression, constant or variable to the property
reference.
Methods
A method is a subroutine or function call. To reference a method, simply append a period (.) followed by
the method name to an object variable of the appropriate type. Function methods return a value; for
these methods, assign the result to a variable of the appropriate type. Some methods accept one or
more arguments separated by commas. If the method also returns a value, enclose the argument list in
parentheses. Optional arguments are shown enclosed in brackets [ ]; the brackets are not part of the
syntax.
Events
Certain of AccuTerm’s objects have the ability to fire events. To use events, the client application must
be capable of responding to events. For example, to use the Session object’s DataReady event, the
following declaration is required in a VB form or class:
Dim WithEvents objSession As AccuTermClasses.Session

Type Library
AccuTerm 7 includes a type library, ATWIN71.TLB, which contains information about AccuTerm’s public
objects, including their properties, methods, events, arguments and constants. When specifying the
object type in a declaration, always use the type library as a reference. This will ensure compatibility
with future versions of AccuTerm. For example, to declare a VB object variable as type “AccuTerm”, use
the following declaration:
Dim obj As AccuTermClasses.AccuTerm
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See also:
AccuTerm object
Menu object
ScreenBlock object
Server object
Session object
Sessions collection
Settings object
AccuTerm constants

2.3.1

The AccuTerm Object
The AccuTerm object is AccuTerm’s top-level application object. To access the AccuTerm object of a
running instance of AccuTerm, use the following syntax:
Dim obj as Object
Set obj = GetObject(, "ATWin32.AccuTerm")

To create a new instance of AccuTerm, use:
Dim obj as Object
Set obj = CreateObject("ATWin32.AccuTerm")

The properties and methods of the AccuTerm object are described in the following pages. Use these
properties and methods to control the overall application. The AccuTerm object contains the Sessions
collection, which has one element for each open session. The ActiveSession property may be used to
obtain a reference to the Session object which is currently active.
AccuTerm properties
ActiveSession property
AutoClose property
Common property
CustomMouseTable property
FuncBarPos property
FuncBarStyle property
FuncBarVisible property
Height property
Left property
Menu property
NoCloseWarning property
NoConnectWizard property
NoWelcomePage property
PhoneBookName property
ProductLicenseType property
ProductName property
ProductRelease property
ProductSerialNumber property
RecentListSize property
RegisteredCompany property
RegisteredLocation property
RegisteredUser property
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SesionBarVisible property
Sessions property
SingleInstance property
StatusLineVisible property
ToolbarVisible property
Top property
Visible property
Width property
WindowState property
AccuTerm methods
Activate method
Arrange method
Close method
Hide method
Move method
Resize method
SettingsDialog method
Show method
Terminate method
2.3.1.1

AccuTerm properties

2.3.1.1.1 ActiveSession property
Syntax:
Set object = AccuTerm.ActiveSession

Data type: Session object
Description:
The ActiveSession object is an object of type Session, which refers to the currently active session.
The currently active session is the session whose title bar is highlighted.
2.3.1.1.2 AutoClose property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.AutoClose

Data type: boolean
Description:
If non-zero, then when the last open session is closed, AccuTerm will terminate.
See also:
Session AutoClose property
2.3.1.1.3 Common property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Common

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Data type: collection object
Description:
Returns a reference to the Common collection object. The Common collection may be used to save global
variables so that they may be shared between different instances of scripts and OLE clients.
2.3.1.1.3.1 Common collection
Syntax:
Common.Clear
Common(key) = value
variable = Common(key)

Description:
The Common collection is used to store values which may be saved between script executions, or shared
with between several running scripts. That is, one session can set a value in the Common collection,
which another session can retrieve it. Items stored in the Common collection are referenced by "keys".
The key is a string argument. The values stored in the Common collection are variants, and thus can
contain any data type. The Common collection can be reset by using the Clear method.
2.3.1.1.4 CustomMouseTable property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.CustomMouseTable

Data type: string
Description:
This is the file name of the global mouse table file. See Mouse Pattern Matching for more information on
using a custom mouse table.
See also:
Session CustomMouseTable property
2.3.1.1.5 FuncBarPos property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.FuncBarPos

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to zero to show the function key bar at the bottom of the window, or 1 to show the bar at the top of
the window.
2.3.1.1.6 FuncBarStyle property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.FuncBarStyle

Data type: integer

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Description:
Set to 1 to display the function key number as a tiny number in the corner of the function key buttons, or
0 to not display the key number.
2.3.1.1.7 FuncBarVisible property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.FuncBarVisible

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to display AccuTerm’s function key bar, otherwise set to False (zero).
2.3.1.1.8 Height property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Height

Data type: long
Description:
This is the application window height in pixels.
2.3.1.1.9 LargeIcons property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.LargeIcons

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to show large icons in the toolbar, otherwise small icons are used.
2.3.1.1.10 LayoutFilename property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.LayoutFilename

Data type: string
Description:
This is the file name of the currently open layout file, or null if no layout is open. This property is readonly.
2.3.1.1.11 Left property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Left

Data type: long

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Description:
This is the horizontal position of the application window in pixels.
2.3.1.1.12 Menu property
Syntax:
Set menu_object = AccuTerm.Menu

Data type: menu object
Description:
This returns a reference to the application Menu object, which may be used to customize AccuTerm’s
menus and toolbars.
See also:
Menu Object
2.3.1.1.13 NoCloseWarning property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.NoCloseWarning

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to suppress the disconnect warning when closing a session.
2.3.1.1.14 PhoneBookName property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.PhoneBookName

Data type: string
Description:
This is the file name of the Auto Dialer phone directory.
2.3.1.1.15 ProductLicenseType property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.ProductLicenseType

Data type: integer
Description:
This read-only property returns the product license type: 1=single user, 2=site license, 3=enterprise
license, 9=demonstration version.

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2.3.1.1.16 ProductName property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.ProductName

Data type: string
Description:
This read-only property returns the string “ACCUTERM/WIN32”.

2.3.1.1.17 ProductRelease property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.ProductRelease

Data type: string
Description:
This read-only property returns the current release of AccuTerm 7.

2.3.1.1.18 ProductSerialNumber property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.ProductSerialNumber

Data type: long
Description:
This read-only property returns the serial number of AccuTerm 7.

2.3.1.1.19 RecentListSize property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.RecentListSize

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the number of entries in the recent file list.
2.3.1.1.20 RegisteredCompany property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.RegisteredCompany

Data type: string
Description:
This read-only property returns the registered company name.

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2.3.1.1.21 RegisteredLocation property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.RegisteredLocation

Data type: string
Description:
This read-only property returns the registered location.

2.3.1.1.22 RegisteredUser property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.RegisteredUser

Data type: string
Description:
This read-only property returns the registered user name.

2.3.1.1.23 SessionBarVisible property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.SessionBarVisible

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to display AccuTerm’s session bar, otherwise set to False (zero).
2.3.1.1.24 Sessions property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Sessions

Data type: collection of session objects
Description:
Returns a reference to the Sessions collection. This collection has one member for each open session.
The first session is Sessions(0).
2.3.1.1.25 SingleInstance property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.SingleInstance

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to allow only one instance of AccuTerm. To allow multiple instances, set to False
(zero).

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2.3.1.1.26 StatusLineVisible property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.StatusLineVisible

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to display AccuTerm’s status line, otherwise set to False (zero).
2.3.1.1.27 ToolbarVisible property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.ToolbarVisible

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to display AccuTerm’s tool bar, otherwise set to False (zero).
2.3.1.1.28 Top property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Top

Data type: long
Description:
This is the vertical position of the application window in pixels.
2.3.1.1.29 TrackKeyboardState property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.TrackKeyboardState

Data type: integer
Description:
If this property is True, AccuTerm tracks the state of the CapsLock and ScrollLock keys. When tracking
is enabled, the state of these keys is saved and restored when the user switches to and from the
AccuTerm application.
2.3.1.1.30 Visible property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Visible

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to make AccuTerm’s main window visible. Set to False to hide AccuTerm’s main
window.

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2.3.1.1.31 Width property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Width

Data type: long
Description:
This is the application window width in pixels.
2.3.1.1.32 WindowState property
Syntax:
AccuTerm.WindowState

Data type: integer
Description:
This is the state of AccuTerm’s main window. Set to 0 for normal, 1 for minimized or 2 for maximized.
See also:
Session WindowState property
2.3.1.2

AccuTerm methods

2.3.1.2.1 Activate method
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Activate

Description:
Makes AccuTerm the active application.

See also:
Session Activate method
2.3.1.2.2 Arrange method
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Arrange [ style]

Description:
Arranges AccuTerm session windows. Set style to 0 for cascade, 1 for tile horizontal, 2 for tile vertical
and 3 to arrange icons.
2.3.1.2.3 Close method
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Close [ prompt]

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Description:
Closes AccuTerm. If prompt is True (non-zero) and any changes have been made to session
configuration settings, the user will be prompted save the changed settings.
This method is the same as the Terminate method, but is not available when using late binding.
See also:
Terminate method
Session Close method
2.3.1.2.4 Hide method
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Hide

Description:
This method makes AccuTerm’s main window invisible.
See also:
Session Hide method
2.3.1.2.5 Move method
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Move left [ , top [ , width [ , height ]]]

Description:
Repositions and resizes AccuTerm’s main window. The positions and dimensions are specified in pixels.
See also:
Session Move method
2.3.1.2.6 OpenLayout method
Syntax:
AccuTerm.OpenLayout filename

Description:
This method opens the specified layout file. When using this method to open a layout file, any script
attached to the layout file is ignored.
2.3.1.2.7 Resize method
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Resize width,height

Description:
Resizes AccuTerm’s main window. The dimensions are specified in pixels.
See also:
Session Resize method

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2.3.1.2.8 SaveLayout method
Syntax:
AccuTerm.SaveLayout [filename]

Description:
This method saves the current layout in the specified layout file. If filename is not specified, the currently
open layout file is used. If there is no currently open layout file, the user is prompted for a file name.
2.3.1.2.9 SettingsDialog method
Syntax:
AccuTerm.SettingsDialog [ InitSel, [ Categories ]]

Description:
This method displays AccuTerm's Settings dialog box. You can specify the initially selected item InitSel
(see table below), and a list of Categories to show in the categories tree. The Categories list is a string
with a single letter for each main category to display. Letters which may be used for InitSel or
Categories are:
Category Tab code Category
code
(2K2)
O
G
General Options
A
G
Files & Folders
D
D
Connection
D1
Serial
D2
PicLan
D3
Telnet
D4
Modem
D5
SSH
D7
SSL
T
T
Term Type
S
S
Screen
C
C
Colors & Palette
C0
Color Theme
C1
Attribute Colors
C2
Color Palette
B
C
Background
K
K
Keyboard
F
F
Font & Character Set
P
P
Printer
P1
Screen Printer
P2
Slave Printer
Q
M
Clipboard
H
M
Mouse
E
M
Sound
X
X
File Transfer
W
G
Windows
R
R
TCL Rules

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For compatibility with AccuTerm 2K2, you can use the alternative Tab code in place of the new
Category code, as shown in the table above. If you do not specify a value for InitSel, the previously
active category is initially selected. If you do not specify a value for Categories, all available categories
are displayed.
2.3.1.2.10 Show method
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Show

Description:
Makes AccuTerm’s main window visible.
See also:
Session Show method
2.3.1.2.11 Terminate method
Syntax:
AccuTerm.Terminate [ prompt]

Description:
Closes AccuTerm. If prompt is True (non-zero) and any changes have been made to session
configuration settings, the user will be prompted save the changed settings.
This method is the same as the Close method, and is available when using late binding.
See also:
Close method
Session Close method

2.3.2

The Menu Object
Both the AccuTerm object and each session object contain a Menu object. The menu object is the root
object of AccuTerm’s menu structure. When no sessions are open, the menu object member of the
AccuTerm object is the operational menu. When any session is open, the menu object member of the
active session is the operational menu. The menu object contains a number of MnuBand objects, which
contain MnuTool objects.
Menu properties
Count property
Item property
MnuBands property
See also:
AccuTerm Menu property
Session Menu property

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Menu properties

2.3.2.1.1 Count property
Syntax:
menu. Count
Data type: integer
Description:
This read-only property is the number of MnuBand objects contained in the menu.

2.3.2.1.2 Item property
Syntax:
menu. Item( toolID )
Data type: MnuTool object
Description:
This array property returns a reference to a MnuTool object for the specified toolID. Each menu item,
toolbar button, and status bar field has a toolID that identifies the tool (see Customizing the Menu and
Toolbar for more information). You can use this property to customize menu tool properties from a script.

2.3.2.1.3 MnuBands property
Syntax:
menu.MnuBands( index )

Data type: array of MnuBand objects
Description:
This read-only property array returns a MnuBand object corresponding to the specified one-based index.

2.3.2.2

The MnuBand Object
A Menu object contains zero or more MnuBand objects. Examples of MnuBand objects are the main
menu, the toolbar, the status bar and popup menus. A MnuBand object contains zero or more MnuTool
objects.
MnuBand properties
BandType property
Caption property
Count property
DockingArea property
MnuTools property
Name property
Visible property

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2.3.2.2.1 MnuBand properties
2.3.2.2.1.1 BandType property
Syntax:
mnuband.BandType

Data type: integer
Description:
This property is the type of band: 0 = toolbar, 1 = main menu, 2 = popup menu, 3 = status bar, 4 =
session bar.

2.3.2.2.1.2 Caption property (MnuBand)
Syntax:
mnuband. Caption

Data type: string
Description:
This property is the type of band: 0 = toolbar or status bar, 1 = main menu, 2 = popup menu or submenu.

2.3.2.2.1.3 Count property (MnuBand)
Syntax:
mnuband. Count

Data type: integer
Description:
This read-only property is the number of MnuTool objects contained in the band.

2.3.2.2.1.4 DockingArea property
Syntax:
mnuband. DockingArea

Data type: integer
Description:
This property specifies the position of the toolbar or status bar: 1 = top, 2 = bottom, 4 = left, 8 = right.

2.3.2.2.1.5 MnuTools property
Syntax:
mnuband. MnuTools( index )

Data type: array of MnuTool objects
Description:
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This read-only property array returns a MnuTool object corresponding to the specified one-based index.

2.3.2.2.1.6 Name property
Syntax:
mnuband. Name

Data type: string
Description:
This read-only property is the name of the MnuBand object.

2.3.2.2.1.7 Visible property (MnuBand)
Syntax:
mnuband. Visible

Data type: boolean
Description:
This property is True if the band is visible.

2.3.2.3

The MnuTool Object
The MnuTool object is at the lowest level of the Menu object hierarchy, and contains properties for the
caption, icon, state and action of a menu item, toolbar button or status bar field.
MnuTool properties
Action property
Caption property
Checked property
Enabled property
ToolID property
ToolTipText property
Visible property

2.3.2.3.1 MnuTool properties
2.3.2.3.1.1 Action property
Syntax:
mnutool. Action
Data type: string
Description:
This property contains the action to perform when the menu item or button is clicked. All built-in menu
items have a default action associated with them, but an optional action can be specified by setting this
property. Set this property to null to perform the default action. Otherwise, to execute a macro, enclose
the macro statement in square brackets ( [ ] ). To transmit a character sequence to the host, set this
property to the desired sequence.

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2.3.2.3.1.2 Caption property (MnuTool)
Syntax:
mnutool. Caption
Data type: string
Description:
This property is the caption displayed in the higher-level menu item. The caption is not displayed in a
toolbar.

2.3.2.3.1.3 Checked property
Syntax:
mnutool. Checked
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set this property to True to display a checked box next to the caption in popup menus or sub-menus.

2.3.2.3.1.4 Enabled property
Syntax:
mnutool. Enabled
Data type: integer
Description:
Set this property to True to enable a menu item. If this property is False, the item is disabled and is
displayed in a gray color.

2.3.2.3.1.5 ToolID property
Syntax:
mnutool. ToolID
Data type: long
Description:
This property is the tool ID.

2.3.2.3.1.6 ToolTipText property
Syntax:
mnutool. ToolTipText
Data type: string

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Description:
This property is the text which is displayed in a floating window when the cursor is paused over a menu
item or toolbar button.

2.3.2.3.1.7 Visible property (MnuTool)
Syntax:
mnutool. Visible
Data type: boolean
Description:
This property is True if the tool (menu item or toolbar button) is visible.

2.3.3

The ScreenBlock Object
The ScreenBlock object is created by the Session.GetBlock method, and is used to preserve and
restore the contents of a portion of the terminal screen. The Session.SetBlock method restores the
contents of the ScreenBlock object back onto the terminal screen.

See also:
GetBlock method
SetBlock method

2.3.4

The Server Object
The Server object, in conjunction with the FTSERVER host program, provides a simple method for
performing common host database operations, including reading and writing files, executing commands,
calling BASIC subroutines and converting data. The Server object can be used in any ActiveX enabled
client application, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Visual Basic.
Server methods
AddItem method
CallSub function
Connect function
DeleteItem method
Disconnect method
Download method
Execute function
Export method
FileExists function
IConv function
Import method
IsConnected function
ItemExists function
OConv function
ReadItem function
Readnext function
UnlockItem method
Upload method

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WriteItem method

Server properties
AccountName property
ErrorMode property
LastError property
LastErrorMessage property
MDName property
ServerID property
ServerName property
UnicodeDelimiters property
UserName property
2.3.4.1

Server properties

2.3.4.1.1 AccountName property
Syntax:
Server.AccountName

Data type: string
Description:
Returns the name of the account the server object is connected to.
2.3.4.1.2 ErrorMode property
Syntax:
Server.ErrorMode

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 0 to ignore errors, 1 to raise an error to the calling application, 2 to display error message dialog
box
2.3.4.1.3 LastError property
Syntax:
Server.LastError

Data type: integer
Description:
Returns any error number from the previous operation, or zero if no error.
2.3.4.1.4 LastErrorMessage property
Syntax:
Server.LastErrorMessage

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Data type: string
Description:
Returns any error message from the previous operation, or null if no error.
2.3.4.1.5 MDName property
Syntax:
Server.MDName

Data type: string
Description:
Returns the file name of the master dictionary (MD or VOC).
2.3.4.1.6 ServerID property
Syntax:
Server.ServerID

Data type: string
Description:
Returns a unique identifier for the server object.
2.3.4.1.7 ServerName property
Syntax:
Server.ServerName

Data type: string
Description:
Returns the server name assigned using FTSETUP.
2.3.4.1.8 UnicodeDelimiters property
Syntax:
Server.UnicodeDelimiters

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 1 to convert system delimiter characters to Unicode, or 0 to use traditional character values for
system delimiters. When Unicode delimiters are specified, AM is U+F8FE, VM is U+F8FD and SVM is
U+F8FC.
2.3.4.1.9 UserName property
Syntax:
Server.UserName

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Data type: string
Description:
Returns the name of the user logged on to the host.
2.3.4.2

Server methods

2.3.4.2.1 AddItem Method
Syntax:
Server.AddItem file, ID, data

Description:
Writes a new item to the Pick database. If the item already exists, error 223 is returned.

2.3.4.2.2 CallSub method
Syntax:
Result = Server.CallSub (SubName [ , function [ , data]] )

Data type: string
Description:
Calls a BASIC subroutine (SubName) passing function and data as arguments. The BASIC subroutine
must accept 4 arguments: Function, Data, ErrorCode, ErrorMessage. The returned value is stored in the
Data argument before the subroutine returns. If an error occurs, the subroutine must set the ErrorCode
argument to a non-zero value, and place the error message text in the ErrorMessage argument.
2.3.4.2.3 Connect method
Syntax:
Result = Server.Connect([ ServerName ] )

Data type: boolean
Description:
Connects the server object to an AccuTerm session in server mode. If the optional ServerName is
specified, then the object is connected to the specified server; otherwise, the first session which is in
server mode is used.
2.3.4.2.4 DeleteItem method
Syntax:
Server.DeleteItem file, ID

Description:
Deletes an item from the Pick database. If the item is locked by another process, error 235 is returned.

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2.3.4.2.5 Disconnect method
Syntax:
Server.Disconnect

Description:
Disconnects the server object.
2.3.4.2.6 Download method (Server)
Syntax:
Server.Download SourceFile, SourceIDs, TargetFolder [ , Protocol [ , Binary [ , Overwrite ]]]

Description:
Uses the AccuTerm FT program to download files from the host to the PC. SourceFile is the host file
name; SourceIDs is a list of item-IDs, an asterisk (*) for all items, or an open parenthesis followed by the
name of a saved list. Separate IDs with CR LF ; TargetFolder is the destination directory. Protocol is 1 for
Kermit (default) or 0 for ASCII protocol. If Binary is zero (default) attribute marks are translated into CR LF
. Overwrite is non-zero to allow existing files to be overwritten (default is no overwrite).
2.3.4.2.7 Execute method
Syntax:
Result = Server.Execute(command [ , data [ , capture ]] )

Data type: string
Description:
Executes a TCL command on the host system. Data is passed as “stacked input” to the command. If
capture is non-zero, the result of the command is returned, otherwise, the return value is empty.
2.3.4.2.8 Export method
Syntax:
Server.Export SourceFile, SourceIDs, TargetFile, TargetFields [ , Header [ , Explode [ , Protocol
[, Delimiter [, Overwrite ]]]]]

Description:
This method uses the AccuTerm FTD program to download a file from the MultiValue host to the PC.
SourceFile is the host file name. SourceIDs is a list of item-IDs, an asterisk (*) for all items, or an open
parenthesis followed by the name of a saved list. Separate IDs with CR LF ; TargetFile is the destination
file. If the destination file has a supported extension (.XLS, .WK1, .WKS, .WB1, .SYM, .DB2, .DBF), the
resulting file will be exported in the native format for that file extension. TargetFields is a list of fields to
include in the destination file; use asterisk (*) for all fields. Separate field names with CR LF . If Header is
non-zero, the first line of the exported file will be a “header”. If Explode is non-zero, single values are
repeated for items with multiple values. Protocol is 1 for Kermit (default) or 0 for ASCII protocol. If the
destination file does not have a supported extension, then delimiter is used to specify Tab (0, default) or
Comma (1) delimited ASCII file. Overwrite is non-zero to allow existing files to be overwritten (default is
no overwrite).

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2.3.4.2.9 FileExists method
Syntax:
Result = Server.FileExists( file )

Data type: integer
Description:
Returns 1 if file exists on the host account, or 0 if it does not exist.
2.3.4.2.10 IConv method
Syntax:
Result = Server.IConv(data, code)

Data type: string
Description:
Performs an “input conversion” on data. Conversion to be performed is code.
2.3.4.2.11 Import method
Syntax:
Server.Import SourceFile, TargetFile, Reserved1, Fields [ , Header [ , Skip [ , AutoID [ ,
AutoIDPrefix [ , AutoIDStart [ , Protocol [ , Delimiter [ , Overwrite ]]]]]]]]

Description:
This method uses the AccuTerm FTD program to upload a file from the PC to the MultiValue host.
SourceFile is the PC file name. TargetFile is the destination file name. If the source file has a supported
extension (.XLS, .WK1, .WKS, .WB1, .SYM, .DB2, .DBF), the file will be imported from the native
format for that file extension. Reserved1 is reserved for future use and should be passed as a null string.
Fields is a list of fields to be imported (dictionary names or attribute numbers, or asterisk (*) for all
fields). Separate field names with CR LF . If Header is non-zero, the first line of the imported file is treated
as a “header”. Skip is the number of “header” lines in the source file to skip. If AutoID is non-zero, then
the target item-IDs will be generated by concatenating AutoIDPrefix to the item sequence starting with
AutoIDStart. Protocol is 1 for Kermit (default) or 0 for ASCII protocol. If the source file does not have a
supported extension, then delimiter is used to specify Tab (0, default) or Comma (1) delimited ASCII
file. Overwrite is non-zero to allow existing items to be overwritten (default is no overwrite).
2.3.4.2.12 IsConnected method
Syntax:
Result = Server.IsConnected( )

Data type: boolean
Description:
Returns TRUE if server object is connected to the host and the host is running the server application;
otherwise returns FALSE.

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2.3.4.2.13 ItemExists function
Syntax:
Result = Server.ItemExists( file , ID )

Data type: integer
Description:
Returns 1 if item exists in the specified file, or 0 if it does not exist or the file cannot be opened.
2.3.4.2.14 OConv method
Syntax:
Result = Server.OConv(data, code)

Data type: string
Description:
Performs an “output conversion” on data. Conversion to be performed is code.
2.3.4.2.15 ReadItem method
Syntax:
Result = Server.ReadItem(file, ID [ , attr [ , value [ , subvalue [ , locked ]]]] )

Data type: string
Description:
Reads an item from the MultiValue database and returns the item, attribute, value or sub-value. If the
optional locked parameter is non-zero, the item is left locked after the read (same as MV/BASIC READU
statement). Error 260 is returned if the item was already locked by another process.
2.3.4.2.16 Readnext method
Syntax:
Result = Server.Readnext(file, attr [ , value [ , subvalue ]] )

Data type: string
Description:
Reads the next item from the Pick database using the current select list and returns the specified
attribute, value or sub-value. If the list is exhausted, LastError will be set to –1.
2.3.4.2.17 Upload method (Server)
Syntax:
Server.Upload SourceFolder, SourceFiles, TargetFile [ , Protocol [ , Binary [ , Overwrite ]]]

Description:
Uses the AccuTerm FT program to upload files from the PC to the host. SourceFolder is the PC
directory where the files are uploaded from; SourceFiles is a list of file names separated by CR LF .
TargetFile is the destination file. Protocol is 1 for Kermit (default) or 0 for ASCII protocol. If Binary is
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zero (default) attribute marks are translated into CR LF . Overwrite is non-zero to allow existing files to be
overwritten (default is no overwrite).
2.3.4.2.18 UnlockItem method
Syntax:
Server.UnlockItem [ file, [ , ID ]]

Description:
Unlocks an item locked by the ReadItem function. If file and ID are null, unlocks all items locked by the
process.
2.3.4.2.19 WriteItem method
Syntax:
Server.WriteItem file, ID, data [ , attr [ , value [ , subvalue [ , KeepLocked ]]]]

Description:
Writes an item, attribute, value or sub-value to the Pick database. If the optional KeepLocked parameter
is non-zero, the item is left locked after the writing (same as MV/BASIC WRITEU statement).

2.3.5

The Session Object
When you use AccuTerm, you create "sessions" to communicate with host computer systems.
AccuTerm’s multiple document interface (MDI) allows you to create as many sessions as you desire, all
connected to different host systems (or more than one session to a single host). AccuTerm’s Session
object gives you access to session properties such as port, font, screen colors, etc.) and allows you to
invoke session methods (create, delete, input, output, etc.)
Predefined Session Objects
The currently active session may be accessed using the ActiveSession object. When a script is
invoked from a function key, menu, toolbar button, the host computer system, or from DDE, you can
access the session which invoked the script by referencing the InitSession object. The InitSession
object is only valid in the context of a script running in the AccuTerm application.
Creating a New Session
There are two ways to create a new session. First, you can declare a Session object variable, and use
the New keyword with the Set statement to create the new session:
Dim S as Session
Set S = New Session

These statements will create a new session. All session properties will be set to their default values.You
access the properties and methods of the session using the Session object variable S.
An alternate way of creating a new session is to use the Add method of the Sessions collection object
as described above.
Session properties
Ansi8Bit property
AnsiAppCursor property
AnsiAppKeypad property
Answerback property
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AsciiDelay property
AsciiEOL property
AutoAnswer property
AutoClose property
BackgroundPictureFile property
BackgroundPictureMode property
BackgroundTransparency property
Baud property
BkspSendsDel
BoldFont property
BreakKeyAction property
BytesIn property
BytesOut property
Caption property
CaptureFileName property
CaptureMode property
CaptureSource property
Changed property
Charset property
ClientCertificateID property
Col property
Color property
Colors() property
Cols property
Connected property
ConnectTimeout property
CopySelMode property
CursorType property
DataBits property
DefaultCaptureDir property
DefaultXferDir property
DefaultXferMode property
DefaultXferOverwrite property
Device property
DeviceLicenseMode property
DialStatus property
DisableAppMode property
Duplex property
ExtCols property
ExtRows property
FileName property
FKeys() property
FontName property
FontSize property
GmodeEnable property
Handshake property
Height property
HistoryRows property
HostCertificateValidation property
HostKeyFingerprint property
HostKeyValidation property
HostName property
HostPort property
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HostTermType property
hWnd property
Icon property
InputMode property
KeepaliveInterval property
KermitCRC property
KermitEOL property
KermitErrRetry property
KermitInitRetry property
KermitQuote property
KermitRept property
KermitTimeout property
Left property
LegibleFont property
LockBaudRate property
LockFKeys property
LockKeyboard property
MapUpperFKeys property
Menu property
MessageRows property
MouseEnable property
NoAutoWrap property
NormCols property
NormRows property
OnLine property
OverrideModemConfig property
Page property
Pages property
Palette() property
Parity property
PasteEOFChar property
PasteEOFMode property
PasteEOLChar property
PasteEOLMode property
PhoneBookName property
Port property
PrinterColorMode property
PrinterFontBold property
PrinterFontItalic property
PrinterFontName property
PrinterFontSize property
PrinterMode property
PrinterName property
PrinterOrientation property
PrinterPaperSize property
PrinterPaperSource property
PrinterTimeout property
PrintJobEject property
PrintScreenBackground property
PrintScreenEject property
ProtectAttr property
Row property
Rows property
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ScaleFont property
ScreenPrintAdapterScript property
ScreenPrinterName property
ScreenPrintMode property
ScreenPrintOrientation property
ScreenPrintPaperSize property
ScreenPrintPaperSource property
ScrMode property
ScrollMode property
Selection property
ShowErrs property
SlavePrintAdapterScript property
SlavePrinterName property
SlavePrintMode property
Sound property
SSHAuth property
SSHCipherProperty
SSHKey property
SSHUseOnlyPreferredCipher property
SSHVersion property
StopBits property
Strip8th property
TcpIdn property
TcpNoDelay property
TelnetBinary property
TelnetBypass property
TelnetKeepaliveIsNOP property
TermType property
TextFileEncoding property
Top property
Visible property
Width property
WindowState property
XferBytes property
XferFiles property
XferStatus property
XmodemTimeout property
XmodemTimeout property
ZmodemAuto property
ZmodemTimeout property
Session methods
Activate method
Break method
Capture method
CaptureEnd method
Clear method
ClearSelection method
Close method
Copy method
CopyHistory method
Delete method
Deselect method
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Dial method
Download method
Emulate method
ExtMode method
GetBlock method
GetSelection method
GetText method
Hangup method
Hide method
Input method
LoadImage method
Locate method
MouseTableAdd method
MouseTableLoad method
MouseTableReset method
Move method
NormMode method
Output method
Paste method
PlayMidi method
PlayWave method
PrinterClose method
PrinterOff method
PrinterOn method
PrintScreen method
ReadText method
Reset method
ResetComm method
ResetTerm method
Resize method
Save method
SaveAs method
ScrollHistory method
Select method
SetBlock method
SetExtension method
SetSelection method
SetText method
Settings method
Show method
Terminate method
UnloadImage method
Upload method
WaitFor method
WriteText method
Session events
DataReady event
Extension event

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Session properties

2.3.5.1.1 Ansi8Bit property
Syntax:
session.Ansi8Bit

Data type: boolean
Description:
If this setting is non-zero, AccuTerm sends 8 bit control codes. Othewise the eqivalent 7-bit escape
sequence is sent. This property is only effective when AccuTerm is emulating one of the VT terminals.
2.3.5.1.2 AnsiAppCursor property
Syntax:
session.AnsiAppCursor

Data type: boolean
Description:
If this setting is non-zero, AccuTerm sends "application codes" instead of "cursor codes" when cursor
keys are pressed. This property is only effective when AccuTerm is emulating one of the VT terminals.
2.3.5.1.3 AnsiAppKeypad property
Syntax:
session.AnsiAppKeypad

Data type: boolean
Description:
If this setting is non-zero, AccuTerm sends "application codes" instead of numeric characters when key
on the numeric keypad are pressed. This property is only effective when AccuTerm is emulating one of
the VT terminals.
2.3.5.1.4 Answerback property
Syntax:
session.Answerback

Data type: string
Description:
This is the string that AccuTerm returns to the host system when the host requests the "answerback
message".
2.3.5.1.5 AsciiDelay property
Syntax:
session.AsciiDelay

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Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the interline delay used for ASCII file uploads in milliseconds.
2.3.5.1.6 AsciiEOL property
Syntax:
session.AsciiEOL
Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the line ending sequence for ASCII file uploads. Set to 0 for CR , 1 for LF or 2 for CR + LF .
2.3.5.1.7 AutoAnswer property
Syntax:
session.AutoAnswer

Data type: boolean
Description:
If this setting is non-zero, AccuTerm will answer incoming calls when the session is connected to a
modem.
2.3.5.1.8 AutoClose property (Session)
Syntax:
session.AutoClose

Data type: boolean
Description:
If this setting is non-zero, AccuTerm will close the session when it becomes "disconnected" (modem
disconnects or host system drops network connection).
2.3.5.1.9 BackgroundPictureFile property
Syntax:
session.BackgroundPictureFile

Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of an image file that is used for the session background.

See also:
BackgroundPictureMode property
BackgroundTransparency property

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2.3.5.1.10 BackgroundPictureMode property
Syntax:
session.BackgroundPictureMode

Data type: integer
Description:
This property controls how the background picture is scaled: 0 - picture is stretched to fit screen size.
This may alter the picture's aspect ratio; 1 - picture is scaled so that its longest dimension fills the
screen. The area not filled by the picture is black; 2 - picture is scaled so that its shortest dimension fills
the screen. The longer dimension is cropped.

See also:
BackgroundPictureFile property
BackgroundTransparency property
2.3.5.1.11 BackgroundTransparency property
Syntax:
session.BackgroundTransparency

Data type: integer
Description:
The BackgroundTransparency property specifies the transparency of the background color or the opacity
of the background picture, as a percentage. 100% means that the picture is used as the background,
0% means that the background color is used. Values in between blend the background picture and
background color.

See also:
BackgroundPictureFile property
BackgroundPictureMode property
2.3.5.1.12 Baud property
Syntax:
session.Baud

Data type: integer
Description:
This is the baud rate used by the serial port attached to the session. This property is only meaningful
when the communication device type is "Serial Port". Acceptable baud rates are atBaud300,
atBaud1200, atBaud2400, atBaud9600, atBaud14400, atBaud19200, atBaud38400, atBaud57600
and atBaud115200.
2.3.5.1.13 BkspSendsDel property
Syntax:
session.BkspSendsDel
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Data type: boolean
Description:
If this setting is True (non-zero), pressing the Backspace key causes AccuTerm to send the DEL control
code. Otherwise, AccuTerm sends the BS control code.
2.3.5.1.14 BoldFont property
Syntax:
session.BoldFont

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) if terminal font is bold, False (zero) if font is normal.
2.3.5.1.15 BreakKeyAction property
Syntax:
session. BreakKeyAction
Data type: integer
Description:
This property specifies the action to take when the CTRL+BREAK key is pressed. The exact interpretation
of this property depends on the connection type.
0 - default action - send normal BREAK signal or character
1 - no break key
2 - send normal break (telnet BREAK command or SSH BREAK command)
3 - send alternate break (telnet IP command or SSH SIGINT signal)
256+ break_char - send break_char character (ASCII code)
2.3.5.1.16 BytesIn property
Syntax:
session.BytesIn

Data type: long
Description:
This read-only property returns the number of bytes received from the host since the session was
opened.

2.3.5.1.17 BytesOut property
Syntax:
session.BytesOut

Data type: long

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Description:
This read-only property returns the number of bytes transmitted to the host since the session was
opened.
2.3.5.1.18 CapsLock property
Syntax:
session.CapsLock
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to set the state of the CapsLock key; set to False (zero) to reset the CapsLock
key state.
2.3.5.1.19 Caption property
Syntax:
session.Caption

Data type: string
Description:
Set or returns the session caption (title).
2.3.5.1.20 CaptureFileName property
Syntax:
session.CaptureFileName

Data type: string
Description:
The name of the file name used in the last capture operation. This property is read-only.
2.3.5.1.21 CaptureMode property
Syntax:
session.CaptureMode

Data type: integer
Description:
The current capture mode (0 to create a new file, 1 to overwrite an existing file, 2 to append to existing
file, or 3 to capture to the clipboard instead of a file). If capture mode has 128 added to it, this indicates
that control characters are being filtered from the captured data. This property is read-only.
2.3.5.1.22 CaptureSource property
Syntax:
session.CaptureSource

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Data type: integer
Description:
The current capture source (1 to capture received data, 2 to capture printed data). This property is readonly.
2.3.5.1.23 Changed property
Syntax:
session.Changed

Data type: integer
Description:
Non-zero if the settings for the session have been modified. Changing this property to zero prevents the
warning about saving changes when the session is closed.
2.3.5.1.24 Charset property
Syntax:
session.Charset

Data type: string
Description:
The character set used by the host. The only valid values are NULL for the default character set for the
selected terminal emulation, or "NATIVE" if the host uses the current 8-bit (non-Unicode) Windows
character set.
2.3.5.1.25 ClientCertificateID property
Syntax:
session.ClientCertificateID

Data type: string
Description:
If an SSL/Telnet host requires the client to authenticate using a certificate, this property contains the
name and/or hash of the desired client certificate. The client certificate must be installed in the current
user's "MY" certificate store.
2.3.5.1.26 Col & Row properties
Syntax:
session.Col
session.Row

Data type: integer
Description:
The current cursor column or row. The leftmost column is zero and the topmost row is zero. Also see
the Locate method.
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2.3.5.1.27 Color property
Syntax:
session.Color

Data type: integer
Description:
This is the foreground/background color index used when text is displayed using the SetText method.
To determine the color index, select the foreground and background colors from the following table, and
add the indices of each to form the correct color index:
Color
Black
Dark Blue
Dark Green
Turquoise
Dark Red
Purple
Olive
Light Grey
Dark Grey
Blue
Green
Cyan
Red
Magenta
Yellow
White

Foreground
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Background
0
16
32
48
64
80
96
112
128
144
160
176
192
208
224
240

Note: the actual colors may be different if the palette has been modified!
2.3.5.1.28 Colors() property
Syntax:
session.Colors( index )

Data type: integer
Description:
This array maps foreground and background colors (using the color index described above) to visual
attribute combinations. The index to the Colors() array is the attribute code shown in the following
table:
Index
0

Attribute Description
normal

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1
2
4
5
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20

Attribute Description
blank
blink
reverse
reverse blank
reverse blink
underline
underline blink
underline reverse
underline reverse blink
dim
dim blink
dim reverse

Index
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46

Attribute Description
dim underline
dim underline blink
dim underline reverse
dim underline reverse blink
bright
bright blink
bright reverse
bright reverse blink
bright underline
bright underline blink
bright underline reverse
bright underline reverse blink

The value of this property may include a border effect style which is associated with the visual attribute.
The border effect styles are combined with the foreground and background color as follows:
none = fg + bg
inset = fb + bg + 16384
raised = fg + bg - 32768
flat = fg + bg - 16384
2.3.5.1.29 Cols & Rows properties
Syntax:
session.Cols
session.Rows

Data type: integer
Description:
The current number of columns or rows. These are read-only properties. Changing the screen mode
between normal or extended mode (see ExtMode, NormMode methods and ScrMode property), or
changing the value of the ExtCols, ExtRows, NormCols or NormRows properties may affect the Cols and
Rows properties.
2.3.5.1.30 Connected property
Syntax:
session.Connected

Data type: boolean
Description:
This read-only property reflects the connection status of the session. For serial connections, it reflects
the state of the CD signal; for network connections, it is non-zero if the network connection is OK.
2.3.5.1.31 ConnectTimeout property
Syntax:
session.ConnectTimeout
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Data type: integer
Description:
This property is the number of seconds to wait when attempting to make a connection before a timeout
error occurs.

2.3.5.1.32 CopyPasteShortcut property
Syntax:
session. CopyPasteShortcut
Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 0 for no shortcut, 1 to use CTRL+INS / SHIFT+INS, or 2 to use CTRL+C / CTRL+V for Copy / Paste
shortcuts.
2.3.5.1.33 CopySelMode property
Syntax:
session. CopySelMode
Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 1 to clear the selection rectangle after copying the screen selection to the clipboard. Set to 0 to
retain selection rectangle.
2.3.5.1.34 CursorType property
Syntax:
session.CursorType

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) if cursor shown as a block, False (zero) if cursor shown as an underline.

2.3.5.1.35 CustomMouseTable property (Session)
Syntax:
session.CustomMouseTable
Data type: string
Description:
This is the file name of the custom mouse table file for the session. The initial value of this property is
the global mouse table file.See Mouse Pattern Matching for more information on using a custom mouse
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2.3.5.1.36 DataBits property
Syntax:
session.DataBits

Data type: integer
Description:
This is the number of data bits used by the serial port attached to the session. This property is only
meaningful when the communication device type is atDevSERIAL or atDevMODEM. Acceptable values are
7 or 8. After changing this property, use the Reset method for the change to take effect.
2.3.5.1.37 DefaultCaptureDir property
Syntax:
session. DefaultCaptureDir
Data type: string
Description:
This is the default destination directory used for file capture operations which do not specify a directory.
2.3.5.1.38 DefaultXferDir property
Syntax:
session.DefaultXferDir

Data type: string
Description:
This is the default destination directory used for file transfer operations which do not specify a directory.
2.3.5.1.39 DefaultXferMode property
Syntax:
session.DefaultXferMode

Data type: integer
Description:
This is default transfer mode: 0 for text, 1 for binary.
2.3.5.1.40 DefaultXferOverwrite property
Syntax:
session.DefaultXferOverwrite

Data type: integer
Description:
This is default overwrite setting for received files. Set to True (non-zero) to allow overwrites, else set to
False (zero). This property only applies to ASCII and Xmodem downloads.

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2.3.5.1.41 Device property
Syntax:
session.Device

Data type: integer
Description:
The communications device type attached to the session. The device type may be atDevNONE for no
device (disconnects session), atDevSERIAL, atDevTELNET, atDevSSH or atDevMODEM.
2.3.5.1.42 DeviceLicenseMode property
Syntax:
session. DeviceLicenseMode
Data type: integer
Description:
If this setting is non-zero, "device licensing" negotiation between AccuTerm and the host system is
enabled. When device licensing has been successfully negotiated, multiple AccuTerm connections
(sessions) to the host system consume only one user license.
To enable device license negotiation, set this value to 1 if the device license response requires a LF
termination character, or 3 if the response requires no termination character.
Device licensing is supported for UniVerse, UniData and QM host systems. The host system must have
device licensing enabled (this is often an extra-charge item).
2.3.5.1.43 DialStatus property
Syntax:
session.DialStatus

Data type: integer
Description:
This read-only property reflects the status of the last Dial or HangUp method. Status codes are
described in the following table:
Status
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

Description
Not connected (successful hang-up).
Connected (successful dial).
Unable to initialize modem.
Requested number is busy.
Requested number did not answer.
Unable to connect.
Unable to hang-up.
Modem is in use.

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Status
8
9
10

Description
Invalid phone number.
Billing rejected.
No dial tone.

2.3.5.1.44 DisableAppMode property
Syntax:
session.DisableAppMode

Data type: boolean
Description:
Setting this property to True (non-zero) prevents AccuTerm from entering "keypad application mode" or
"cursor application mode" when running one of the VT emulations. Set to False to allow application
mode.
2.3.5.1.45 Duplex property
Syntax:
session.Duplex

Data type: integer
Description:
This property sets the communications duplex mode to local (no communication to or from host:
atDuplexLOCAL), full (remote echo: atDuplexFULL) or half (local echo: atDuplexHALF).
2.3.5.1.46 ExtCols & ExtRows properties
Syntax:
session.ExtCols
session.ExtRows

Data type: integer
Description:
These properties define the terminal screen dimensions when the terminal is placed into "extended
mode", also known as "132 column mode".
2.3.5.1.47 ExtMode method
Syntax:
session.ExtMode

Description:
Causes the session to switch to extended (132 column) mode.

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2.3.5.1.48 FileName property
Syntax:
session.FileName

Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the configuration file opened by the session. If there is no configuration file, then this
property is NULL. If you assign a new name to this property, the session will be re-initialized with the
settings from the new file.
2.3.5.1.49 FKeys() property
Syntax:
session.FKeys( index )

Data type: string
Description:
This array contains the programmed function and editing key strings. The index is formed by combining
(adding) the modifier value with the virtual key number. The special modifier for the function key button
bar caption can be combined with one of the standard modifiers to retrieve or store the caption & tooltip
text. The string value of the programmed key is binary, and might not contain printable characters.
Modifier
0
1000
2000
3000
10000

Shift Ctrl Alt
no
no
no
yes no
no
no
yes no
yes yes no
retrieve the function key

Virtual Key
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11
F12
F13
F14
F15
F16

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113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127

Modifier Shift Ctrl
4000
no
no
5000
yes no
6000
no
yes
7000
yes yes
caption and tip string
Virtual Key
Backspace
Tab
Insert
Delete
Home
End
Page Up
Page Down
Left
Right
Up
Down
Escape
Enter
Keypad Enter

Alt
yes
yes
yes
yes

Number
8
9
45
46
36
35
33
34
37
39
38
40
27
13
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See also:
Settings FKeys() property
2.3.5.1.50 FontName property
Syntax:
session.FontName

Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the terminal font used by the session.
2.3.5.1.51 FontSize property
Syntax:
session.FontSize

Data type: single
Description:
This is the size of the terminal font in points.
2.3.5.1.52 GmodeEnable property
Syntax:
session.GmodeEnable

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) if Tektronix graphics mode is enabled for the session; otherwise set to False
(zero).
2.3.5.1.53 Handshake property
Syntax:
session.Handshake

Data type: integer
Description:
This is the handshake (flow control) method used by the serial port attached to the session. This
property is only meaningful when the communications device type is atDevSERIAL or atDevMODEM.
Acceptable handshake settings are atHandshakeNONE, atHandshakeXON, atHandshakeXIO,
atHandshakeRTS or atHandshakeDTR.

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2.3.5.1.54 Height property (Session)
Syntax:
session.Height

Data type: long
Description:
This is the session window height in pixels.
2.3.5.1.55 HistoryRows property
Syntax:
session.HistoryRows

Data type: integer
Description:
This is the number of rows allocated for the session history buffer. If a buffer is allocated, each time a
line is scrolled off the screen, the line is placed in the history buffer. Likewise, whenever the screen is
cleared, the contents of the screen before clearing is copied to the history buffer.
2.3.5.1.56 HostCertificateValidation property
Syntax:
session.HostCertificateValidation

Data type: long
Description:
This property determines how the host certificate is validated when connecting using SSL/Telnet. Set
this value to 0 if no validation is desired or -1 for strict validation. Otherwise, this is a bit mask with the
following values:
1 = host certificate must be signed by a trusted certificate authority
2 = host certificate name must match host name
4 = host certificate must not be expired
8 = host certificate must not be revoked
16 = certificate must be valid for server authentication
2.3.5.1.57 HostKeyFingerprint property
Syntax:
session.HostKeyFingerprint

Data type: string
Description:
This property contains the hash (fingerprint) of the SSH host key.

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2.3.5.1.58 HostKeyValidation property
Syntax:
session.HostKeyValidation

Data type: long
Description:
When using an SSH connection, set this property to 0 to ignore the host's public key, 1 if the host key
should be trusted if it has not yet been set, 2 to confirm any change in the host key, or 3 if the key must
match the key fingerprint specified in the HostKeyFingerprint property.
2.3.5.1.59 HostName property
Syntax:
session.HostName

Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the host computer system which a session is connected to. This property is only
meaningful when the communications device type is Telnet or Secure Shell. You can use the host IP
address in place of the host name. After changing this property, use the Reset method for the change to
take effect.
2.3.5.1.60 HostPort property
Syntax:
session.HostPort

Data type: string
Description:
For Telnet connections, this is the host TCP/IP port number assigned for Telnet services (default port is
23). For Secure Shell connections, it is the TCP/IP port assigned for SSH services (default port is 22).
2.3.5.1.61 HostTermType property
Syntax:
session.HostTermType

Data type: string
Description:
For Telnet and Secure Shell connections, this is the terminal type sent to the host when initiating the
connection. This setting is only needed if AccuTerm’s default terminal type is not compatible with the
host terminal names.
2.3.5.1.62 hWnd property
Syntax:
session.hWnd

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Data type: long
Description:
This read-only value is the window handle for the session’s terminal screen. This handle may be used in
Windows API calls in conjunction with the Declare statement.
2.3.5.1.63 Icon property
Syntax:
session.Icon

Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the icon file used for the session.
2.3.5.1.64 ID property
Syntax:
session.ID

Data type: string
Description:
This is the unique session ID.
2.3.5.1.65 InputMode property
Syntax:
session.InputMode

Data type: integer
Description:
This specifies how received data is processed by the terminal session. If the InputMode property is set
to 0 (normal), any received data is immediately processed by the terminal emulator. Use this mode
when the script is not concerned with the data stream. Setting the mode to 1 (synchronous) allows the
terminal emulator to process all data which the script has processed. That is, all received data examined
by a WaitFor method or Input method is also processed by the emulator. Finally, setting the mode to 2
(disconnected) disconnects the terminal emulator from the received data stream. It is up to the script to
pass any data to the emulator using the Emulate method. If a session was created with the Sessions.
Add method, the initial InputMode setting may be specified as an argument.
2.3.5.1.66 KeepaliveInterval property
Syntax:
session. KeepaliveInterval
Data type: long
Description:
If this setting is non-zero, AccuTerm will send a special "keepalive" message periodically to maintain the
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connection (some hosts and routers automatically disconnect when they detect an idle connection.)
This setting is in seconds. Note: enabling k eepalives when connecting to older versions of D3/NT may
cause the error log on the host to fill up.)
2.3.5.1.67 KermitCRC property
Syntax:
session.KermitCRC

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable CRC block checking, else set to False (zero) to use checksum block
checking. If this option is enabled, and the host Kermit supports this option, then a 16 bit CRC is used
to verify packet integrity.
2.3.5.1.68 KermitEOL property
Syntax:
session.KermitEOL

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the ASCII character to be sent at the end of each Kermit packet. Usually 13 (CR ), but may be
10 (LF ) for some hosts.
2.3.5.1.69 KermitErrRetry property
Syntax:
session.KermitErrRetry

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the number of times Kermit will retry during a file transfer before the transfer is aborted.
2.3.5.1.70 KermitInitRetry property
Syntax:
session.KermitInitRetry

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the number of times Kermit will retry when initiating a file transfer before the transfer is aborted.
2.3.5.1.71 KermitQuote property
Syntax:
session.KermitQuote

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Data type: integer
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable the "eighth bit quoting" option, else set to False (zero). If this option is
enabled, and the host Kermit supports this option, then any characters which have the eighth bit set are
"quoted" using a sequence of characters which do not have the eighth bit set. This option is useful for
connections which do not support eight bit data.
2.3.5.1.72 KermitRept property
Syntax:
session.KermitRept

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable the run length encoding data compression option, else set to False
(zero). If this option is enabled, and the host Kermit supports this option, then repeated sequences of
any character are encoded to compress the data.
2.3.5.1.73 KermitTimeout property
Syntax:
session.KermitTimeout

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the number of seconds before Kermit file transfer operations time out.
2.3.5.1.74 Left property (Session)
Syntax:
session.Left

Data type: long
Description:
This is the horizontal position of the session window relative to the upper-left corner of the inside of
AccuTerm’s main window. This value is in pixels.
2.3.5.1.75 LegibleFont property
Syntax:
session.LegibleFont

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to keep fonts legible when scaling fonts to fit screen; otherwise set to False
(zero).

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2.3.5.1.76 LockBaudRate property
Syntax:
session.LockBaudRate

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to lock the modem to the specified baud rate; otherwise set to False (zero). Note:
not all modems support this setting.
2.3.5.1.77 LockFKeys property
Syntax:
session. LockFKeys
Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 0 for unlocked function keys (host can reset or reprogram keys), 1 to lock from reset (host can
reprogram keys, but not reset them) or 2 to lock from programming (host cannot reset or reprogram
function keys).
2.3.5.1.78 LockKeyboard property
Syntax:
session.LockKeyboard

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to prevent keystrokes from being sent to the host system; otherwise set to False
(zero).
2.3.5.1.79 MapUpperFKeys property
Syntax:
session.MapUpperFKeys

Data type: boolean
Description:
Setting this property to True (non-zero) causes AccuTerm to map Ctrl+F1 through Ctrl+F10 as F11 to F20.
This is the default behavior, since the PC keyboard does not have keys F13 to F20.
2.3.5.1.80 Menu property (Session)
Syntax:
Set menu_object = session.Menu

Data type: menu object

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Description:
This returns a reference to the session Menu object, which may be used to customize AccuTerm’s
menus and toolbars.
See also:
Menu Object
2.3.5.1.81 MessageRows property
Syntax:
session.MessageRows

Data type: integer
Description:
This property sets the number of message rows and status lines for the session. The value must be
between 0 and 3. Note that some emulations do not support any status or message rows, and some
only support a single status line. Others support up to 3 lines. For more information, see Status Lines.
2.3.5.1.82 MouseEnable property
Syntax:
session.MouseEnable

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable the ESC STX "1" / ESC STX "2"AccuTerm mouse-on command;
otherwise set to False (zero).
2.3.5.1.83 NoAutoWrap property
Syntax:
session. NoAutoWrap
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to disable automatic line wrap at end of line.
2.3.5.1.84 NormCols & NormRows properties
Syntax:
session.NormCols
session.NormRows

Data type: integer
Description:
These properties define the terminal screen dimensions when the terminal is placed into "normal mode",
also known as "80 column mode".

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2.3.5.1.85 NormMode method
Syntax:
session.NormMode

Description:
Causes the session to switch to normal (80 column) mode.
2.3.5.1.86 OnLine property
Syntax:
session.OnLine

Data type: integer
Description:
Setting this property to True (non-zero) initiates the connection to the host. Setting it to False terminates
the connection.
2.3.5.1.87 OverrideModemConfig property
Syntax:
session.OverrideModemConfig

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to override modem Control Panel settings for baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity
and handshake with current session settings for these properties; otherwise set to False (zero).
2.3.5.1.88 Page property
Syntax:
session.Page

Data type: integer
Description:
This specifies the number of the current video page for the session. The value must be between 0 and
the number of pages allocated for the session minus 1 (see Pages property).
2.3.5.1.89 Pages property
Syntax:
session.Pages

Data type: integer
Description:
This specifies the number of video pages for the session. The value must be between 1 and 25.

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2.3.5.1.90 Palette() property
Syntax:
session.Palette( index )

Data type: OLE_COLOR
Description:
This array contains the color values for the 16 palette entries used to display text on the terminal screen.
The Color property assigns foreground (text) and background colors based on these 16 colors. You can
use the RGB() function to produce an OLE_COLOR from separate red, green and blue values. The red,
green and blue values must be in the range of 0 to 255.
Palette entry
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Color
Black
Dark Blue
Dark Green
Turquoise
Dark Red
Purple
Olive
Light Grey
Dark Grey
Blue
Green
Cyan
Red
Magenta
Yellow
White

An additional 6 palette entries exist for drawing borders (see Visual Styles). These are:
Palette entry
16
17
18
19
20
21

2.3.5.1.91 Parity property
Syntax:
session.Parity

Data type: integer

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Description:
This is the parity setting used by the serial port attached to the session. This property is only meaningful
when the communication device type is atDevSERIAL or atDevMODEM. Acceptable values are
atParityNONE, atParityEVEN, atParityODD, atParityMARK and atParitySPACE. After changing this
property, use the Reset method for the change to take effect.
2.3.5.1.92 PasteEOFChar property
Syntax:
session.PasteEOFChar

Data type: integer
Description:
This is the ASCII character which is transmitted to the host at the end of paste operation. If this value is
zero, no character will be transmitted.
2.3.5.1.93 PasteEOFMode property
Syntax:
session.PasteEOFMode

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 0 if no character is transmitted at the end of a paste operation. Set to 1 if a SUB control code is
transmitted. Set to 2 to use the character defined by the PasteEOFChar property.
2.3.5.1.94 PasteEOLChar property
Syntax:
session.PasteEOLChar

Data type: integer
Description:
This is the ASCII character which is transmitted to the host at the end of each line in a paste operaton. If
this value is zero, no character will be transmitted.
2.3.5.1.95 PasteEOLMode property
Syntax:
session.PasteEOLMode

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 0 if a CR is transmitted at the end of each line of a paste operation. Set to 1 if a LF is transmitted.
Set to 2 if a CR+ LF is transmitted. Set to 3 if a TAB is transmitted. Set to 4 if no character is transmitted.
Set to 5 to use the character defined by the PasteEOLChar property. If you want to suppress the end-ofline character after the last line, add 128 to this value.

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2.3.5.1.96 Port property
Syntax:
session.Port

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the COM port number attached to the session. This property is only meaningful when the
communication device type is atDevSERIAL. Acceptable values are from 1 to 127. After changing this
property, use the Reset method for the change to take effect.
2.3.5.1.97 PrinterColorMode property
Syntax:
session. PrinterColorMode
Data type: integer
Description:
If this property is non-zero and the ScreenPrintMode property is non-zero (Graphics mode), the screen
is printed in color; otherwise the screen is printed in black and white. This property has no effect when
the ScreenPrintMode property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.5.1.98 PrinterFontBold property
Syntax:
session. PrinterFontBold
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set this property to True (non-zero) to print using boldface. This property affects slave (or Aux) print jobs
when the SlavePrintMode property is 1 (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the
SlavePrintMode property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.5.1.99 PrinterFontItalic property
Syntax:
session. PrinterFontItalic
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set this property to True (non-zero) to print using italics. This property affects slave (or Aux) print jobs
when the SlavePrintMode property is 1 (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the
SlavePrintMode property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.5.1.100 PrinterFontName property
Syntax:
session. PrinterFontName
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Data type: string
Description:
Set this property to the name of the font to use for slave (or Aux) print jobs when the SlavePrintMode
property is 1 (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the SlavePrintMode property is zero
(Text mode).
2.3.5.1.101 PrinterFontSize property
Syntax:
session. PrinterFontSize
Data type: single
Description:
Set this property to the size (in points) of the font to use for slave (or Aux) print jobs when the
SlavePrintMode property is 1 (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the SlavePrintMode
property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.5.1.102 PrinterMode property
Syntax:
session. PrinterMode
Data type: integer
Description:
This is the state of the auxiliary printer: 0 if printer is off (atPrinterOff), 1 if printer is auto-print mode (
atPrinterOn), 2 if the printer is in transparent print mode (atPrinterTransparent).
2.3.5.1.103 PrinterName property
Syntax:
session. PrinterName
session. SlavePrinterName
Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the printer used by the session for slave (or Aux) printer output. It may be set to null
("") to indicate the current Windows default printer, or "no printer" to disable slave printing.
See also:
ScreenPrinterName property
2.3.5.1.104 PrinterOrientation property
Syntax:
session. PrinterOrientation
Data type: integer
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Description:
Set this property to 0 use the default page orientation, 1 for portrait or 2 for landscape. This property
applies only to slave (or Aux) print jobs and only when the SlavePrintMode property is 1 (Graphics
mode). This property has no effect when the SlavePrintMode property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.5.1.105 PrinterPaperSize property
Syntax:
session. PrinterPaperSize
Data type: integer
Description:
Set this property to 0 use the default paper size for the printer. Otherwise use a paper size from the
table below. This property applies only to slave (or Aux) print jobs and only when the SlavePrintMode
property is non-zero (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the SlavePrintMode property is
zero (Text mode).
1 Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in

2 Letter Small 8 1/2 x 11 in

3 Tabloid 11 x 17 in

4 Ledger 17 x 11 in

5 Legal 8 1/2 x 14 in

6 Statement 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in

7 Executive 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in

8 A3 297 x 420 mm

9 A4 210 x 297 mm

10 A4 Small 210 x 297 mm

11 A5 148 x 210 mm

12 B4 (JIS) 250 x 354

13 B5 (JIS) 182 x 257 mm

14 Folio 8 1/2 x 13 in

15 Quarto 215 x 275 mm

16 10x14 in

17 11x17 in

18 Note 8 1/2 x 11 in

19 Envelope #9 3 7/8 x 8 7/8

20 Envelope #10 4 1/8 x 9 1/2

21 Envelope #11 4 1/2 x 10 3/8

22 Envelope #12 4 \276 x 11

23 Envelope #14 5 x 11 1/2

24 C size sheet

25 D size sheet

26 E size sheet

27 Envelope DL 110 x 220mm

28 Envelope C5 162 x 229 mm

29 Envelope C3 324 x 458 mm

30 Envelope C4 229 x 324 mm

31 Envelope C6 114 x 162 mm

32 Envelope C65 114 x 229 mm

33 Envelope B4 250 x 353 mm

34 Envelope B5 176 x 250 mm

35 Envelope B6 176 x 125 mm

36 Envelope 110 x 230 mm

37 Envelope Monarch 3.875 x 7.5 in

38 6 3/4 Envelope 3 5/8 x 6 1/2 in

39 US Std Fanfold 14 7/8 x 11 in

40 German Std Fanfold 8 1/2 x 12 in

41 German Legal Fanfold 8 1/2 x 13 in

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2.3.5.1.106 PrinterPaperSource property
Syntax:
session. PrinterPaperSource
Data type: integer
Description:
Set this property to 0 use the default paper source for the printer. Otherwise use a paper source from the
table below. This property applies only to slave (or Aux) print jobs and only when the SlavePrintMode
property is 1 (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the SlavePrintMode property is zero
(Text mode).
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Upper tray
Lower tray
Middle tray
Manual feed
Envelope feeder
Envelope manual
Auto
Tractor

2.3.5.1.107 PrinterTimeout property
Syntax:
session. PrinterTimeout
Data type: integer
Description:
This property specifies the number of seconds of inactivity before a print job is closed.
2.3.5.1.108 PrintJobEject property
Syntax:
session. PrintJobEject
Data type: integer
Description:
This property specifies if a page is ejected before or after a print job. Set this property to 0 for no page
ejects, 1 to eject page before print job, 2 to eject page after print job or 3 to eject page before and after
print job.
2.3.5.1.109 PrintScreenBackground property
Syntax:
session. PrintScreenBackground
Data type: boolean

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Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to print the screen background when using the Print Screen command and the
ScreenPrintMode property is non-zero (Graphics mode); otherwise set to False (zero). This property
has no effect when the ScreenPrintMode property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.5.1.110 PrintScreenEject property
Syntax:
session. PrintScreenEject
Data type: integer
Description:
This property specifies if a page is ejected before or after a print screen. Set this property to 0 for no
page ejects, 1 to eject page before print screen, 2 to eject page after print screen or 3 to eject page
before and after print screen.
2.3.5.1.111 ProtectAttr property
Syntax:
session. ProtectAttr
Data type: integer
Description:
Visual attribute number assigned to "protected fields" under Wyse/ADDS emulation. See Colors()
property for a list of attribute numbers.
2.3.5.1.112 Settings method
Syntax:
With session.Settings
. . . statements
End With

Data type: settings object
Description:
This object is used to set session settings as a block. It is intended to be used in a With
Settings . . . End With structure. When used in this manner, all of the settings which are modified
are applied to the session when the End With statement is executed. This prevents errors when certain
settings depend on others (such as Port and Baud) and also improves performance. Most of the
Session properties may be set using this object.
Note: when using the Settings object from a .NET language, call the Apply method just before End
With due to the due to the way objects are freed in the .NET environment.
2.3.5.1.113 ScaleFont property
Syntax:
session. ScaleFont

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Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable automatic font scaling; otherwise set to False (zero).
2.3.5.1.114 ScreenPrintAdapterScript property
Syntax:
session. ScreenPrintAdapterScript
Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the print adapter script file to use for screen printing. Print adapter scripts are used
to process the print job using an external program, such as Print Wizard. To use the print adapter script,
the ScreenPrintMode property must be set to 2. See Screen Printer Settings for more information on
print adapters.
2.3.5.1.115 ScreenPrinterName property
Syntax:
session. ScreenPrinterName
Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the printer used by the session for screen printing. It may be set to null ("") to
indicate the current Windows default printer, or "no printer" to disable screen printing.
See also:
SlavePrinterName property
2.3.5.1.116 ScreenPrintMode property
Syntax:
session. ScreenPrintMode
Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 0 for text mode, 1 for graphics mode or 2 to use the print adapter script specified by the
ScreenPrintAdapterScript property. When this property is 1, the PrinterColorMode and
PrintScreenBackground properties affect how the screen is printed.
2.3.5.1.117 ScreenPrintOrientation property
Syntax:
session. ScreenPrintOrientation
Data type: integer
Description:
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Set this property to 0 use the default page orientation, 1 for portrait or 2 for landscape. This property
applies only to screen printing and only when the ScreenPrintMode property is 1 (Graphics mode). This
property has no effect when the ScreenPrintMode property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.5.1.118 ScreenPrintPaperSize property
Syntax:
session. ScreenPrintPaperSize
Data type: integer
Description:
Set this property to 0 use the default paper size for the printer. Otherwise use a paper size from the
table shown in the PrinterPaperSize property. This property applies only when the ScreenPrintMode
property is non-zero (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the ScreenPrintMode property
is zero (Text mode).
2.3.5.1.119 ScreenPrintPaperSource property
Syntax:
session. ScreenPrintPaperSource
Data type: integer
Description:
Set this property to 0 use the default paper source for the printer. Otherwise use a paper source from the
table shown in the PrinterPaperSource property. This property applies only to screen printing and only
when the ScreenPrintMode property is 1 (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the
ScreenPrintMode property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.5.1.120 ScrMode property
Syntax:
session. ScrMode
Data type: integer
Description:
Set to zero for normal (80 column) mode, 1 for extended (132 column) mode.
2.3.5.1.121 ScrollMode property
Syntax:
session. ScrollMode
Data type: integer
Description:
This controls the appearance of the vertical scroll bar: 0=no scroll bar (scroll bar is only visible if the
current number of Rows will not fit in the current window size), 1=always show scroll bar, and
2=automatically show scroll bar when cursor is positioned near right border of window.

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2.3.5.1.122 Selection property
Syntax:
session. Selection
Data type: string
Description:
Returns the current selection, if any. Lines are separated by CR LF . If there is no current selection,
returns null ("").
See also:
Select method
GetSelection method
SetSelection method
2.3.5.1.123 ShowErrs property
Syntax:
session. ShowErrs
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable notification of communications errors; otherwise set to False (zero).
2.3.5.1.124 SlavePrintAdapterScript property
Syntax:
session. SlavePrintAdapterScript
Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the print adapter script file to use for slave (Aux) print jobs. Print adapter scripts are
used to process the print job using an external program, such as Print Wizard. To use the print adapter
script, the SlavePrintMode property must be set to 2. See Slave Printer Settings for more information
on print adapters.
2.3.5.1.125 SlavePrinterName property
Syntax:
session. PrinterName
session. SlavePrinterName
Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the printer used by the session for slave (or Aux) printer output. It may be set to null
("") to indicate the current Windows default printer, or "no printer" to disable slave printing.
See also:

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ScreenPrinterName property
2.3.5.1.126 SlavePrintMode property
Syntax:
session. SlavePrintMode
Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 0 for text mode, 1 for graphics mode or 2 to use the print adapter script specified in the
SlavePrintAdapterScript property. When this property is 1, the PrinterFont…, PrinterOrientation
, PrinterPaperSize and PrinterPaperSource properties affect how the slave (Aux) print job is printed.
Print adapter scripts are used to process the print job using an external program, such as PrintWizard.
See Slave Printer Settings for more information on print adapters.
2.3.5.1.127 Sound property
Syntax:
session. Sound
Data type: string
Description:
This property may be used to specify a custom sound for the terminal beep. Set this property to null to
use the default sound. Set to a valid WAVE, MP3 or MIDI file name to play the specified wave file. Set to
“SystemDefault”, “SystemHand”, “SystemExclamation” or “SystemAsterisk” to use the sound
associated with a system event (as defined in the Control Panel Sounds applet). Set to frequency,
duration to use a true “beep” at the specified frequency (Hz) and duration (ms).
2.3.5.1.128 SSHAuth property
Syntax:
session. SSHAuth
Data type: integer
Description:
This property may be used to select the authentication method which will be used by a Secure Shell
(ssh) session to authenticate a user to the host. Available authentication methods are: public key (2),
password (3) and interactive (7). Use zero (0) for the default authentication method (password).
2.3.5.1.129 SSHCipher property
Syntax:
session. SSHCipher
Data type: integer
Description:
This property may be used to select a cipher to be used to encrypt a Secure Shell (ssh) session.
Available ciphers are: Triple DES (3), Blowfish (6), 128 bit AES (7) and 256 bit AES (8). Use zero (0) for
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the default cipher (Triple DES for SSH1 or 128 bit AES for SSH2).
2.3.5.1.130 SSHKey property
Syntax:
session. SSHKey
Data type: string
Description:
This property contains the name of the SSH private key file. If no path is included, AccuTerm's default
key folder will be used to read the key file.
2.3.5.1.131 SSHUseOnlyPreferredCipher property
Syntax:
session. SSHUseOnlyPreferredCipher
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to require that the cipher used for an SSH connection is the cipher specified by
the SSHCipher property. If the host system does not accept the preferred cipher, the connection is
aborted.
2.3.5.1.132 SSHVersion property
Syntax:
session. SSHVersion
Data type: integer
Description:
This property may be used to select the desired SSH protocol version. Set this property to zero (0) for
automatic protocol selection. Set to 1 for SSH version 1 or set to 2 for SSH version 2. When automatic
protocol selection is used, AccuTerm selects the highest protocol version supported by the host.
2.3.5.1.133 StopBits property
Syntax:
session. StopBits
Data type: integer
Description:
This is the number of stop bits used by the serial port attached to the session. This property is only
meaningful when the communication device type is atDevSERIAL or atDevMODEM. Acceptable values are
1 or 2. After changing this property, use the Reset method for the change to take effect.

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2.3.5.1.134 Strip8th property
Syntax:
session. Strip8th
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to cause AccuTerm to truncate received data to 7 bits; otherwise set to False
(zero).
2.3.5.1.135 TcpIdn property
Syntax:
session. TcpIdn
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set this property to True (non-zero) to enable Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) for the host name. I
DN relies upon a standardized mechanism known as "Punycode" for encoding Unicode domain names
using only the ASCII characters that are permitted by the global DNS system.
2.3.5.1.136 TcpNoDelay property
Syntax:
session. TcpNoDelay
Data type: boolean
Description:
Normally, the TCP network stack delays outbound network messages for a short time in order to
"coalesce" multiple small messages into a single packet. When this setting is True (non-zero),
AccuTerm will send each message as soon as possible. Setting this option may improve throughput,
especially when running in AccuTerm's GUI environment and during file transfers, at the expense of
increased network traffic.
2.3.5.1.137 TelnetBinary property
Syntax:
session. TelnetBinary
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable Telnet binary communication mode; otherwise set to False (zero) for
text communication mode.
2.3.5.1.138 TelnetBypass property
Syntax:
session. TelnetBypass
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Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to bypass initial option negotiation; otherwise set to False (zero) for normal
negotiation. This is required for certain hosts like D3 which do not implement the complete Telnet
protocol.
2.3.5.1.139 TelnetKeepaliveIsNOP property
Syntax:
session. TelnetKeepaliveIsNOP
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to send Telnet NOP command for keepalives; otherwise, sends Telnet DMARK
command for keepalives.
2.3.5.1.140 TermType property
Syntax:
session. TermType
Data type: integer
Description:
This is the terminal emulation setting for the session. Possible values are:
atTermTTY
atTermVPA2
atTermVP60
atTermP60
atTermA2E
atTermWY50
atTermWY60
atTermVT52
atTermVT100
atTermVT220
atTermVT320
atTermVT420
atTermLinux
atTermSCO
atTermANSI
atTermPICKMON
atTermP30
atTermTEK
atTermTEK4100

basic TTY
ADDS Viewpoint A2
ADDS Viewpoint 60
ProComm Viewpoint 60
ADDS Viewpoint A2 Enhanced
Wyse 50
Wyse 60
DEC VT-52
DEC VT-100
DEC VT-220
DEC VT-320
DEC VT-420
Linux console
SCO console
ANSI BBS
Pick PC Monitor
MDIS P30
Tektronix 4014
Tektronix 4100

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2.3.5.1.141 TextFileEncoding property
TextFileEncoding property
Syntax:
session.TextFileEncoding
Data type: integer
Description:
Sets the encoding to use for dow nloaded or captured text files. Set to 1 for ANSI, 2 for Unicode, 3 for UTF-8 or 0 for raw
(no encoding).

2.3.5.1.142 Top property (Session)
Syntax:
session. Top
Data type: long
Description:
This is the vertical position of the session window relative to the upper-left corner of the workspace area
of AccuTerm’s main window. This value is in pixels.
2.3.5.1.143 Visible property (Session)
Syntax:
session. Visible
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to make the session window visible. Set to False to hide the session window.
2.3.5.1.144 Width property (Session)
Syntax:
session. Width
Data type: long
Description:
This is the session window width in pixels.
2.3.5.1.145 WindowState property (Session)
Syntax:
session. WindowState

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Data type: integer
Description:
This is the state of the session window. Set to 0 for normal, 1 for minimized or 2 for maximized.
2.3.5.1.146 XferBytes property
Syntax:
session. XferBytes
Data type: long
Description:
This read-only property is the number of bytes transferred as a result of the last file transfer operation.
2.3.5.1.147 XferFiles property
Syntax:
session. XferFiles
Data type: long
Description:
This read-only property is the number of files transferred as a result of the last file transfer operation.
2.3.5.1.148 XferStatus property
Syntax:
session. XferStatus
Data type: integer
Description:
This read-only property reflects the status of the last Upload or Download method. Status codes are
described in the following table:
Status
-1
0
1
2
3
4
7
8
9
10

Description
File transfer in progress.
File transfer successful.
Invalid source file or invalid destination directory.
File transfer aborted by user.
Destination file already exists.
File transfer timed out.
File transfer protocol failure.
X/Y/ZModem require 8 data bits.
X/YModem require hardware flow control.
Destination file is write protected.

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2.3.5.1.149 XmodemTimeout property
Syntax:
session.XmodemTimeout

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the number of seconds before Xmodem file transfer operations time out.
2.3.5.1.150 YmodemTimeout property
Syntax:
session.YmodemTimeout

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the number of seconds before Ymodem file transfer operations time out.
2.3.5.1.151 ZmodemAuto property
Syntax:
session.ZmodemAuto

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable automatic Zmodem downloads, otherwise set to False (zero).

2.3.5.1.152 ZmodemTimeout property
Syntax:
session.ZmodemTimeout

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the number of seconds before Zmodem file transfer operations time out.
2.3.5.2

Session methods

2.3.5.2.1 Activate method (Session)
Syntax:
session.Activate

Description:
Makes the session the "active" session. There is no return value.

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2.3.5.2.2 Break method
Syntax:
session.Break

Description:
Sends a "break" signal to the host connected to the session. There is no return value.
2.3.5.2.3 Capture method
Syntax:
session.Capture filename , source , mode

Description:
Initiates or terminates data capture mode. If source is zero, capture mode for session is terminated. Set
source to 1 to initiate capture of received data, 2 to initiate capture of printed data. Set mode to 0 to
create a new file, 1 to overwrite an existing file, 2 to append to existing file, or 3 to capture to the
clipboard instead of a file. Add 128 to mode to capture text only (filters out control characters). If source
is zero or mode is 3 or 131, then filename is ignored, otherwise it is the name of the file where captured
data is saved.
2.3.5.2.4 CaptureEnd method
Syntax:
session.CaptureEnd

Description:
Terminates any capture operation and closes the capture file.
2.3.5.2.5 Clear method
Syntax:
session.Clear [ left [ , top [ , right [ , bottom [ ,
color]]]]]

Description:
Clears block of text from session screen to specified background color. Default coordinates are the
upper left and lower right corners of the screen. To specify color, use the color index described under
Color property.
2.3.5.2.6 ClearSelection method
Syntax:
session.ClearSelection

Description:
This removes any selection rectangle from the session screen. There is no return value.
This method is the same as the Deselect method.

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2.3.5.2.7 Close method (Session)
Syntax:
session.Close [ prompt]

Description:
This closes the session. If prompt = 1 or 3, and If any session settings have been modified subsequent
to loading or saving the session, the user will be prompted whether to save the settings. If prompt = 2 or
3, and the session is connected via a network or dialup connection, the user will be prompted to
disconnect. If prompt is zero, the session is closed without prompting.
This method is the same as the Terminate method, but is not available when using late binding.
2.3.5.2.8 Copy method
Syntax:
session.Copy [ left [ , top [ , right [ , bottom]]]]

Description:
Copies a block of text from session screen to the clipboard. Default coordinates are the upper left and
lower right corners of the screen or the current selection if one is present. Negative row numbers will
copy from the history buffer; row –1 is the last history row, etc.
2.3.5.2.9 CopyHistory method
Syntax:
session.CopyHistory [ left [ , top [ , right [ , bottom]]]]

Description:
Copies a block of text from session history screen to the clipboard. Default coordinates are the upper left
and lower right corners of the history screen.
2.3.5.2.10 Delete method
Syntax:
session.Delete

Description:
This deletes (closes) the session. There is no return value.
2.3.5.2.11 Deselect method
Syntax:
session.Deselect

Description:
This removes any selection rectangle from the session screen. There is no return value.
This method is the same as the ClearSelection method.

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2.3.5.2.12 Dial method
Syntax:
result = session.Dial( PhoneNumber )

Description:
Uses the Auto-Dialer to dial a specified phone number. The return value specifies the result of the dialing
operation. See the DialStatus property for a description of the return codes. This method only works if
the Device property is atDevModem.
2.3.5.2.13 Download method
Syntax:
result = session.Download(target , protocol ,
binary [ , overwrite] )

Description:
Downloads a file from a host system to the user’s PC. Target is the name of the destination file (ASCII
or XModem protocol), or the name of the destination directory (Kermit, YModem or ZModem protocol).
Protocol is atProtocolASCII, atProtocolKermit, atProtocolXmodem, atProtocolYmodem or
atProtocolZmodem. Binary is True (non-zero) for binary transfer mode, False (zero) for text transfer
mode. Overwrite must be atProtect or atOverwrite, and is only meaningful for ASCII and Xmodem
downloads.
2.3.5.2.14 Emulate method
Syntax:
session.Emulate text

Description:
Causes the terminal emulator to process the specified text, including control codes and escape
sequences.
2.3.5.2.15 GetBlock method
Syntax:
Set scrblk = session.GetBlock (left , top , right ,
bottom , [ page] )

Description:
Creates a ScreenBlock object containing the contents of the specified block. The returned object
contains all text, attribute, color, protect and character set information contained within the block.
Default page is the current page. This method, when used with the SetBlock method, may be used to
effect "windowing". The return value of this method must be assigned to a variable which has been
declared as type ScreenBlock.

See also:
ScreenBlock object

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2.3.5.2.16 GetSelection method
Syntax:
sel = session.GetSelection ( left , top , right , bottom )

Description:
Gets the coordinates of the selection rectangle on the session screen. The return value sel is True (nonzero) if a selection is present; otherwise it is False (zero).
See also:
SetSelection method
Selection property
2.3.5.2.17 GetText method
Syntax:
text = session.GetText ([ col [ , row [ , cols [ , mode ]]]] )

Description:
Returns the text contents of a row on the terminal screen. Default col and row is the current cursor
location. Default number of columns is to the end of the row. Use zero for mode to return all normal
characters on the row, including protected characters. Use 1 to return non-protected characters only.
Add 2 to include line-drawing character and special symbols (Unicode). Non-negative row numbers refer
to the active (non-history) area of the terminal screen (zero is the first data row of the active screen).
Negative row numbers refer to history rows (row -1 is the last history row).
2.3.5.2.18 Hangup method
Syntax:
result = session.Hangup()

Description:
Uses the Auto-Dialer to disconnect (hangup) a modem call. The return value specifies the result of the
hangup operation. See the DialStatus property for a description of the return codes.
2.3.5.2.19 Hide method (Session)
Syntax:
session.Hide

Description:
This method makes the session window invisible.
2.3.5.2.20 Input method
Syntax:
result = session.Input([ mode [ , maxlen [ ,
timeout]]] )

Description:
This method accepts input from the communications device attached to the session. If mode is 0
(default), raw data is returned, up to maxlen characters or until timeout seconds have passed. If mode is
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1, a "line" of data is returned, up to maxlen characters or until timeout seconds have passed. A "line" is
terminated by a CR , LF , CR+ LF or LF+ CR . The terminator is not returned as part of the input. Default values
for maxlen and timeout are 80 and 30 respectively.
When using this method, you should set the InputMode property to 1 or 2 to ensure all received data is
returned by this function.
If timeout is negative, the function returns any data that has been received from the host but does not
check for more incoming data. This improves performance when used in conjunction with the
DataReady event.
This method is not available when using late binding; use the ReadText method instead.
2.3.5.2.21 LoadImage method
Syntax:
session.LoadImage filename , col , row [ , width
[, height [, preserveaspect
[, borderstyle] ] ] ]

Description:
Creates an image on the terminal screen at the location specified by col and row . Filename specifies the
name or URL of the image file. Image file formats supported are BMP, JPEG, GIF, PCD, PCX, PICT,
PNG, PSD, TARGA, TIFF, WBMP, XBM, XPM and Windows Metafile. If width and height are specified,
then the image is scaled to fit the specified area; otherwise the image is displayed in its actual
dimensions. If preserveaspect is non-zero, then the aspect ratio of the original image is preserved by
reducing either width or height. To enclose the image in a border, specify borderstyle of 0 for none, 1 for
simple, 2 for raised or 3 for inset. Multiple images may be loaded on the terminal screen. Images are
considered "protected" data; a "clear un-protected characters" command will not clear images from the
terminal screen.
2.3.5.2.22 Locate method
Syntax:
session.Locate col , row [ , page ]

Description:
Moves the cursor to the specified screen location and optionally changes pages.
2.3.5.2.23 MouseTableAdd method
Syntax:
session.MouseTableAdd button [ , pattern [ , click
[, dblclk ]]]

Description:
Adds an entry to the mouse pattern table for the session. The mouse pattern table is used to associate
patterns on the screen with responses to be sent to the host when the mouse is clicked. Button is 1 for
left button, 2 for right button and 3 for middle button. Pattern is a string containing a "regular expression"
describing the pattern to be matched. Click is a string, and is sent to the host when the specified button
is clicked over the pattern. Dblclk is the response if the button is double-clicked over the pattern. See
Mouse Pattern Matching for more information on using a custom mouse table.
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2.3.5.2.24 MouseTableLoad method
Syntax:
session.MouseTableLoad filename

Description:
Loads a mouse pattern table from a file. See Mouse Pattern Matching for more information on using a
custom mouse table.
2.3.5.2.25 MouseTableReset method
Syntax:
session.MouseTableReset

Description:
Clears the mouse pattern table.
2.3.5.2.26 Move method (Session)
Syntax:
session.Move left [ , top [ , width [ , height ]]]

Description:
Repositions and resizes the session window. The positions and dimensions are specified in pixels, and
are relative to the upper-left corner of the workspace area in AccuTerm’s main window.
2.3.5.2.27 Output method
Syntax:
session.Output expr

Description:
This method transmits data to the host using the communications device attached to the session.
Transmits expr (a string expression) to the connected host computer.
This method is the same as the WriteText method.
2.3.5.2.28 Paste method
Syntax:
session.Paste [ filename ]

Description:
Copies the text contents of the clipboard (or file if filename is specified) to the host.
2.3.5.2.29 PlayMidi method
Syntax:
session.PlayMidi filename

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Description:
Plays the media file specified by filename. Filename may specify a local file or a URL. WAVE, MP3 and
MIDI media files are supported.
2.3.5.2.30 PlayWave method
Syntax:
session.PlayWave filename

Description:
Plays the media file specified by filename. Filename may specify a local file or a URL. WAVE, MP3 and
MIDI media files are supported.
2.3.5.2.31 PrinterClose method
Syntax:
session. PrinterClose
Description:
Closes the current print job.
2.3.5.2.32 PrinterOff method
Syntax:
session. PrinterOff
Description:
Turns off the slave (or Aux) printer.
2.3.5.2.33 PrinterOn method
Syntax:
session. PrinterOn [ mode]
Description:
Turns on the slave (or Aux) printer. If mode is zero (default), printer is in "copy" mode (data is displayed
on both the screen and printer). Otherwise, printer is in "transparent" mode (data is sent to the printer
only, not the screen).
2.3.5.2.34 PrintScreen method
Syntax:
session. PrintScreen
Description:
Prints the text screen to the printer.
2.3.5.2.35 ReadText method
Syntax:
result = session.ReadText([ mode [ , maxlen [ ,
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timeout]]] )

Description:
This method accepts input from the communications device attached to the session. If mode is 0
(default), raw data is returned, up to maxlen characters or until timeout seconds have passed. If mode is
1, a "line" of data is returned, up to maxlen characters or until timeout seconds have passed. A "line" is
terminated by a CR , LF , CR+ LF or LF+ CR . The terminator is not returned as part of the input. Default values
for maxlen and timeout are 80 and 30 respectively.
When using this method, you should set the InputMode property to 1 or 2 to ensure all received data is
returned by this function.
If timeout is negative, the function returns any data that has been received from the host but does not
check for more incoming data. This improves performance when used in conjunction with the
DataReady event.
This method is the same as the Input method, and is available when using late binding.
2.3.5.2.36 Reset method
Syntax:
session.Reset [ mode]

Description:
Resets the terminal (mode = 1 or atResetTerminal), the communication device (mode = 2 or
atResetComm), both (default, mode = 0 or atResetAll) or closes the connection (mode = 3 or
atCloseComm). Note: you may need to reset the communication device after changing certain device
related properties in order for the changes to take effect.
2.3.5.2.37 ResetComm method
Syntax:
session.ResetComm

Description:
Resets the communication device. Note: you may need to reset the communication device after
changing certain device related properties in order for the changes to tak e effect.
2.3.5.2.38 ResetTerm method
Syntax:
session.ResetTerm

Description:
Resets the terminal emulator for session (clears screen, resets protect mode, unlocks keyboard, etc.)
2.3.5.2.39 Resize method (Session)
Syntax:
session.Resize width,height

Description:
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Resizes a session window. The dimensions are specified in pixels.
2.3.5.2.40 Save method
Syntax:
session. Save [ filename]
Description:
Saves the session configuration. If filename is not specified, the original file name is used. If there is no
file name for the session, the user will be prompted for a file name.
2.3.5.2.41 SaveAs method
Syntax:
session. SaveAs
Description:
Saves the session configuration prompting for file name.
2.3.5.2.42 ScrollHistory method
Syntax:
session. ScrollHistory cmd
Description:
This method manipulates the history scroll position. Cmd = atScrlHistLineUp (0) to scroll the history
up one line; atScrlHistLineDown (1) to scroll the history down one line, atScrlHistPageUp (2) to scroll
up one page, atScrlHistPageDown (3) to scroll down one page, atScrlHistTop (6) to scroll to the top
(first line) of the history, atScrlHistBottom (7) to scroll to the bottom (live screen).
2.3.5.2.43 Select method
Syntax:
session.Select [ left [ , top [ , right [ , bottom]]]]

Description:
Places a selection rectangle on the session screen. Defaults are upper left corner and lower right corner
of screen.
This is the same as the SetSelection method, but is not available when using late binding.
See also:
Selection property
2.3.5.2.44 SetBlock method
Syntax:
session.SetBlock ScreenBlock , left , top ,[ page]

Description:
Copies the contents of ScreenBlock object ScreenBlock to the specified location on the screen. The
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copied block contains all text, attribute, color, protect and character set information. Default page is the
current page. This method must be used with the GetBlock method, and may be used to effect
"windowing".

See also:
ScreenBlock object
2.3.5.2.45 SetExtension method
Syntax:
session.SetExtension leadin, terminator

Description:
If leadin is not NULL, then this method enables the session Extension event. This event may be used to
extend the functionality of AccuTerm’s emulation engine. The leadin string specifies one or more "leadin" character codes, which, when preceded by the ESC control code, signal the start of an "extended"
function. Receipt of one of the characters in the terminator string signals the end of the "extended"
function. If terminator is NULL, then the next character after one of the leadin characters signals the end
of the "extended" function. When the Extension event is fired, the string beginning with the leadin
character and ending with the terminator character is passed to the event handler. If leadin is NULL,
then the Extension event is disabled. Note: only characters which form invalid terminal escape
sequences should be used for leadin, otherwise the extension will not function.
2.3.5.2.46 SetSelection method
Syntax:
session.SetSelection [ left [ , top [ , right [ , bottom]]]]

Description:
Places a selection rectangle on the session screen. Defaults are upper left corner and lower right corner
of screen.
This is the same as the Select method, and is available when using late binding.
See also:
GetSelection method
Selection property
2.3.5.2.47 SetText method
Syntax:
session.SetText text [ , col [ , row [ , color ]]] )

Description:
Copies text (a string expression) to the specified location on the session screen. Default location is the
current cursor location. Default color is last color used, or value assigned to the Color property. The
cursor location is updated by this method.

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2.3.5.2.48 Show method (Session)
Syntax:
session. Show
Description:
Makes the session window visible.
2.3.5.2.49 Terminate method (Session)
Syntax:
session.Terminate [ prompt]

Description:
This closes the session. If prompt = 1 or 3, and If any session settings have been modified subsequent
to loading or saving the session, the user will be prompted whether to save the settings. If prompt = 2 or
3, and the session is connected via a network or dialup connection, the user will be prompted to
disconnect.
This method is the same as the Close method, and is available when using late binding.
2.3.5.2.50 UnloadImage method
Syntax:
session.UnloadImage [ filename]

Description:
Removes an image created with the LoadImage method from the terminal screen. The image to be
removed is identified by filename. If filename is not specified, the all images are removed.
2.3.5.2.51 Upload method
Syntax:
result = session.Upload(source , protocol , binary
[, overwrite])

Description:
Uploads a file from the user’s PC to the connected host system. Source is the name of the source file(s)
(Kermit, Ymodem and Zmodem may use wild-card characters in source). Protocol is atProtocolASCII,
atProtocolKermit, atProtocolXmodem, atProtocolYmodem or atProtocolZmodem. Binary is True
(non-zero) for binary transfer mode, False (zero) for text transfer mode. Overwrite is meaningful for
Zmodem only and must be atProtect, atOverwrite, atAppend, atNewer, atUpdate or atResume.
2.3.5.2.52 WaitFor method
Syntax:
result = session.WaitFor(mode, timeout, string1
[ , ... , string10])

Description:
This method causes AccuTerm to wait for one or more strings to be received from the host system.
Returns the index of the string first matched, or zero (0) if no string matched within timeout seconds. If
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mode is zero, a case-sensitive comparison is performed, otherwise the comparison is case-insensitive.

Up to ten target strings may be specified.
For the WaitFor method to work properly, the session InputMode property should be set to 1 or 2.
Otherwise, the terminal emulation process may process characters received from the host before the
WaitFor function has a chance to examine them.
2.3.5.2.53 WriteText method
Syntax:
session.WriteText expr

Description:
This method transmits data to the host using the communications device attached to the session.
Transmits expr (a string expression) to the connected host computer.
This method is the same as the Output method.
2.3.5.3

Session events

2.3.5.3.1 DataReady event
Syntax:
object_DataReady()

Description:
This event is fired when the session’s InputMode property is non-zero, and data has been received from
the host and is ready to be read using the Input method.
2.3.5.3.2 Extension event
Syntax:
object_Extension(text as String)

Description:
This event is fired when one of the extension prefix and suffix characters have been received by the
emulation engine. This event is used to extend the functionality of the emulation engine. Use the
SetExtension method to specify the prefix and suffix characters.

2.3.6

The Sessions Collection
You can create (open) a new session , and you can access any opened session by using the Sessions
collection. The Sessions collection acts like an array of Session objects with one element for each
open session.
The Sessions collection is used to access any open session by using an array reference:
Set obj = Sessions(index)

returns a Session object for session index. Session indexes are numbered from zero; the first open
session is Sessions(0). The last session is Sessions(Sessions.Count() – 1).

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Sessions methods
Sessions.Add method
Sessions.Count method
2.3.6.1

Sessions methods

2.3.6.1.1 Add method
Syntax:
Set object = Sessions.Add ([ filename [ , state [ ,
mode [ , hidden]]]] )

Description:
The Sessions.Add method creates and initializes a new session. The return value is a Session object:
All arguments are optional:
filename
configuration file name used to initialize session.
state
initial window state (0 = normal, 1 = minimized, 2 = maximized)
mode
input mode (0 = normal, 1 = synchronous, 2 = disconnected)
hidden
0 if new session is initially visible, 1 if hidden
object
session object created by this method
2.3.6.1.2 AddClone method
Syntax:
Set object = Sessions.AddClone (session [ , state [ ,
mode [ , hidden]]]] )

Description:
The Sessions.AddClone method creates and initializes a new session from an existing session. The
return value is a Session object. Except for the session argument, arguments are optional:
session
source session from which the clone is made.
state
initial window state (0 = normal, 1 = minimized, 2 = maximized)
mode
input mode (0 = normal, 1 = synchronous, 2 = disconnected)
hidden
0 if new session is initially visible, 1 if hidden
object
session object created by this method
2.3.6.1.3 Count method
Syntax:
count = Sessions.Count()

Description:
The Sessions.Count method returns the number of open sessions.

2.3.7

The Settings Object
The Settings method of the Session object returns a reference to a temporary Settings object. This
temporary object is used to retrieve or modify a number of properties as a group. When changing
multiple properties, using the Settings object improves efficiency.
Nearly all of the properties of the Settings object are identical to properties of the Session object or to
properties of the AccuTerm object. Certain properties of the Settings object (and all methods of this
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object) should not be used in scripts or in automation. These properties and methods are noted, and
they should only be used when using the AccuTerm Emulator Control in another (custom) application.
The recommended way to use the Settings object is in a With Session.Settings … End With
construct.
Note: when using the Settings object from a .NET language, call the Apply method just before End
With due to the way objects are freed in the .NET environment.
Settings properties
Ansi8Bit property
AnsiAppCursor property
AnsiAppKeypad property
Answerback property
AsciiDelay property
AsciiEOL property
AttributeMask property
AutoAnswer property
BackgroundPictureFile property
BackgroundPictureMode property
BackgroundTransparency property
Baud property
BkspSendsDel property
BoldFont property
BreakKeyAction property
Changed property (do not use in scripts)
Charset property
ClientCertificateID property
Colors() property
ConnectTimeout property
CopySelMode property
CursorType property
DataBits property
DefaultCaptureDir property
DefaultTextEncoding property
DefaultXferDir property
DefaultXferMode property
DefaultXferOverwrite property
Device property
DeviceLicenseMode property
DisableAppMode property
Duplex property
ExtCols property
ExtRows property
FKeys() property
FontName property
FontSize property
GmodeEnable property
Handshake property
HistoryRows property
HostCertificateValidation property
HostKeyFingerprint property
HostKeyValidation property
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HostName property
HostPort property
HostTermType property
KeepaliveInterval property
KermitCRC property
KermitEOL property
KermitErrRetry property
KermitInitRetry property
KermitQuote property
KermitRept property
KermitTimeout property
LegibleFont property
LockBaudRate property
LockFKeys property
MapUpperFKeys property
MessageRows property
MouseEnable property
NoAutoWrap property
NormCols property
NormRows property
OverrideModemConfig property
Pages property
Palette() property
Parity property
PasteEOFChar property
PasteEOFMode property
PasteEOLChar property
PasteEOLMode property
Port property
PrinterColorMode property
PrinterFontBold property
PrinterFontItalic property
PrinterFontName property
PrinterFontSize property
PrinterName property
PrinterOrientation property
PrinterPaperSize property
PrinterPaperSource property
PrinterTimeout property
PrintJobEject property
PrintScreenBackground property
PrintScreenEject property
ProtectAttr property
ScaleFont property
ScreenPrintAdapterScript property
ScreenPrinterName property
ScreenPrintMode property
ScreenPrintOrientation property
ScreenPrintPaperSize property
ScreenPrintPaperSource property
ScrMode property
ScrollMode property
SlavePrintAdapterScript property
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SlavePrinterName property
SlavePrintMode property
Sound property
SSHAuth property
SSHCipher property
SSHUseOnlyPreferredCipher property
SSHVersion property
StopBits property
Strip8th property
TcpIdn property
TcpNoDelay property
TelnetBinary property
TelnetBypass property
TelnetKeepaliveIsNOP property
TermType property
XmodemTimeout property
YmodemTimeout property
ZmodemAuto property
ZmodemTimeout property
Settings methods (do not use in scripts)
Apply method
Initialize method
Dialog method
Load method
ReadProperties method
Save method
WriteProperties method
2.3.7.1

Settings methods

2.3.7.1.1 Apply method
do not use in scripts
Syntax:
settings.Apply

Description:
The Apply method applies any changed properties to the emulator.
2.3.7.1.2 Dialog method
do not use in scripts
Syntax:
settings.Dialog [ Title, [ InitSel, [ Categories ]]]

Description:
This method displays the emulator settings dialog box which will allow the user to modify most settings.
You can specify an optional Title for the dialog, as well as the initially selected item InitSel, and a list of
Categories which are displayed. The Categories list is a string with a single letter for each category to
show in the dialog. If the categories argument is null, all categories are shown. Sub-categories for
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Connection (D1...D7), Colors (C0...C2) and Printer (P1...P2) are also possible, if only a specific settings
panel is desired.
Category
Initial Category
code
selection
O
General Options
A
Files & Folders
D
3
Connection
T
4
Term Type
S
5
Screen
C
7
Colors & Palette
B
Background
K
8
Keyboard
F
6
Font & Character Set
P
1
Printer
Q
Clipboard
H
Mouse
E
Sound
X
2
File Transfer
W
Windows
R
TCL Rules

See also:
Using the Settings dialog
2.3.7.1.3 Initialize method
do not use in scripts
Syntax:
settings.Initialize

Description:
This method returns all emulator settings to their default values.
2.3.7.1.4 Load method
do not use in scripts
Syntax:
settings.Load filename

Description:
This method loads all of the emulator settings from the specified file.
2.3.7.1.5 ReadProperties method
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Syntax:
settings.ReadProperties propbag

Description:
This method loads all of the emulator settings from the specified PropertyBag object.
2.3.7.1.6 Save method (Settings)
do not use in scripts
Syntax:
settings.Save filename

Description:
This method saves all of the emulator settings in the specified INI file.
2.3.7.1.7 WriteProperties method
do not use in scripts
Syntax:
settings.WriteProperties propbag

Description:
This method saves all of the emulator settings into the specified PropertyBag object.
2.3.7.2

Settings properties

2.3.7.2.1 Ansi8Bit property
Syntax:
session.Ansi8Bit

Data type: boolean
Description:
If this setting is non-zero, AccuTerm sends 8 bit control codes. Othewise the eqivalent 7-bit escape
sequence is sent. This property is only effective when AccuTerm is emulating one of the VT terminals.
2.3.7.2.2 AnsiAppCursor property
Syntax:
session.AnsiAppCursor

Data type: boolean
Description:
If this setting is non-zero, AccuTerm sends "application codes" instead of "cursor codes" when cursor
keys are pressed. This property is only effective when AccuTerm is emulating one of the VT terminals.

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2.3.7.2.3 AnsiAppKeypad property
Syntax:
session.AnsiAppKeypad

Data type: boolean
Description:
If this setting is non-zero, AccuTerm sends "application codes" instead of numeric characters when key
on the numeric keypad are pressed. This property is only effective when AccuTerm is emulating one of
the VT terminals.
2.3.7.2.4 AnsiAutoprint property
Syntax:
session.AnsiAutoprint

Data type: boolean
Description:
When this setting is True (non-zero), the "auto print" slave printer function works the same as a real VT
terminal. That is, when AccuTerm is in "auto print" mode, the entire screen line that the cursor is on is
printed when AccuTerm receives a CR, LF or FF control code. If this option is False (zero), then text is
printed as it is received from the host (similar to Wyse auto-print mode).
2.3.7.2.5 Answerback property
Syntax:
session.Answerback

Data type: string
Description:
This is the string that AccuTerm returns to the host system when the host requests the "answerback
message".
2.3.7.2.6 AsciiDelay property
Syntax:
session.AsciiDelay
Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the interline delay used for ASCII file uploads in milliseconds.
2.3.7.2.7 AsciiEOL property
Syntax:
session.AsciiEOL
Data type: integer
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Description:
Specifies the line ending sequence for ASCII file uploads. Set to 0 for CR , 1 for LF or 2 for CR + LF .
2.3.7.2.8 AttributeMask property
Syntax:
settings.AttributeMask

Data type: integer
Description:
The AttributeMask property indicates which visual effects are to be displayed. Use 2 for blink, 8 for
underline, 10 for both blink and underline or zero to disable both blinking and underline. The
AttributeMask property also controls whether border effects are available, as well as the border size. To
enable border effects, add 64 for thin internal borders, 128 for thick internal borders, 576 for thin external
borders and 640 for thick external borders. When internal borders are selected, the vertical border lines
are drawn inside the character cell; when external borders are selected, the vertical border lines are
drawn in adjacent cells.
2.3.7.2.9 AutoAnswer property
Syntax:
session.AutoAnswer

Data type: boolean
Description:
If this setting is non-zero, AccuTerm will answer incoming calls when the session is connected to a
modem.
2.3.7.2.10 BackgroundPictureFile property
Syntax:
session.BackgroundPictureFile

Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of an image file that is used for the session background.

See also:
BackgroundPictureMode property
BackgroundTransparency property
2.3.7.2.11 BackgroundPictureMode property
Syntax:
session.BackgroundPictureMode

Data type: integer
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Description:
This property controls how the background picture is scaled: 0 - picture is stretched to fit screen size.
This may alter the picture's aspect ratio; 1 - picture is scaled so that its longest dimension fills the
screen. The area not filled by the picture is black; 2 - picture is scaled so that its shortest dimension fills
the screen. The longer dimension is cropped.

See also:
BackgroundPictureFile property
BackgroundTransparency property
2.3.7.2.12 BackgroundTransparency property
Syntax:
session.BackgroundTransparency

Data type: integer
Description:
The BackgroundTransparency property specifies the transparency of the background color or the opacity
of the background picture, as a percentage. 100% means that the picture is used as the background,
0% means that the background color is used. Values in between blend the background picture and
background color.

See also:
BackgroundPictureFile property
BackgroundPictureMode property
2.3.7.2.13 Baud property
Syntax:
session.Baud

Data type: integer
Description:
This is the baud rate used by the serial port attached to the session. This property is only meaningful
when the communication device type is "Serial Port". Acceptable baud rates are atBaud300,
atBaud1200, atBaud2400, atBaud9600, atBaud14400, atBaud19200, atBaud38400, atBaud57600
and atBaud115200.
2.3.7.2.14 BkspSendsDel property
Syntax:
session.BkspSendsDel

Data type: boolean
Description:
If this setting is True (non-zero), pressing the Backspace key causes AccuTerm to send the DEL control
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code. Otherwise, AccuTerm sends the BS control code.
2.3.7.2.15 BoldFont property
Syntax:
session.BoldFont

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) if terminal font is bold, False (zero) if font is normal.
2.3.7.2.16 BreakKeyAction property
Syntax:
session. BreakKeyAction
Data type: integer
Description:
This property specifies the action to take when the CTRL+BREAK key is pressed. The exact interpretation
of this property depends on the connection type.
0 - default action - send normal BREAK signal or character
1 - no break key
2 - send normal break (telnet BREAK command or SSH BREAK command)
3 - send alternate break (telnet IP command or SSH SIGINT signal)
256+ break_char - send break_char character (ASCII code)
2.3.7.2.17 Changed property (Settings)
do not use in scripts
Syntax:
settings.Changed

Data type: integer
Description:
Non-zero if the settings have been modified.
2.3.7.2.18 CharacterMapping property
Syntax:
session. CharacterMapping
Data type: string
Description:
This property may be used to specify custom character mappings. Use this property to specify the
ASCII character value of the Eudo symbol as used by your host computer. For example:

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session. CharacterMapping = "EURO SIGN=128"

You can assign any ASCII value for the Euro symbol using this property.
This property can also be used to specify the extended character set mapping for the Prism P30
emulation. To specify the Multinational character set, use:
session. CharacterMapping = "MDIS_P30=MULTINATIONAL"

To specify the Standard National Extension character set, use:
session. CharacterMapping = "MDIS_P30=STANDARD"

If you need to specify multiple character mappings, separate each with CR LF .
2.3.7.2.19 Charset property
Syntax:
session.Charset

Data type: string
Description:
The character set used by the host. The only valid values are NULL for the default character set for the
selected terminal emulation, or "NATIVE" if the host uses the current 8-bit (non-Unicode) Windows
character set.
2.3.7.2.20 ClientCertificateID property
Syntax:
session.ClientCertificateID

Data type: string
Description:
If an SSL/Telnet host requires the client to authenticate using a certificate, this property contains the
name and/or hash of the desired client certificate. The client certificate must be installed in the current
user's "MY" certificate store.
2.3.7.2.21 Colors() property
Syntax:
session.Colors( index )

Data type: integer
Description:
This array maps foreground and background colors (using the color index described above) to visual
attribute combinations. The index to the Colors() array is the attribute code shown in the following
table:

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1
2
4
5
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20

Attribute Description
normal
blank
blink
reverse
reverse blank
reverse blink
underline
underline blink
underline reverse
underline reverse blink
dim
dim blink
dim reverse

Index
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40
42
44
46

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Attribute Description
dim reverse blink
dim underline
dim underline blink
dim underline reverse
dim underline reverse blink
bright
bright blink
bright reverse
bright reverse blink
bright underline
bright underline blink
bright underline reverse
bright underline reverse blink

The value of this property may include a border effect style which is associated with the visual attribute.
The border effect styles are combined with the foreground and background color as follows:
none = fg + bg
inset = fb + bg + 16384
raised = fg + bg - 32768
flat = fg + bg - 16384
2.3.7.2.22 ConnectTimeout property
Syntax:
session.ConnectTimeout

Data type: integer
Description:
This property is the number of seconds to wait when attempting to make a connection before a timeout
error occurs.

2.3.7.2.23 CopySelMode property
Syntax:
session. CopySelMode
Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 1 to clear the selection rectangle after copying the screen selection to the clipboard. Set to 0 to
retain selection rectangle.
2.3.7.2.24 CursorType property
Syntax:
session.CursorType

Data type: boolean
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Description:
Set to True (non-zero) if cursor shown as a block, False (zero) if cursor shown as an underline.

2.3.7.2.25 DataBits property
Syntax:
session.DataBits

Data type: integer
Description:
This is the number of data bits used by the serial port attached to the session. This property is only
meaningful when the communication device type is atDevSERIAL or atDevMODEM. Acceptable values are
7 or 8. After changing this property, use the Reset method for the change to take effect.
2.3.7.2.26 DefaultCaptureDir property
Syntax:
session. DefaultCaptureDir
Data type: string
Description:
This is the default destination directory used for file capture operations which do not specify a directory.
2.3.7.2.27 DefaultTextEncoding property
DefaultTextEncoding property
Syntax:
settings.DefaultTextEncoding
Data type: integer
Description:
Sets the default encoding to use for dow nloaded or captured text files. Set to 1 for ANSI, 2 for Unicode, 3 for UTF-8 or 0
for raw (no encoding).

2.3.7.2.28 DefaultXferDir property
Syntax:
session.DefaultXferDir

Data type: string
Description:
This is the default destination directory used for file transfer operations which do not specify a directory.

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2.3.7.2.29 DefaultXferMode property
Syntax:
session.DefaultXferMode

Data type: integer
Description:
This is default transfer mode: 0 for text, 1 for binary.
2.3.7.2.30 DefaultXferOverwrite property
Syntax:
session.DefaultXferOverwrite

Data type: integer
Description:
This is default overwrite setting for received files. Set to True (non-zero) to allow overwrites, else set to
False (zero). This property only applies to ASCII and Xmodem downloads.
2.3.7.2.31 Device property
Syntax:
session.Device

Data type: integer
Description:
The communications device type attached to the session. The device type may be atDevNONE for no
device (disconnects session), atDevSERIAL, atDevTELNET, atDevSSH or atDevMODEM.
2.3.7.2.32 DeviceLicenseMode property
Syntax:
session. DeviceLicenseMode
Data type: integer
Description:
If this setting is non-zero, "device licensing" negotiation between AccuTerm and the host system is
enabled. When device licensing has been successfully negotiated, multiple AccuTerm connections
(sessions) to the host system consume only one user license.
To enable device license negotiation, set this value to 1 if the device license response requires a LF
termination character, or 3 if the response requires no termination character.
Device licensing is supported for UniVerse, UniData and QM host systems. The host system must have
device licensing enabled (this is often an extra-charge item).

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2.3.7.2.33 DisableAppMode property
Syntax:
session.DisableAppMode

Data type: boolean
Description:
Setting this property to True (non-zero) prevents AccuTerm from entering "keypad application mode" or
"cursor application mode" when running one of the VT emulations. Set to False to allow application
mode.
2.3.7.2.34 Duplex property
Syntax:
session.Duplex

Data type: integer
Description:
This property sets the communications duplex mode to local (no communication to or from host:
atDuplexLOCAL), full (remote echo: atDuplexFULL) or half (local echo: atDuplexHALF).
2.3.7.2.35 ExtCols, ExtRows properties
Syntax:
session.ExtCols
session.ExtRows

Data type: integer
Description:
These properties define the terminal screen dimensions when the terminal is placed into "extended
mode", also known as "132 column mode".
2.3.7.2.36 FKeys() property (settings)
Syntax:
settings.Fkeys( index )

Data type: string
Description:
This array contains the programmed function and editing key strings. The index is formed by combining
(adding) the modifier value with the virtual key number. The special modifier for function key button bar
caption can be combined with one of the standard modifiers to retrieve or store the caption & tooltip text.
The string value of the programmed key is binary, and might not contain printable characters. See
session FKeys property for modifier and virtual key values.
The FKeys property implements the standard VB Collection interface, and can be used in a For Each ...
Next statement to enumerate all of the programmed keys for a session:

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Sub Main()
Dim
Dim
Dim
Dim
For

itm As Variant
s As String
key As String
content As String
Each itm In ActiveSession.Settings.FKeys
s = itm.Item
key = Item(s,1,1,vbNullChar)
content = Item(s,2,2,vbNullChar)
Debug.Print key & " = " & content
Next
End Sub

Note: the Session FKeys property does not implement the Collection interface.
2.3.7.2.37 FontName property
Syntax:
session.FontName

Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the terminal font used by the session.
2.3.7.2.38 FontSize property
Syntax:
session.FontSize

Data type: single
Description:
This is the size of the terminal font in points.
2.3.7.2.39 GmodeEnable property
Syntax:
session.GmodeEnable

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) if Tektronix graphics mode is enabled for the session; otherwise set to False
(zero).
2.3.7.2.40 Handshake property
Syntax:
session.Handshake

Data type: integer

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Description:
This is the handshake (flow control) method used by the serial port attached to the session. This
property is only meaningful when the communications device type is atDevSERIAL or atDevMODEM.
Acceptable handshake settings are atHandshakeNONE, atHandshakeXON, atHandshakeXIO,
atHandshakeRTS or atHandshakeDTR.
2.3.7.2.41 HistoryRows property
Syntax:
session.HistoryRows

Data type: integer
Description:
This is the number of rows allocated for the session history buffer. If a buffer is allocated, each time a
line is scrolled off the screen, the line is placed in the history buffer. Likewise, whenever the screen is
cleared, the contents of the screen before clearing is copied to the history buffer.
2.3.7.2.42 HostCertificateValidation property
Syntax:
session.HostCertificateValidation

Data type: long
Description:
This property determines how the host certificate is validated when connecting using SSL/Telnet. Set
this value to 0 if no validation is desired or -1 for strict validation. Otherwise, this is a bit mask with the
following values:
1 = host certificate must be signed by a trusted certificate authority
2 = host certificate name must match host name
4 = host certificate must not be expired
8 = host certificate must not be revoked
16 = certificate must be valid for server authentication
2.3.7.2.43 HostKeyFingerprint property
Syntax:
session.HostKeyFingerprint

Data type: string
Description:
This property contains the hash (fingerprint) of the SSH host key.
2.3.7.2.44 HostKeyValidation property
Syntax:
session.HostKeyValidation

Data type: long

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Description:
When using an SSH connection, set this property to 0 to ignore the host's public key, 1 if the host key
should be trusted if it has not yet been set, 2 to confirm any change in the host key, or 3 if the key must
match the key fingerprint specified in the HostKeyFingerprint property.
2.3.7.2.45 HostName property
Syntax:
session.HostName

Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the host computer system which a session is connected to. This property is only
meaningful when the communications device type is Telnet or Secure Shell. You can use the host IP
address in place of the host name. After changing this property, use the Reset method for the change to
take effect.
2.3.7.2.46 HostPort property
Syntax:
session.HostPort

Data type: string
Description:
For Telnet connections, this is the host TCP/IP port number assigned for Telnet services (default port is
23). For Secure Shell connections, it is the TCP/IP port assigned for SSH services (default port is 22).
2.3.7.2.47 HostTermType property
Syntax:
session.HostTermType

Data type: string
Description:
For Telnet and Secure Shell connections, this is the terminal type sent to the host when initiating the
connection. This setting is only needed if AccuTerm’s default terminal type is not compatible with the
host terminal names.
2.3.7.2.48 KeepaliveInterval property
Syntax:
session. KeepaliveInterval
Data type: long
Description:
If this setting is non-zero, AccuTerm will send a special "keepalive" message periodically to maintain the
connection (some hosts and routers automatically disconnect when they detect an idle connection.)
This setting is in seconds. Note: enabling k eepalives when connecting to older versions of D3/NT may
cause the error log on the host to fill up.)
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2.3.7.2.49 KermitCRC property
Syntax:
session.KermitCRC

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable CRC block checking, else set to False (zero) to use checksum block
checking. If this option is enabled, and the host Kermit supports this option, then a 16 bit CRC is used
to verify packet integrity.
2.3.7.2.50 KermitEOL property
Syntax:
session.KermitEOL

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the ASCII character to be sent at the end of each Kermit packet. Usually 13 (CR ), but may be
10 (LF ) for some hosts.
2.3.7.2.51 KermitErrRetry property
Syntax:
session.KermitErrRetry

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the number of times Kermit will retry during a file transfer before the transfer is aborted.
2.3.7.2.52 KermitInitRetry property
Syntax:
session.KermitInitRetry

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the number of times Kermit will retry when initiating a file transfer before the transfer is aborted.
2.3.7.2.53 KermitQuote property
Syntax:
session.KermitQuote

Data type: integer
Description:
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Set to True (non-zero) to enable the "eighth bit quoting" option, else set to False (zero). If this option is
enabled, and the host Kermit supports this option, then any characters which have the eighth bit set are
"quoted" using a sequence of characters which do not have the eighth bit set. This option is useful for
connections which do not support eight bit data.
2.3.7.2.54 KermitRept property
Syntax:
session.KermitRept

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable the run length encoding data compression option, else set to False
(zero). If this option is enabled, and the host Kermit supports this option, then repeated sequences of
any character are encoded to compress the data.
2.3.7.2.55 KermitTimeout property
Syntax:
session.KermitTimeout

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the number of seconds before Kermit file transfer operations time out.
2.3.7.2.56 LegibleFont property
Syntax:
session.LegibleFont

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to keep fonts legible when scaling fonts to fit screen; otherwise set to False
(zero).
2.3.7.2.57 LockBaudRate property
Syntax:
session.LockBaudRate

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to lock the modem to the specified baud rate; otherwise set to False (zero). Note:
not all modems support this setting.

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2.3.7.2.58 LockFKeys property
Syntax:
session. LockFKeys
Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 0 for unlocked function keys (host can reset or reprogram keys), 1 to lock from reset (host can
reprogram keys, but not reset them) or 2 to lock from programming (host cannot reset or reprogram
function keys).
2.3.7.2.59 MapUpperFKeys property
Syntax:
session.MapUpperFKeys

Data type: boolean
Description:
Setting this property to True (non-zero) causes AccuTerm to map Ctrl+F1 through Ctrl+F10 as F11 to F20.
This is the default behavior, since the PC keyboard does not have keys F13 to F20.
2.3.7.2.60 MessageRows property
Syntax:
session.MessageRows

Data type: integer
Description:
This property sets the number of message rows and status lines for the session. The value must be
between 0 and 3. Note that some emulations do not support any status or message rows, and some
only support a single status line. Others support up to 3 lines. For more information, see Status Lines.
2.3.7.2.61 MouseEnable property
Syntax:
session.MouseEnable

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable the ESC STX "1" / ESC STX "2"AccuTerm mouse-on command;
otherwise set to False (zero).
2.3.7.2.62 NoAutoWrap property
Syntax:
session. NoAutoWrap
Data type: boolean
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Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to disable automatic line wrap at end of line.
2.3.7.2.63 NormCols, NormRows properties
Syntax:
session.NormCols
session.NormRows

Data type: integer
Description:
These properties define the terminal screen dimensions when the terminal is placed into "normal mode",
also known as "80 column mode".
2.3.7.2.64 OverrideModemConfig property
Syntax:
session.OverrideModemConfig

Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to override modem Control Panel settings for baud rate, data bits, stop bits, parity
and handshake with current session settings for these properties; otherwise set to False (zero).
2.3.7.2.65 Pages property
Syntax:
session.Pages

Data type: integer
Description:
This specifies the number of video pages for the session. The value must be between 1 and 25.
2.3.7.2.66 Palette() property
Syntax:
session.Palette( index )

Data type: OLE_COLOR
Description:
This array contains the color values for the 16 palette entries used to display text on the terminal screen.
The Color property assigns foreground (text) and background colors based on these 16 colors. You can
use the RGB() function to produce an OLE_COLOR from separate red, green and blue values. The red,
green and blue values must be in the range of 0 to 255.

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Palette entry
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Color
Black
Dark Blue
Dark Green
Turquoise
Dark Red
Purple
Olive
Light Grey
Dark Grey
Blue
Green
Cyan
Red
Magenta
Yellow
White

An additional 6 palette entries exist for drawing borders (see Visual Styles). These are:
Palette entry
16
17
18
19
20
21

Used for
flat outer border
flat inner border
shadow outer border
shadow inner border
highlight outer border
highlight inner border

2.3.7.2.67 Parity property
Syntax:
session.Parity

Data type: integer
Description:
This is the parity setting used by the serial port attached to the session. This property is only meaningful
when the communication device type is atDevSERIAL or atDevMODEM. Acceptable values are
atParityNONE, atParityEVEN, atParityODD, atParityMARK and atParitySPACE. After changing this
property, use the Reset method for the change to take effect.
2.3.7.2.68 PasteEOFChar property
Syntax:
session.PasteEOFChar

Data type: integer
Description:
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This is the ASCII character which is transmitted to the host at the end of paste operation. If this value is
zero, no character will be transmitted.
2.3.7.2.69 PasteEOFMode property
Syntax:
session.PasteEOFMode

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 0 if no character is transmitted at the end of a paste operation. Set to 1 if a SUB control code is
transmitted. Set to 2 to use the character defined by the PasteEOFChar property.
2.3.7.2.70 PasteEOLChar property
Syntax:
session.PasteEOLChar

Data type: integer
Description:
This is the ASCII character which is transmitted to the host at the end of each line in a paste operaton. If
this value is zero, no character will be transmitted.
2.3.7.2.71 PasteEOLMode property
Syntax:
session.PasteEOLMode

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 0 if a CR is transmitted at the end of each line of a paste operation. Set to 1 if a LF is transmitted.
Set to 2 if a CR+ LF is transmitted. Set to 3 if a TAB is transmitted. Set to 4 if no character is transmitted.
Set to 5 to use the character defined by the PasteEOLChar property. If you want to suppress the end-ofline character after the last line, add 128 to this value.
2.3.7.2.72 Port property
Syntax:
session.Port

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the COM port number attached to the session. This property is only meaningful when the
communication device type is atDevSERIAL. Acceptable values are from 1 to 127. After changing this
property, use the Reset method for the change to take effect.

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2.3.7.2.73 PrinterColorMode property
Syntax:
session. PrinterColorMode
Data type: integer
Description:
If this property is non-zero and the ScreenPrintMode property is non-zero (Graphics mode), the screen
is printed in color; otherwise the screen is printed in black and white. This property has no effect when
the ScreenPrintMode property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.7.2.74 PrinterFontBold property
Syntax:
session. PrinterFontBold
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set this property to True (non-zero) to print using boldface. This property affects slave (or Aux) print jobs
when the SlavePrintMode property is 1 (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the
SlavePrintMode property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.7.2.75 PrinterFontItalic property
Syntax:
session. PrinterFontItalic
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set this property to True (non-zero) to print using italics. This property affects slave (or Aux) print jobs
when the SlavePrintMode property is 1 (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the
SlavePrintMode property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.7.2.76 PrinterFontName property
Syntax:
session. PrinterFontName
Data type: string
Description:
Set this property to the name of the font to use for slave (or Aux) print jobs when the SlavePrintMode
property is 1 (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the SlavePrintMode property is zero
(Text mode).
2.3.7.2.77 PrinterFontSize property
Syntax:
session. PrinterFontSize
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Data type: single
Description:
Set this property to the size (in points) of the font to use for slave (or Aux) print jobs when the
SlavePrintMode property is 1 (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the SlavePrintMode
property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.7.2.78 PrinterOrientation property
Syntax:
session. PrinterOrientation
Data type: integer
Description:
Set this property to 0 use the default page orientation, 1 for portrait or 2 for landscape. This property
applies only to slave (or Aux) print jobs and only when the SlavePrintMode property is 1 (Graphics
mode). This property has no effect when the SlavePrintMode property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.7.2.79 PrinterPaperSize property
Syntax:
session. PrinterPaperSize
Data type: integer
Description:
Set this property to 0 use the default paper size for the printer. Otherwise use a paper size from the
table below. This property applies only to slave (or Aux) print jobs and only when the SlavePrintMode
property is non-zero (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the SlavePrintMode property is
zero (Text mode).
1 Letter 8 1/2 x 11 in

2 Letter Small 8 1/2 x 11 in

3 Tabloid 11 x 17 in

4 Ledger 17 x 11 in

5 Legal 8 1/2 x 14 in

6 Statement 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 in

7 Executive 7 1/4 x 10 1/2 in

8 A3 297 x 420 mm

9 A4 210 x 297 mm

10 A4 Small 210 x 297 mm

11 A5 148 x 210 mm

12 B4 (JIS) 250 x 354

13 B5 (JIS) 182 x 257 mm

14 Folio 8 1/2 x 13 in

15 Quarto 215 x 275 mm

16 10x14 in

17 11x17 in

18 Note 8 1/2 x 11 in

19 Envelope #9 3 7/8 x 8 7/8

20 Envelope #10 4 1/8 x 9 1/2

21 Envelope #11 4 1/2 x 10 3/8

22 Envelope #12 4 \276 x 11

23 Envelope #14 5 x 11 1/2

24 C size sheet

25 D size sheet

26 E size sheet

27 Envelope DL 110 x 220mm

28 Envelope C5 162 x 229 mm

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29 Envelope C3 324 x 458 mm

30 Envelope C4 229 x 324 mm

31 Envelope C6 114 x 162 mm

32 Envelope C65 114 x 229 mm

33 Envelope B4 250 x 353 mm

34 Envelope B5 176 x 250 mm

35 Envelope B6 176 x 125 mm

36 Envelope 110 x 230 mm

37 Envelope Monarch 3.875 x 7.5 in

38 6 3/4 Envelope 3 5/8 x 6 1/2 in

39 US Std Fanfold 14 7/8 x 11 in

40 German Std Fanfold 8 1/2 x 12 in

41 German Legal Fanfold 8 1/2 x 13 in

2.3.7.2.80 PrinterPaperSource property
Syntax:
session. PrinterPaperSource
Data type: integer
Description:
Set this property to 0 use the default paper source for the printer. Otherwise use a paper source from the
table below. This property applies only to slave (or Aux) print jobs and only when the SlavePrintMode
property is 1 (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the SlavePrintMode property is zero
(Text mode).
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Upper tray
Lower tray
Middle tray
Manual feed
Envelope feeder
Envelope manual
Auto
Tractor

2.3.7.2.81 PrinterTimeout property
Syntax:
session. PrinterTimeout
Data type: integer
Description:
This property specifies the number of seconds of inactivity before a print job is closed.
2.3.7.2.82 PrintJobEject property
Syntax:
session. PrintJobEject
Data type: integer

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Description:
This property specifies if a page is ejected before or after a print job. Set this property to 0 for no page
ejects, 1 to eject page before print job, 2 to eject page after print job or 3 to eject page before and after
print job.
2.3.7.2.83 PrintScreenBackground property
Syntax:
session. PrintScreenBackground
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to print the screen background when using the Print Screen command and the
ScreenPrintMode property is non-zero (Graphics mode); otherwise set to False (zero). This property
has no effect when the ScreenPrintMode property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.7.2.84 PrintScreenEject property
Syntax:
session. PrintScreenEject
Data type: integer
Description:
This property specifies if a page is ejected before or after a print screen. Set this property to 0 for no
page ejects, 1 to eject page before print screen, 2 to eject page after print screen or 3 to eject page
before and after print screen.
2.3.7.2.85 ProtectAttr property
Syntax:
session. ProtectAttr
Data type: integer
Description:
Visual attribute number assigned to "protected fields" under Wyse/ADDS emulation. See Colors()
property for a list of attribute numbers.
2.3.7.2.86 ScaleFont property
Syntax:
session. ScaleFont
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable automatic font scaling; otherwise set to False (zero).

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2.3.7.2.87 ScreenPrintAdapterScript property
Syntax:
session. ScreenPrintAdapterScript
Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the print adapter script file to use for screen printing. Print adapter scripts are used
to process the print job using an external program, such as Print Wizard. To use the print adapter script,
the ScreenPrintMode property must be set to 2. See Screen Printer Settings for more information on
print adapters.
2.3.7.2.88 ScreenPrinterName property
Syntax:
session. ScreenPrinterName
Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the printer used by the session for screen printing. It may be set to null ("") to
indicate the current Windows default printer, or "no printer" to disable screen printing.
See also:
SlavePrinterName property
2.3.7.2.89 ScreenPrintMode property
Syntax:
session. ScreenPrintMode
Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 0 for text mode, 1 for graphics mode or 2 to use the print adapter script specified by the
ScreenPrintAdapterScript property. When this property is 1, the PrinterColorMode and
PrintScreenBackground properties affect how the screen is printed.
2.3.7.2.90 ScreenPrintOrientation property
Syntax:
session. ScreenPrintOrientation
Data type: integer
Description:
Set this property to 0 use the default page orientation, 1 for portrait or 2 for landscape. This property
applies only to screen printing and only when the ScreenPrintMode property is 1 (Graphics mode). This
property has no effect when the ScreenPrintMode property is zero (Text mode).

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2.3.7.2.91 ScreenPrintPaperSize property
Syntax:
session. ScreenPrintPaperSize
Data type: integer
Description:
Set this property to 0 use the default paper size for the printer. Otherwise use a paper size from the
table shown in the PrinterPaperSize property. This property applies only when the ScreenPrintMode
property is non-zero (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the ScreenPrintMode property
is zero (Text mode).
2.3.7.2.92 ScreenPrintPaperSource property
Syntax:
session. ScreenPrintPaperSource
Data type: integer
Description:
Set this property to 0 use the default paper source for the printer. Otherwise use a paper source from the
table shown in the PrinterPaperSource property. This property applies only to screen printing and only
when the ScreenPrintMode property is 1 (Graphics mode). This property has no effect when the
ScreenPrintMode property is zero (Text mode).
2.3.7.2.93 ScrMode property
Syntax:
session. ScrMode
Data type: integer
Description:
Set to zero for normal (80 column) mode, 1 for extended (132 column) mode.
2.3.7.2.94 ScrollMode property
Syntax:
session. ScrollMode
Data type: integer
Description:
This controls the appearance of the vertical scroll bar: 0=no scroll bar (scroll bar is only visible if the
current number of Rows will not fit in the current window size), 1=always show scroll bar, and
2=automatically show scroll bar when cursor is positioned near right border of window.
2.3.7.2.95 SlavePrintAdapterScript property
Syntax:
session. SlavePrintAdapterScript
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Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the print adapter script file to use for slave (Aux) print jobs. Print adapter scripts are
used to process the print job using an external program, such as Print Wizard. To use the print adapter
script, the SlavePrintMode property must be set to 2. See Slave Printer Settings for more information
on print adapters.
2.3.7.2.96 SlavePrinterName property
Syntax:
session. PrinterName
session. SlavePrinterName
Data type: string
Description:
This is the name of the printer used by the session for slave (or Aux) printer output. It may be set to null
("") to indicate the current Windows default printer, or "no printer" to disable slave printing.
See also:
ScreenPrinterName property
2.3.7.2.97 SlavePrintMode property
Syntax:
session. SlavePrintMode
Data type: integer
Description:
Set to 0 for text mode, 1 for graphics mode or 2 to use the print adapter script specified in the
SlavePrintAdapterScript property. When this property is 1, the PrinterFont…, PrinterOrientation
, PrinterPaperSize and PrinterPaperSource properties affect how the slave (Aux) print job is printed.
Print adapter scripts are used to process the print job using an external program, such as PrintWizard.
See Slave Printer Settings for more information on print adapters.
2.3.7.2.98 Sound property
Syntax:
session. Sound
Data type: string
Description:
This property may be used to specify a custom sound for the terminal beep. Set this property to null to
use the default sound. Set to a valid WAVE, MP3 or MIDI file name to play the specified wave file. Set to
“SystemDefault”, “SystemHand”, “SystemExclamation” or “SystemAsterisk” to use the sound
associated with a system event (as defined in the Control Panel Sounds applet). Set to frequency,
duration to use a true “beep” at the specified frequency (Hz) and duration (ms).

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2.3.7.2.99 SSHAuth property
Syntax:
session. SSHAuth
Data type: integer
Description:
This property may be used to select the authentication method which will be used by a Secure Shell
(ssh) session to authenticate a user to the host. Available authentication methods are: public key (2),
password (3) and interactive (7). Use zero (0) for the default authentication method (password).
2.3.7.2.100 SSHCipher property
Syntax:
session. SSHCipher
Data type: integer
Description:
This property may be used to select a cipher to be used to encrypt a Secure Shell (ssh) session.
Available ciphers are: Triple DES (3), Blowfish (6), 128 bit AES (7) and 256 bit AES (8). Use zero (0) for
the default cipher (Triple DES for SSH1 or 128 bit AES for SSH2).
2.3.7.2.101 SSHKey property
Syntax:
session. SSHKey
Data type: string
Description:
This property contains the name of the SSH private key file. If no path is included, AccuTerm's default
key folder will be used to read the key file.
2.3.7.2.102 SSHUseOnlyPreferredCipher property
Syntax:
session. SSHUseOnlyPreferredCipher
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to require that the cipher used for an SSH connection is the cipher specified by
the SSHCipher property. If the host system does not accept the preferred cipher, the connection is
aborted.
2.3.7.2.103 SSHVersion property
Syntax:
session. SSHVersion

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Data type: integer
Description:
This property may be used to select the desired SSH protocol version. Set this property to zero (0) for
automatic protocol selection. Set to 1 for SSH version 1 or set to 2 for SSH version 2. When automatic
protocol selection is used, AccuTerm selects the highest protocol version supported by the host.
2.3.7.2.104 StopBits property
Syntax:
session. StopBits
Data type: integer
Description:
This is the number of stop bits used by the serial port attached to the session. This property is only
meaningful when the communication device type is atDevSERIAL or atDevMODEM. Acceptable values are
1 or 2. After changing this property, use the Reset method for the change to take effect.
2.3.7.2.105 Strip8th property
Syntax:
session. Strip8th
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to cause AccuTerm to truncate received data to 7 bits; otherwise set to False
(zero).
2.3.7.2.106 TcpIdn property
Syntax:
session. TcpIdn
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set this property to True (non-zero) to enable Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) for the host name. I
DN relies upon a standardized mechanism known as "Punycode" for encoding Unicode domain names
using only the ASCII characters that are permitted by the global DNS system.
2.3.7.2.107 TcpNoDelay property
Syntax:
session. TcpNoDelay
Data type: boolean
Description:
Normally, the TCP network stack delays outbound network messages for a short time in order to
"coalesce" multiple small messages into a single packet. When this setting is True (non-zero),
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AccuTerm will send each message as soon as possible. Setting this option may improve throughput,
especially when running in AccuTerm's GUI environment and during file transfers, at the expense of
increased network traffic.
2.3.7.2.108 TelnetBinary property
Syntax:
session. TelnetBinary
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable Telnet binary communication mode; otherwise set to False (zero) for
text communication mode.
2.3.7.2.109 TelnetBypass property
Syntax:
session. TelnetBypass
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to bypass initial option negotiation; otherwise set to False (zero) for normal
negotiation. This is required for certain hosts like D3 which do not implement the complete Telnet
protocol.
2.3.7.2.110 TelnetKeepaliveIsNOP property
Syntax:
session. TelnetKeepaliveIsNOP
Data type: boolean
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to send Telnet NOP command for keepalives; otherwise, sends Telnet DMARK
command for keepalives.
2.3.7.2.111 TermType property
Syntax:
session. TermType
Data type: integer
Description:
This is the terminal emulation setting for the session. Possible values are:
atTermTTY
atTermVPA2
atTermVP60

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atTermP60
atTermA2E
atTermWY50
atTermWY60
atTermVT52
atTermVT100
atTermVT220
atTermVT320
atTermVT420
atTermLinux
atTermSCO
atTermANSI
atTermPICKMON
atTermP30
atTermTEK
atTermTEK4100

ProComm Viewpoint 60
ADDS Viewpoint A2 Enhanced
Wyse 50
Wyse 60
DEC VT-52
DEC VT-100
DEC VT-220
DEC VT-320
DEC VT-420
Linux console
SCO console
ANSI BBS
Pick PC Monitor
MDIS P30
Tektronix 4014
Tektronix 4100

2.3.7.2.112 XmodemTimeout property
Syntax:
session.XmodemTimeout

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the number of seconds before Xmodem file transfer operations time out.
2.3.7.2.113 YmodemTimeout property
Syntax:
session.YmodemTimeout

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the number of seconds before Ymodem file transfer operations time out.
2.3.7.2.114 ZmodemAuto property
Syntax:
session.ZmodemAuto

Data type: integer
Description:
Set to True (non-zero) to enable automatic Zmodem downloads, otherwise set to False (zero).

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Syntax:
session.ZmodemTimeout

Data type: integer
Description:
Specifies the number of seconds before Zmodem file transfer operations time out.

2.3.8

AccuTerm constants
Description:
The following constants may be used in setting many of AccuTerm’s properties.
Device constants
atDevNONE = 0

No communications device selected.

atDevSERIAL = 1

Communications device is a serial port.

atDevPICLAN = 2

Communications device is a PicLan network connection.

atDevTELNET = 3

Communications device is a TCP/IP Telent network

connection.
atDevMODEM = 4

Communications device is a modem.

atDevSSH = 5

Communications device is a TCP/IP Secure Shell

connection.

Serial port constants
atBaud300 = 0

Baud rate is 300 bps.

atBaud1200 = 1

Baud rate is 1200 bps.

atBaud2400 = 2

Baud rate is 2400 bps.

atBaud4800 = 3

Baud rate is 4800 bps.

atBaud9600 = 4

Baud rate is 9600 bps.

atBaud14400 = 5

Baud rate is 14,400 bps.

atBaud19200 = 6

Baud rate is 19,200 bps.

atBaud38400 = 7

Baud rate is 38,400 bps.

atBaud57600 = 8

Baud rate is 57,600 bps.

atBaud115200 = 9

Baud rate is 115,200 bps.

atParityNONE = 0

No parity checking

atParityODD = 1

Use odd parity

atParityEVEN = 2

Use even parity

atParityMARK = 3

Use mark parity

atParitySPACE = 4

Use space parity

atHandshakeNONE = 0

Do not use any flow control (handshake)

atHandshakeXON = 1

Use Xon/Xoff (software) flow control (inbound)

atHandshakeRTS = 2

Use RTS/CTS (hardware) flow control

atHandshakeDTR = 3

Use DTR/DSR (hardware) flow control

atHandshakeXIO = 4

Xon/Xoff handshake (bidirectional)

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Duplex mode constants
atDuplexFULL = 0

Full duplex (host performs echo)

atDuplexHALF = 1

Half duplex (local echo)

atDuplexLOCAL = 2

Local mode

Terminal type constants
atTermTTY = 0

TTY emulation

atTermVPA2 = 1

ADDS Viewpoint A2 emulation

atTermVP60 = 2

ADDS Viewpoint 60 emulation

atTermP60 = 3

Procomm ADDS Viewpoint 60 emulation

atTermA2E = 4

ADDS Viewpoint A2 Enhanced emulation

atTermWY50 = 5

Wyse 50 emulation

atTermWY60 = 6

Wyse 60 emulation

atTermVT52 = 7

DEC VT52 emulation

atTermVT220 = 8

DEC VT220 emulation

atTermANSI = 9

ANSI BBS emulation

atTermPICKMON = 10

Pick PC Monitor (console) emulation

atTermTEK = 11

Tektronix 4014 emulation

atTermVT100 = 12

DEC VT100ulation

atTermVT320 = 13

DEC VT320 emulation

atTermVT420 = 14

DEC VT420 emulation

atTermSCO = 15

SCO Console emulation

atTermLinux = 16

Linux Console emulation

atTermTEK4100 = 17

Tektronix 4100 emulation

atTermP30 = 18

Prism 30 emulation

File transfer constants
atProtocolASCII = 0

use ASCII file transfer protocol

atProtocolKermit = 1

use Kermit file transfer protocol

atProtocolXmodem = 2

use Xmodem file transfer protocol

atProtocolYmodem = 3

use Ymodem file transfer protocol

atProtocolZmodem = 4

use Zmodem file transfer protocol

atProtect = 0

do not overwrite existing file (Zmodem upload only)

atOverwrite = 1

overwrite existing file (Zmodem upload only)

atAppend = 2

append to existing file (Zmodem upload only)

atNewer = 3

overwrite existing file only when uploaded file is newer
(Zmodem upload only)

atUpdate = 4

overwrite existing file, but ignore non-existing file (Zmodem
upload only)

atResume = 5

Zmodem crash recovery

Reset constants
atResetAll = 0
atResetTerminal = 1

Reset connection and terminal
Reset terminal only

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atResetComm = 2

Reset connection only

Printer constants
atPrinterOff = 0

Turn printer off

atPrinterOn = 1

Auto-print mode

atPrinterTransparent = 2

Transparent print mode

History scroll constants
atScrlHistLineUp = 0

Scroll history to previous line

atScrlHistLineDown = 1

Scroll history to next line

atScrlHistPageUp = 2

Scroll history to previous page

atScrlHistPageDown = 3

Scroll history to next page

atScrlHistTop = 6

Scroll history to beginning

atScrlHistBottom = 7

Scroll history to end

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Mouse Support
Under normal conditions, clicking the left mouse button on the terminal screen will remove an active
selection rectangle from the screen if there is one. Otherwise, a left-click is ignored. If you hold the left
button down for about a half-second, you AccuTerm enters "selection mode" and you can drag the
mouse to select an area of the screen. The selected area is enclosed with a dotted line.
If you click the terminal screen with the right mouse button, AccuTerm's context menu is shown. The
context menu is a quick way to access common functions like copy & paste.
AccuTerm supports extended mouse functions which can used to add mouse functionality to your
character-based applications. Two mouse extensions are provided: host mouse reporting, and mouse
pattern matching. The first requires modifications to the application program so that it can tell AccuTerm
to send mouse clicks back to the host, as well as interpret the click information that AccuTerm sends
back. The second uses a local pattern table. When AccuTerm recognizes a pattern under the mouse, it
executes an action defined for the recognized pattern. Using mouse pattern matching generally does not
require modifications to the host application.

Host mouse reporting
To use host mouse reporting you need to enable mouse support in Mouse Settings. When the
application wants AccuTerm to send mouse events, it needs to enable mouse input by sending a special
escape sequence (see AccuTerm Programming - Mouse Functions). The mouse cursor changes to a
pointing hand when mouse input is enabled. When it no longer wants to receive mouse events, it needs
to disable mouse input by sending a different escape sequence. When mouse input is enabled,
AccuTerm sends a report to the host whenever a mouse button is clicked on the terminal screen. The
report indicates the character position of the click, the mouse button (left, right or center), and whether
the a single-click or double-click has occurred.

Mouse pattern matching
To use mouse pattern matching you need to create a mouse pattern file, then tell AccuTerm to use the
table by entering the file name in Mouse Settings. Alternatively, the pattern table can be loaded
dynamically using special escape sequences (see AccuTerm Programming - Mouse Functions).
The mouse pattern file is a tab delimited text file (ANSI character set). Each line in the file is an defines
a pattern to match and the action for a click or double-click if a match is found. The patterns are regular
expressions as are commonly used in many programming languages. Mouse pattern files are typically
stored in the AccuTerm program directory (C:\Program Files\Atwin71).
Note: the Tab delimiters are important in this file. Using a word processor lik e Microsoft Word with
formatting mark s visible is recommended!
Each line in the mouse pattern file is made up of four fields separated by tabs:
button  pattern  click  dblclk
The pattern file can contain up to 128 lines. Each line specifies the mouse button, the pattern, the action
to take on a click and the action to take on a double click (dblclk). The fields of each entry are separated
by a TAB character. The mouse button is a single digit: 1 = left, 2 = right, 3 = center. Pattern and
response strings are described below.
Patterns
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The pattern field is a "regular expression", similar to the regular expressions used by the Linux
grep command:
symbol

description
matches any character
beginning of line
end of line
any characters in list (list can include a range of
characters such as 0-9)

.
^
$
[list]

any characters not in list
any alpha character
digit (0-9)

[^list]
:A
:D
:N
?
*
+
{
}
\
any other char

any alpha or numeric character
zero or one of the preceding item
zero or more of the preceding item
one or more of the preceding item
marker for the beginning of the word to return if the
pattern matches
marker for the end of the word to return if the pattern
matches
causes the next character in the pattern string to be
used literally; for example, \. matches a dot
matches itself

Actions
Action strings are encoded using the function key format (see Keyboard Programming). Just like
function keys, if the action string is enclosed in square brackets ( [ ] ), AccuTerm treats the text
between the brackets as a VBA script and executes it. If the action string is of the form [*name],
AccuTerm will display the context menu identified by name, which can be a custom context menu (see
Customizing the Menu and Toolbar). For example, the action string [*reports] will display the popup
menu named “reports”. If the action string is not enclosed in brackets, it is transmitted to the host, after
performing token substitutions as described below.

Tokens
Certain special tokens are permitted in the action string, whether it is enclosed in brackets (VBA script)
or not. These tokens are useful for returning information to the host, or for passing as arguments to to
the script. These special tokens are:
%WORD%

replaced by the "word" which matched the pattern.
The beginning and ending of "word" in the pattern are
marked with the { and } symbols.

%COL%

replaced by the zero-based character column where
the mouse was clicked.

%ROW%

replaced by the zero-based screen row where the
mouse was clicked.

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%BEG%

replaced by the zero-based character column where
the matched word begins.

%END%

replaced by the zero-based character column where
the matched word ends.

%MOVE%

replaced by the cursor movement commands required
to position the cursor to the location of the mouse
click. This is basically a string of up, down, left and
right cursor position commands.

%%

replaced by the percent (%) character.

Examples
(todo)

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AccuTerm 7 supports many "private" commands which may be sent by host application programs.
These commands allow for remote control of file transfer and data capture, executing DOS or Windows
programs, enabling the mouse, displaying images, playing sounds, executing VBA scripts, and
programming the function and keypad keys. These commands are valid in all terminal types.

External Program Execution
ESC STX < command CR

Executes the Windows command line command, then returns to AccuTerm emulation mode
immediately. Command is executed concurrently with the terminal session. Command may
also be the file name of a document that is registered with Windows. If command is a
document file name, the program associated with the specified file is used to open the file.
For example, if the file name ends in ".doc", Microsoft Word is used to open the specified
document file. You can also use this function to open a URL in the default browser (be sure
to include the http:// prefix in the URL):
EQU ESC TO CHAR(27), STX TO CHAR(2), CR TO CHAR(13)
CMD = "calc.exe"
PRINT ESC:STX:'<':CMD:CR:
ESC STX > command CR

Executes the Windows command line command and suspends the terminal session until
the command completes. See above for details.
Note: when using this function, you often need the host program to wait until the command
terminates. If you require this functionality, then you should send the ESC STX I command
immediately following the ESC STX > command, and then wait for input. AccuTerm will not
process the ESC STX I until the command terminates. After the command completes, ESC
STX I transmits AccuTerm's licensing information back to the host, thus the input is
satisfied and the host program can continue execution:
EQU ESC TO CHAR(27), STX TO CHAR(2), CR TO CHAR(13)
CMD = "notepad.exe"
PRINT ESC:STX:'>':CMD:CR:
PRINT ESC:STX:'I':
INPUT JUNK

Mouse Functions
ESC STX 0

Disable mouse input; turns off mouse cursor.
ESC STX 1

Enable mouse input; turns on mouse cursor. Transmits mouse location whenever a mouse
button is pressed. Both single and double clicks are supported. A single-click will always
precede a double-click. Note: this command is ignored unless host mouse reporting is
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enabled in the Mouse Settings.
The format of the mouse click report depends on whether the current terminal type uses
ASCII or ANSI-style function keys. The report is designed to look like a function key,
followed by the click position. For terminal types with ASCII-style function keys, the report
is:
STX b CR ccc.rr CR

where b indicates which mouse button was pressed (p=left click, q=right click, r= center
click, P=left double click, Q=right double click, R=center double click), ccc is the three digit
column of the mouse cursor and rr is the two digit row of the mouse cursor (both in
decimal, 000.00 is the upper left corner).
For terminal types with ANSI-style function keys, the report is:
ESC [ n ~ ESC [ r ; c R

where n indicates which mouse button was pressed (101=left click, 102=right click, 103
=center click, 111=left double click, 112=right double click, 113=center double click), r is
the row of the mouse cursor and c is the column of the mouse cursor (both in decimal,
where 1;1 is the upper left corner). If the terminal is using 8-bit control codes, AccuTerm
sends CSI instead of ESC [. in this report.
Note: if the mouse is click ed on an image that is displayed on the terminal screen, the
location in the above reports is replaced by the image file name.
ESC STX 2

SystemBuilder compatibility mode; turns on mouse cursor. Transmits mouse location
whenever a mouse button is pressed. Note: this command is ignored unless host mouse
reporting is enabled in the Mouse Settings.
STX ~ CR b ; c ; r CR

b indicates which mouse button was pressed (1 = left, 2 = right, 4 = center), c is the
column of the mouse cursor and r is the row of the mouse cursor (both in decimal, 0;0 is

the upper left corner).
ESC STX h CR

Resets the mouse pattern table used for mouse pattern matching.
ESC STX h button HT pattern HT click HT dblclk CR

Adds an entry to the mouse pattern table used for mouse pattern matching. See Mouse
Support for more information about using mouse pattern matching.

Data Transfer
ESC STX D p o m x ; path CR

Download file from host to PC. Protocol p may be A (ASCII), K (Kermit), X (Xmodem), Y (
Ymodem) or Z (Zmodem); overwrite o may be O (overwrite) or N (no overwrite) or, if protocol
is Z, overwrite may be R; transfer mode m may be T (text) or B (binary); translate mode x

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may be C to enable character set translation or Q to disable translation. Path is the drive,
directory and file name of the file being received. When using Kermit, Ymodem or Zmodem
protocols, only drive and directory need be specified, as the file name is included in the
transfer protocol; however if the file name is specified here, it overrides the file name
included in the transfer protocol.
Note: the download command is typically used by applications which implement the host
side of the file transfer protocol to automatically start the corresponding client protocol. This
command only affects the client (AccuTerm) side of the process.
ESC STX U p m x ; path CR

Upload file from PC to host. Protocol p may be A (ASCII), K (Kermit), X (Xmodem), Y
(Ymodem) or Z (Zmodem); transfer mode m may be T (text) or B (binary); translate mode x
may be C to enable character set translation or Q to disable translation. Path is the drive,
directory and file name of the file to send to the host. Wildcard characters (* or ?) are valid
when using Kermit, Ymodem or Zmodem protocols.
Note: the upload command is typically used by applications which implement the host side
of the file transfer protocol to automatically start the corresponding client protocol. This
command only affects the client (AccuTerm) side of the process.
ESC STX S

Returns status of last file transfer. The format of the status message is:
Status: s files f bytes b CR

where f is the number of files transferred, b is the number of bytes transferred, and s is the
transfer status:
0 = transfer successful
1 = unable to open file
2 = transfer aborted by operator
3 = file already exists
4 = terminated due to timeout
5 = terminated due to corrupted data
6 = invalid packet type
7 = terminated by remote program
8 = 8 data bits required for protocol
9 = software flow control not allowed for protocol
10 = destination file is write protected

ESC STX C o p t ; path CR

Begin capture. Mode o may be O (overwrite), A (append), N (new file only) or C (clipboard).
Source p may be P to capture printed data or null to capture received data. T may be T (text)
to capture text only (filters out control characters) or null for no filtering. Path is the drive,
directory and file name where the captured data is to be stored. All characters received (or
printed) are stored in the file (or clipboard) until capturing is disabled (via local or remote
command). Note: when capturing to the clipboard, path is ignored.
ESC STX C X

End capture. The file containing the captured data is closed.
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ESC STX Y path CR

Send clipboard or file to host. If path is null, the contents of the clipboard are sent,
otherwise the specified file is sent. Each line is terminated as specified in the ASCII file
transfer settings. A SUB (CTRL+Z) is sent after the last line.

Status and Control
ESC STX I

Returns AccuTerm release, serial number, type and licensee information. Message format
is:
ACCUTERM/WIN rel serial type licensee... CR

where rel is the AccuTerm release number, serial is the program serial number, type is
SINGLE, SITE, CORP, DEALER or DEMO, and licensee is the name under which the program
has been licensed.
ESC STX ?

Returns a string indicating the platform, product type, license type, capabilities and
automation services. Message format is:
platform * product * license * capabilities * services CR

where platform is 3 (Win32); product is 4 = AccuTerm (standard version), 5 = AccuTerm
Internet Edition, 6 = AccuTerm Emulator ActiveX Control, 7 = AccuTerm Lite; release
number, serial is the program serial number, license is 1 = single user, 2 = site, 3 =
enterprise, 5 = developer, 7 = internet, 8 = component, 9 = evaluation; capabilities is a
string of letters indicating the various capabilities where:
A = ASCII protocol supported
B = Border effects (visual styles) enabled
C = Capture supported
D = Download supported
E = Execute command supported
F = On-the-fly character set conversion supported during file transfers
G = GUI supported
H = Server mode supported
I = Image display supported
J = Screen save & restore supported
K = Kermit protocol supported
L = Background image supported
M = Query status supported
O = Object Bridge supported
P = Packetized messages supported
Q = Message integrity checks supported
R = Reliable connection
S = Scripting supported
T = File transfer error info supported
U = Upload supported
V = Host capabilities command supported
W = Synchronous scripts supported
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X = File conversion supported
Y = Printer control & status query supported
services is a string of letters indicating which automation services are available (a = Object
Bridge, b = file converter, g = GUI).
ESC STX = host-capabilities * buffer-size CR

Informs AccuTerm of any special host program capabilities. host-capabilities is a string of
letters indicating various host features:
D = host programs use tag notation for system delimiters
C = host supports message checksums
M = host supports message length check
buffer-size is optional, and specifies the maximum packet size that the client can send to

host.
ESC STX % 0

Returns the program directory, followed by CR. This is normally the directory where
AccuTerm is installed, except in the case of AccuTerm Internet Edition, the directory
returned is the one containing the Internet Explorer exe file.
ESC STX % 1

Returns the current directory (usually from the shortcut "start in" field), followed by CR.
ESC STX % 2

Returns the directory containing AccuTerm's atwin71.ini file, followed by CR.
ESC STX % 3

Returns the directory containing AccuTerm's emulator DLL, followed by CR.
ESC STX X

Terminates the current AccuTerm session. If only one session exists, then AccuTerm is
terminated also.
ESC STX W

Saves the current session settings to disk. If no session file name exists, then one will be
prompted for.
ESC STX L

Sets the CapsLock key state to "On"
ESC STX M

Sets the CapsLock key state to "Off"

Terminal Screen
ESC STX E

Selects extended (132 column) screen size as defined by the extended columns and rows
in the screen settings.
ESC STX N

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Selects normal (80 column) screen size as defined by the normal columns and rows in the
screen settings.
ESC STX A color CR

Sets the foreground (text) color to color. This command overrides the foreground color
assigned by the last visual attribute selected.
ESC STX B color CR

Sets the background color to color. This command overrides the background color assigned
by the last visual attribute selected.
Color
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

Display
Black
Dark Blue
Dark Green
Turqoise
Dark Red
Purple
Olive
Light Gray
Dark Grey
Blue
Green
Cyan
Red
Magenta
Yellow
White

Note: the actual display color may vary from the color shown in the table, since it is
possible to modify the palette (see Color Settings).
ESC STX r x1 , y1 , x2 , y2 , fill , border CR

Draw rectangle. x1, y1 is the upper-left corner and x2, y2 is the lower-right corner.
Coordinates are in character columns and rows. The upper-left corner of the screen is (0,0).
The rectangle can be filled using either a visual attribute or a background color. To fill with a
visual attribute, fill is A0 .. A63. The attribute number is formed by adding the following
values:
0 = normal
1 = invisible
2 = blinking
4 = reverse
8 = underline
16 = dim
32 = bright
To fill with a background color (as described above), fill is B0 ... B15. To draw a border
without filling the rectangle, fill is N. A border can be drawn around the rectangle. Border is N
(no border), B (flat border), I (inset border) or R (raised border).

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ESC STX jS , ID , col , row , width , height , page CR

Saves a copy of the specified screen block (text, colors and visual effects) and terminal
state in memory and associates the block with the specified identifier (ID) which can be an
arbitrary alpha-numeric string (may not contain commas). Any number of screen blocks can
be saved. Col and row specify the upper-left corner of the block. If either is omitted or null,
zero is assumed. Width and height specify the size of the block. If width or height is omitted
or null, the screen width or height is used. Page optionally specifies the terminal page for
the block, and if omitted or null, the current page is used.
ESC STX jR , ID , col , row , page , state CR

Restores the screen block associated with the specified identifier (ID) to the screen. Col and
row specify the upper-left corner of the destination. If either is omitted or null, the original
position of the saved block is assumed. Page optionally specifies the terminal page for the
destination, and if omitted or null, the current page is used. State optionally specifies
whether the terminal state (cursor position, visual attribute, text color, etc.) is restored To
restore the terminal state, pass 1 for this argument.
ESC STX jD , ID CR

Deletes the screen block associated with the specified identifier (ID) from memory.
ESC STX yj, ID CR

Queries status of a stored screen block. Sends a 0 or 1, followed by a CR , indicating if a
block of the specified identifier (ID) exists in AccuTerm's screen block memory.

Keyboard
ESC STX F t s d k data CR

Program function and keypad keys. Type t may be N (normal function keys), C (control
function keys), A (ALT function keys) or K (keypad keys). Both C and K are permitted when
programming control-keypad keys. Shift s may be U (unshifted) or S (shifted). Destination d
may be null (program key) or T (program function bar button caption). Key code k may be
digits 0 to 9 or : ; < = > according to the following table. Data contains the function key
data (or caption text). Normally, the key data is transmitted to the host when the
programmed key is pressed. However, if data is enclosed in brackets ( [ ] ), then when the
key is pressed, the key data will be interpreted as a VBA script statement and will be
executed instead of being sent to the host.
Key
Code

Function
key

Editing
key

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
:

F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
F10
F11

BKSP
TAB
INS
DEL
HOME
END
PGUP
PGDN
LEFT
RIGHT
UP

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<
=
>

F12

DOWN
ESC
ENTER
KPD ENTER

To enter control characters (and special prefix characters) in key data, use the notation
shown in the following table:
Key
sequence
CTRL + @
CTRL + A
CTRL + B
CTRL + C
CTRL + D
CTRL + E
CTRL + F
CTRL + G
CTRL + H
CTRL + I
CTRL + J
CTRL + K
CTRL + L
CTRL + M
CTRL + N
CTRL + O

Control
code
NUL
SOH
STX
ETX
EOT
ENQ
ACK
BEL
BS
HT
LF
VT
FF
CR
SO
SI

^
DELETE

DEL

AccuTerm
notation
^@
^A
^B
^C
^D
^E
^F
^G
^H
^I
^J
^K
^L
^M
^N
^O
^^
^?

Key
sequence
CTRL + P
CTRL + Q
CTRL + R
CTRL + S
CTRL + T
CTRL + U
CTRL + V
CTRL + W
CTRL + X
CTRL + Y
CTRL + Z
CTRL + [
CTRL + \
CTRL +]
CTRL + ^
CTRL + _
\

Control
code
DLE
DC1
DC2
DC3
DC4
NAK
SYN
ETB
CAN
EM
SUB
ESC
FS
GS
RS
US

AccuTerm
notation
^P
^Q
^R
^S
^T
^U
^V
^W
^X
^Y
^Z
^[
^\
^]
^~
^_
\\

For example, to program the END key to send the word "END", followed by a carriage return,
the following code could be used:
EQU ESC TO CHAR(27), STX TO CHAR(2), CR TO CHAR(13)
PRINT ESC:STX:'FKU5END^M':CR:

Printer
ESC STX p mode CR

Selects the printer mode:
mode = 0 - turns off auto or transparent print
mode = 1 - turns on auto (copy) print mode
mode = 2 - turns on transparent print mode
mode = X - turns off auto or transparent print and closes the print job immediately

Multimedia
ESC STX iL , filename , col , row , width , height , aspect, border CR

Displays the image file filename at column col and row row . Height and width are optional; if
specified (and not zero), the image is scaled to height rows and width columns. Otherwise,

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the original image size is used. If aspect is non-zero, the image aspect ratio is preserved
(the specified width or height is reduced to preserve the aspect ration). Border is N for no
border, B for simple border, R for raised border or I for inset border style. Image file types
supported include BMP, JPEG, GIF, PCD, PCX, PICT, PNG, PSD, TARGA, TIFF, WBMP,
XBM, XPM and Windows Metafile. Images are considered "protected" data; a "clear unprotected characters" command will not clear images from the terminal screen.
The image file does not need to be a local file; if an internet connection is available the
filename can specify a URL instead of a local or network file.
Note: AccuTerm 7 uses the FreeImage Open Source image library.
ESC STX iD , filename CR

Removes the displayed image file filename from the screen.
ESC STX iC CR

Clears all displayed images from the screen.
ESC STX iB, filename,scalemode,opacity CR

Loads an image to use as the screen background (wallpaper).
filename - the path or URL of the image to use as the screen background.
scalemode = 0 - picture is stretched to fit screen size. This may alter the picture's
aspect ratio.
scalemode = 1 - picture is scaled so that its longest dimension fills the screen. The
area not filled by the picture is black.
scalemode = 2 - picture is scaled so that its shortest dimension fill the screen. The
longer dimension is cropped.
opacity - specifies the opacity of the background image, as a percentage. 100 means
that the picture is opaque. 0 means that the image is invisible (transparent) and the
screen background color is used as the background. Any percentage in between blends
the image with the screen background color.
To clear the background image, simply use ESC STX iB CR .
ESC STX m filename CR
ESC STX w filename CR

Plays sound file filename. The file does not need to be a local file; if an internet connection
is available the filename can specify a URL instead of a local or network file. Supported
sound file formats are WAVE, MIDI and MP3.

Scripting
ESC STX P statements CR

Executes VBA script statements. See Scripting for details on VBA scripting. Multiple
statements may be executed; separate each statement with LF or EM control characters.
You can call subroutines or functions contained within the script loaded in the Main Script
tab of the Script Editor window. For example, to call subroutine FOO, simply send: ESC STX
P FOO CR . You can execute a script stored in a script file (.atsc file) by using the Chain
statement:

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EQU ESC TO CHAR(27), STX TO CHAR(2), CR TO CHAR(13)
FILENAME = 'myscriptfile.atsc'
SCRIPT = 'Chain "':FILENAME:'"'
PRINT ESC:STX:'P':SCRIPT:CR:
ESC STX R statements CR

Executes VBA script statements (see above) except that the script is synchronized with
the terminal state. This basically sets the session's InputMode property to 1 before the
script starts and restores it once the script completes. This ensures that any characters
received from the host will not be processed by the terminal emulator unless they are first
processed in the script using Input or WaitFor functions. This has the effect of buffering
any data, control codes or escape sequences received while the script is running. This is
useful when changing Session properties such as screen sizes, terminal type, etc.
Note: in previous versions of AccuTerm, synchronization required adding a final Output
method in the script and corresponding INPUT statement in the host program. However, this
technique is not compatible with typeahead on the host and is less efficient than ESC STX R
and is no longer recommended.

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Wyse Programming
This topic describes the command sequences for programming the Wyse 50, Wyse 60 and ADDS
Viewpoint Enhanced terminal emulations. These three emulations use a common command set with
a few differences. The differences are noted.

Operating Modes
ESC ` n

Set mode n. This command is used to set many of the terminal's operating modes. The
mode values and their function are shown in the Wyse Operating Mode Table.
ESC B

Places terminal in local mode.
ESC C or ESC D F

Places terminal in full duplex mode.
ESC D H

Places terminal in half duplex mode.
ESC N

Disables auto scrolling. Normally if the cursor is moved down below the last line, the
screen is scrolled up one line. If auto scrolling is disabled, the cursor moves to the top line
and no scrolling takes place.
ESC O

Enables auto scrolling.
ESC X or ESC u

Turns the monitor mode off.
ESC U

Turns the monitor mode on.
ESC k

Turns the local edit submode on. This command is not supported by AccuTerm and is
ignored.
ESC l

Turns the local edit submode off. This command is not supported by AccuTerm and is
ignored.
ESC q

Turns the insert mode on. In this mode, all characters sent to the screen are inserted into
the line with any existing characters moved one column to the right.
ESC r

Turns the insert mode off.
ESC # or SI

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Lock keyboard.
ESC 5 or EOT

Lock keyboard.
ESC " or SO

Unlock keyboard.
ESC 6 or STX

Unlock keyboard.
GS

If the graphics mode is enabled, this command puts the terminal in the Tektronix emulation
mode. If the graphics mode is disabled, this command is ignored.
ESC 1 ESC FF

If the graphics mode is enabled, this command puts the terminal in the Tektronix emulation
mode. If graphics mode is disabled, it sets a tab stop at the current cursor column.
ESC % ! 0

Enters Tektronix 4100 graphics mode.
CAN

Exits from the Tektronix graphics emulation mode.
CAN

Turns on the cursor.
ETB

Turns off the cursor.
ESC 2

Exits from the Tektronix graphics emulation mode. If the terminal is not in the graphics
emulation mode, it clears any tab stops at the current cursor column.
ESC F message CR

Displays a message in the host message line. The message string can be up to 46
characters in 80 column mode and 98 characters in the 132 column mode.
ESC c ; message EM

Programs the answerback message (up to 30 characters).
ESC c <

Sends the answerback message to the host, followed by ACK . If no answerback message
has been programmed, simply sends ACK .
ESC c =

Erases the answerback message.
ESC d /

End of line wrap on. When the cursor reaches the end of a line, it will wrap to the beginning
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of the next line.
ESC d .

End of line wrap off. When the cursor reaches the end of a line, it does not wrap to the
beginning of the next line.
ESC e &

Set CapsLock keyboard state.
ESC e '

Clear CapsLock keyboard state.
ESC e .

Do not clear screen when screen size changes.
ESC e /

Clear screen when screen size changes.
ESC ^ 0

Normal display (light characters, dark background).
ESC ^ 1

Reverse display (dark characters, light background).
ESC ~ SPACE

Enhance mode off. If the current emulation is ADDS VPA2E, then the emulation will
change to ADDS VPA2.
ESC ~ !

Enhance mode on. If the current emulation is ADDS VPA2, then the emulation will change
to ADDS VPA2E.
ESC ~ "

Select Wyse 50 emulation.
ESC ~ %

Select ADDS VPA2E emulation.
ESC ~ 4

Select Wyse 60 emulation.
ESC ~ 6

Select VT-52 emulation.
ESC ~ 8

Select Viewpoint 60 emulation.
ESC ~ ;

Select VT-100 emulation.
ESC ~ <

Select VT-220 7-bit emulation.

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ESC ~ = or ESC ~ A

Select VT-220 8-bit emulation.
ESC ~ B

Select VT-320 7-bit emulation.
ESC ~ C

Select VT-320 8-bit emulation.
ESC ~ >

Select Tektronix 4014 emulation.
ESC c V or ESC c W

Save current session settings to disk. If no session file name exists, then one will be
prompted for.
ESC c X

Reset (reload session configuration file).

Character Set Selection
Wyse terminals have two character sets (primary and secondary) of 128 symbols each, and four font
banks of 128 symbols. Each font bank can be assigned a pre-defined symbol set (like PC Multinational),
and each character set can be assigned to one font bank.
By default, the native Wyse 50 symbol set is assigned to font banks 0, 2 and 3. The PC Multinational
symbol set is assigned to font bank 1. Font bank 0 is assigned to the primary character set and font
bank 1 is assigned to the secondary character set.

ESC c D

Selects the primary character set. This is the default, and when selected, the primary
character set is displayed for character codes 0 to 127, and the secondary character set is
displayed for codes 128 to 255.
ESC c E

Selects the secondary character set. When the secondary character set is selected, it is
displayed for character codes 0 to 127 and again for codes 128 to 255.
ESC c B bank

Assigns font bank bank (0, 1, 2 or 3) to the primary character set.
ESC c C bank

Assigns font bank bank (0, 1, 2 or 3) to the secondary character set.
ESC c @ bank set

Assigns pre-defined symbol set set to font bank bank. Set can be one of the following:
set
@ or `

symbol set
Native Wyse 50

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A
B
J
D

or a
, c , d , G , H or g
, j , N , I or e
or b

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symbol set
PC Multinational
US ASCII
DEC Graphics / ISO Latin-1
PC Standard

Cursor Positioning
FF

Cursor right. If the cursor is on the last column of the line, the cursor will wrap to the next
line, possibly scrolling the screen up.
ACK

Cursor right. If the cursor is on the last column of the line, the cursor will wrap to the next
line, possibly scrolling the screen up.
BS

Cursor left. If the cursor is at the beginning of the line, it is moved up to the last column of
the previous line. If the cursor is at the home position, it is moved to the lower right hand
corner of the screen.
NAK

Cursor left. Same as the BS command.
HT or ESC i

Moves the cursor to the next programmed tab stop. For this command to work, tab stops
must be programmed with the ESC 1 command.
ESC I

Move the cursor left to the previous tab stop.
LF

Cursor down. If the cursor is on the last line of the screen and the "no scroll" mode is
turned off, the screen will scroll up one line. Otherwise, the cursor will move to the top line
of the screen.
VT

Cursor up. If the cursor is at the top row, it is moved to the bottom row.
SUB

Cursor up. If the cursor is at the top row, it is moved to the bottom row.
ESC j

Cursor up. If the cursor is at the top row, the screen is scrolled down.
CR

Moves the cursor to the first column (column zero) of the current row.
US

Moves the cursor down one row and over to the first column (column zero).
DEL

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RS or ESC {

Moves the cursor to the home position (upper left corner of the screen).
VT r

Moves cursor to row r, where r is a valid row code from the Viewpoint Cursor Address Table.

DLE c

Moves the cursor to column c where c is a valid column in the from the Viewpoint Cursor
Address Table.
ESC = r c

Moves the cursor to row r and column c. r and c are single byte cursor address codes from
the Wyse Cursor Address Table. Note that this command cannot position the cursor past
column 95.
ESC Y r c

Moves the cursor to row r and column c where r and c are single byte cursor address codes
from the Wyse Cursor Address Table. Note that this command cannot position the cursor
past column 95.
ESC a rr R ccc C

Moves the cursor to row rr and column ccc. rr is the two digit decimal number of the row
(from row 1 at the top). ccc is the three digit decimal number of the column (from column 1
at the left). Note that this command can address the entire 132 column screen.
ESC _ c

Moves the cursor to column c where c is a single byte column address from the Wyse
Cursor Address Table. Note that this command cannot position the cursor past column 95.

ESC [ r

Moves the cursor to row r where r is a single byte row address from the Wyse Cursor
Address Table.
ESC ]

Selects page 0.
ESC }

Selects page 1.
ESC - n r c

Selects page n (pages numbered from 0) and positions the cursor to row r, column c. r and
c are single byte cursor address codes from the Wyse Cursor Address Table. To select
pages higher than 9, use CHAR(n +48).
ESC w n

Selects page n. Pages are numbered from 0 to 9.

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ESC w C

Page forward. If currently on the last page, the first page is selected.
ESC K

Page forward. If currently on the last page, the first page is selected.
ESC w B

Page back. If currently on the first page, the last available page is selected.
ESC J

Page back. If currently on the first page, the last available page is selected.
ESC w @ n r c

Selects page n (pages numbered from 0) and positions the cursor to row r, column c. r and
c are single byte cursor address codes from the Wyse Cursor Address Table. To select
pages higher than 9, use CHAR(n +48).
ESC x A r

Splits screen horizontally at row r, where r is a valid row code from the Wyse Cursor
Address Table or from the Viewpoint Cursor Address Table if in Viewpoint Enhanced mode.
ESC x 1 r

Splits screen horizontally at row r and clear screen, where r is a valid row code from the
Wyse Cursor Address Table or from the Viewpoint Cursor Address Table if in Viewpoint
Enhanced mode.
ESC x @

Redefine screen as one window.
ESC x 0

Redefine screen as one window and clear screen.

Erasing and Editing
SOH

Clears the screen and returns the cursor to the home position (upper left corner of the
screen).
FF

Clears the screen and returns the cursor to the home position (upper left corner of the
screen). Turns off the protected mode.
SUB

Clears the screen and returns the cursor to the home position (upper left corner of the
screen). If the terminal is in "protect mode", only unprotected characters are cleared.
ESC ;

Clears the screen and returns the cursor to the home position (upper left corner of the
screen). If the terminal is in "protect mode", only unprotected characters are cleared.

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ESC * or ESC +

Clears the screen and move the cursor to the home position (upper left corner of the
screen). Both protected and unprotected characters are cleared. Turns off the protect
mode.
ESC T or ESC t

Clears from the cursor position to the end of the current line. If the terminal is in "protect
mode", only unprotected characters are cleared.
ESC K

Clears from the cursor position to the end of the current line.
ESC Y

Clears from the cursor position to the end of the screen. If the terminal is in "protect mode",
only unprotected characters are cleared.
ESC y

Clears from the cursor position to the end of the screen. If the terminal is in "protect mode",
only unprotected characters are cleared.
ESC k

Clears from the cursor position to the end of the screen.
ESC ,

Clears the screen to protected spaces. Turns off the protect mode. "No scroll" mode is
turned off (auto scroll).
ESC E

Insert line. A blank line is inserted before the current line. The current line and all lines
below are moved down one row. The bottom line of the screen is lost. The cursor is moved
to the left most column of the inserted line.
ESC Q

Insert character. A blank is inserted at the current cursor position. All characters from the
cursor position to the right are moved right one column.
ESC R

Delete line. The current line is deleted. All lines below the current line are moved up one
position. The bottom line is blank. The cursor is moved to the left most column.
ESC W

Delete character. The character at the current cursor position is deleted. All characters to
the right of the cursor are moved left one column and a blank is placed on the last column of
the line.
ESC c N w h

Box rectangle. Current cursor location is upper left, w and h specify rectangle width and
height.
ESC c G r c

Box rectangle. Current cursor location is one corner, r and c specify row and column of
other corner.
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ESC c F r c x

Clear unprotected rectangle. Cursor location is one corner, r and c specify row and column
of other corner. Rectangle is cleared to character x.
ESC c H r c x

Clear entire rectangle. Cursor location is one corner, r and c specify row and column of
other corner. Rectangle is cleared to character x.
ESC c ^ a sp P rr1 R ccc1 C rr2 R ccc2 C dp P rr3 R ccc3 C

Copy / swap / move rectangle. Action a is: 0 to swap, 1 to copy, 2 to move. Source page
sp, upper left corner rr1, ccc1; lower right corner rr2, ccc2; destination page dp, upper left
corner rr3, ccc3. All parameters are decimal numbers. Columns and rows are numbered
from 1, pages are numbered from 0.

Video Attributes
Video attributes work differently in the Wyse 50 or Viewpoint Enhanced emulations than they do in the
Wyse 60 emulation. Under Wyse 60, the attributes are non-embedded. In other words, they do not
take up a character position on the screen. Under Wyse 50 or Viewpoint Enhanced, the attribute takes
up a space and changes all following characters to the end of the screen or until another attribute
character is encountered.
Under Viewpoint Enhanced mode, a single non-embedded (takes up no space) "tagged" attribute may
be assigned and used. This "tagged" attribute is also the "protect" attribute.
AccuTerm's Viewpoint Enhanced emulation supports most ADDS 4000 functions, including support for
both non-embedded attributes like Wyse 60 and embedded attributes like Wyse 50.
ESC 0 a

Assigns the "tagged" video attribute. a is the video attribute code from the Viewpoint
Attribute Code Table.
SO

Start tagged attribute. All characters received after this code are displayed with the
currently assigned tagged attribute. If the tagged attribute is changed, the attribute of the
displayed characters also changes.
SI

End tagged attribute. All characters received after this code are displayed with the normal
video attribute.
ESC A n a

Sets the video attribute for any of the four application display areas. n is the display field
code and a is the attribute code from the Wyse Attribute Code Table. The application
display field codes are:
Field (n) Display area
0
The main screen
1
The function key labeling line
2
The status line
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Field (n) Display area
3
The host message field
ESC G a

Assign visual attribute. In Wyse 50 and ADDS VP mode, this command displays a space
at the cursor position, then changes the visual attribute for all characters from this position
until the end of the screen or until another attribute code is encountered. In Wyse 60 mode,
this command selects the attribute for characters displayed after this command. The visual
attribute is specified by the attribute code a from the Wyse Attribute Code Table.
ESC g a

Assign visual attribute. This command selects the attribute for characters displayed after
this command. The visual attribute is specified by the attribute code a from the Wyse
Attribute Code Table.
ESC G n or ESC g n

Assign line attribute. This is the same command as is used to assign visual attributes, but
with different attribute codes. This sequence is used to specify character size for the current
line. The line attribute code n is:
n
@
A
B
C
D
E

attribute
normal size characters
double-wide characters
double-high characters, top
double-high characters, bottom
double-wide, double-high characters, top
double-wide, double-high characters, bottom

ESC HT n

Assign line attribute (performs the same function as above using different attribute codes):

n
0
1
2
3

attribute
normal size characters
double-wide characters
double-wide, double-high characters, top
double-wide, double-high characters, bottom

Protected Attributes
Protected attributes are used by some software applications to protect characters from being
overwritten. If the terminal is running in its protected mode, the cursor cannot be positioned over
protected characters and all non-protected characters can be cleared by using the "clear unprotected"
command.

ESC &

Enable protect mode and set "no scroll" mode.

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ESC '

Disable protect mode and set "auto scroll".
ESC )

Start protect mode. All characters sent after this sequence become protected characters
until the protect mode is turned off.
SO

Start protect mode.
ESC (

Stop protect mode. All characters sent after this sequence are unprotected characters.
SI

Stop protect mode.
ESC ! a

Writes all unprotected attributes with a specified attribute where a is a valid attribute code
from the Wyse Attribute Code Table.
ESC . c

Replaces all unprotected characters with the character c.
ESC ; or ESC : or SUB

Clears all unprotected characters.
ESC ,

Clears the screen to protected spaces. The protect mode is turned off and the auto scroll
function is turned on.
ESC V

Clears the entire cursor column to protected spaces.
ESC cR or ESC cS

Clears unprotected characters from the cursor position to the end of the current line.
Attributes are not cleared.
ESC cP or ESC cQ

Clears unprotected characters from the cursor position to the end of the screen. Attributes
are not cleared.

Line Graphics
ESC H g

Display a line graphic character at the current cursor position. The graphic character is
specified by graphic character code g from the Wyse Graphic Character Table. The line
graphics characters can be used for drawing simple boxes on the screen in text mode. It
should not be confused with the Tektronix graphic mode which is much more sophisticated
and capable of drawing pie charts, scientific diagrams, etc.
ESC H STX

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Turn on line graphics mode. All characters received while the line graphics mode is on are
interpreted as graphics characters according to the Wyse Graphic Character Table.
ESC H ETX

Turn off line graphics mode.

Printer Control and Terminal Reports
ESC SPACE

Reports the terminal identification to the host computer. Sends 50 followed by a CR .
ESC ?

Transmits the cursor address to the host computer. The cursor address is transmitted in 80
column format, followed by a CR .
ESC / or ESC w `

Transmits the page number and cursor address to the host computer. The cursor address
is transmitted in 80 column format, followed by a CR .
ESC 4

Sends unprotected characters in the current row to the host computer, from the beginning of
the row up to the cursor position. The row is terminated by a CR .
ESC 5

Sends all unprotected characters on the screen to the host computer, beginning with the
upper-left corner, and ending at the cursor position. Each row except the last is terminated
by a US control code. The last row is terminated by a CR .
ESC 6

Sends the current row to the host computer, from the beginning of the row, up to the cursor
position. The row is terminated by a CR .
ESC 7

Sends the screen to the host computer, beginning with the upper-left corner, and ending at
the cursor position. Each row except the last is terminated by a US control code. The last
row is terminated by a CR .
ESC L or ESC P or ESC p

Prints the entire screen to the printer port.
ESC M

Sends the character at the current cursor position to the host computer.
ESC S

Sends a message unprotected. This function is not supported by AccuTerm.
ESC b

Sends the current cursor address to the host computer in 132 column format. No CR is sent
after the address.
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Sends a message. This function is not supported by AccuTerm.
DC2

Auto print mode. Characters are displayed and printed. This command will not function if
the printer selection is set to "No printer".
DC4

Cancel auto or transparent print mode. Note: This command will not turn the printer off if it
was turned on by the Viewpoint Enhanced transparent print or ANSI print commands.
CAN

Transparent print mode. Characters are printed, but not displayed.
ESC 3

Transparent print mode. Characters are printed, but not displayed.
ESC 4

Cancel transparent print mode.
ESC d #

Transparent print mode. Characters are printed, but not displayed.
ESC [ ? 5 i

Transparent print mode (ANSI). Characters are printed, but not displayed. When AccuTerm
receives this command, it goes into transparent print mode until it receives the ANSI print off
sequence below. This command is useful for printing graphics data to the printer. Since
AccuTerm requires the specific ANSI cancel command below to exit transparent print mode,
there is less chance of a control character interrupting the graphic printing.
ESC [ ? 4 i

Cancel transparent print mode (ANSI).

Programming Function Keys
The Wyse 50, Wyse 60 and Viewpoint Enhanced emulations support the ability to download function
key values from the host computer. The function key programming consists of two steps, downloading
the actual values which the key will send to the host whenever it is pressed or downloading a descriptive
function key label that is displayed on the function key labeling line.
When programming the function keys or function key labels, all characters (including control characters)
may be included in the sequence, except for the terminator (DEL for keys, CR for labels).
To clear a programmed function key or label, send the same command used for programming the key or
label, but omit the sequence.
ESC z k sequence DEL

Program function key k to send sequence to host when pressed. The function key codes
are specified in the Wyse Function Key Table.
ESC z f label CR

Program function key label field f as label. The field codes are specified in the Wyse

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ESC Z 0 k sequence DEL

Program function or keypad key k to send sequence to host when pressed. The function
and keypad key codes are specified in the Wyse Function Key Table.
ESC z ( text CR

Sets the unshifted label line to text. If text is omitted, clears the unshifted label line.
ESC z ) text CR

Sets the shifted label line to text. If text is omitted, clears the shifted label line.
ESC _ f label EM

Program function key label field f as label. The function key field codes are specified in the
Viewpoint Function Key Table.
ESC f text CR

Sets the unshifted label line to text. If text is omitted, clears the unshifted label line.
ESC % k 0n sequence EM

Program function or keypad key k to send sequence to host when pressed. The function
and keypad key codes are specified in the Viewpoint Function Key Table.
ESC c U

Clear all redefinable key definitions to their default values.
ESC Z ~ k

Read programmable key definition for key k.

3.2.1

Wyse Tables

3.2.1.1

Wyse Operating Mode Table
The Wyse Operating Mode Table defines the operating mode (n) used by the Wyse emulations to set
the terminal operating mode.
n
0
1
2
3
A
6
7
8
9
:
;
B
C

Function
Cursor off
Cursor on
Block cursor
Line cursor
Normal protect character
Reverse protect character
Dim protect character
Screen off
Screen on
80 column screen
132 column screen
Protect blink on
Protect invisible on
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Function
Protect underline on
Protect reverse on
Protect dim on

E
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Wyse Cursor Address Table
The Wyse Cursor Address Table shows the character code used by the Wyse emulations to specify
cursor column (c) or row (r).
Row (r) or
column (c)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32

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SPACE

!
"
#
$
%
&
'
(
)
*
+
,
.
/
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
:
;
<
=
>
?

Row (r) or
column (c)
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64

Code
@
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
[
\
]
^
_

Row (r) or
column (c)
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96

Code
`
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
{
|
}
~
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Wyse Attribute Code Table
The Wyse Attribute Code Table defines the attribute code character (a) used by the Wyse emulations
to assign visual attributes.
Code (a)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
:
;
<
=
>
?
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
{
|
}
~
DEL

3.2.1.4

Attribute Type
Normal
Invisible
Blink
Invisible
Reverse
Reverse, invisible
Reverse, blink
Reverse, invisible
Underline
Underline, Invisible
Underline, blink
Underline, blink, invisible
Underline, reverse
Underline, reverse, invisible
Underline, reverse, blink
Underline, reverse, blink, invisible
Dim
Dim, invisible
Dim, blink
Dim, invisible
Dim, reverse
Dim, reverse, invisible
Dim, reverse, blink
Dim, reverse, blink, invisible
Dim, underline
Dim, underline, invisible
Dim, underline, blink
Dim, underline, blink, invisible
Dim, underline, reverse
Dim, underline, reverse, invisible
Dim, underline, reverse, blink
Dim, underline, reverse, blink, blank

Wyse Function Key Table
The Wyse Function Key Table defines the key code character (k) used by the Wyse emulations to
program function and keypad keys. Also defines the field code character (f) used for programming
function key labels.

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Normal key
code (k)

Shifted key
code (k)

Normal
field (f)

Shifted
field (f)

F1

@

`

0

P

F2

A

a

1

Q

F3

B
C

b
c

2
3

R
S

F6

D
E

d
e

4
5

T
U

F7

F

f

6

V

F8

G
H

g
h

7
8

W
X

I
J

i
j

9
:

Y
Z

K
L
M

k
l
m

;
<
=

[
\
]

N
O
"
!

n
o
'
&

>
?

^
_

Q
5
*
[
:

p
6
/
]
;

UP

R
.
+

w
2
3
0

DOWN

,

ESC

SPACE

ENTER

$
S

1
%
)
4

F4
F5

F9
F10
F11
F12
F13
F14
F15
F16
BKSP
TAB
INS
DEL
HOME
END
PGUP
PGDN
LEFT
RIGHT

KPD ENTER

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Wyse Key Code Table
The Wyse Key Code Table describes the default character sequence transmitted by the function,
keypad and other special keys on the PC keyboard and the corresponding real terminal key.

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Terminal
Key

Sequence

BKSP

BKSP

BS

SHIFT+BKSP

SHIFT+BKSP

BS

TAB

TAB

HT

SHIFT+TAB

SHIFT+TAB

ESC I

INS

INS

ESC q

SHIFT+INS

SHIFT+INS

ESC r

DEL

DEL

ESC W

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PC
Key

Terminal
Key

Sequence

SHIFT+DEL

DEL LINE

ESC R

HOME

HOME

RS

SHIFT+HOME

SHIFT+HOME

ESC {

END

CLR LINE

ESC T

SHIFT+END

CLR SCRN

ESC Y

PGUP

PGUP

ESC J

SHIFT+PGUP

SHIFT+PGUP

ESC J

PGDN

PGDN

ESC K

SHIFT+PGDN

SHIFT+PGDN

ESC K

LEFT

LEFT

BS

SHIFT+LEFT

SHIFT+LEFT

BS

RIGHT

RIGHT

FF

SHIFT+RIGHT

SHIFT+RIGHT

FF

UP

UP

VT

SHIFT+UP

SHIFT+UP

VT

DOWN

DOWN

LF

SHIFT+DOWN

SHIFT+DOWN

LF

ESC

ESC

ESC

SHIFT+ESC

SHIFT+ESC

ESC

ENTER

RETURN

CR

SHIFT+ENTER

SHIFT+ENTER

CR

KPD ENTER

ENTER

CR

SHIFT+KPD ENTER

SHIFT+ENTER

CR

F1

F1

SOH @ CR

SHIFT+F1

SHIFT+F1

SOH ` CR

F2

F2

SOH A CR

SHIFT+F2

SHIFT+F2

SOH a CR

F3

F3

SOH B CR

SHIFT+F3

SHIFT+F3

SOH b CR

F4

F4

SOH C CR

SHIFT+F4

SHIFT+F4

SOH c CR

F5

F5

SOH D CR

SHIFT+F5

SHIFT+F5

SOH d CR

F6

F6

SOH E CR

SHIFT+F6

SHIFT+F6

SOH e CR

F7

F7

SOH F CR

SHIFT+F7

SHIFT+F7

SOH f CR

F8

F8

SOH G CR

SHIFT+F8

SHIFT+F8

SOH g CR

F9

F9

SOH H CR

SHIFT+F9

SHIFT+F9

SOH h CR

F10

F10

SOH I CR

SHIFT+F10

SHIFT+F10

SOH i CR

F11

F11

SOH J CR

SHIFT+F11

SHIFT+F11

SOH j CR

F12

F12

SOH K CR

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PC
Key

Terminal
Key

Sequence

SHIFT+F12

SHIFT+F12

SOH k CR

CTRL+F1

F11

SOH J CR

SHIFT+CTRL+F1

SHIFT+F11

SOH j CR

CTRL+F2

F12

SOH K CR

SHIFT+CTRL+F2

SHIFT+F12

SOH k CR

CTRL+F3

F13

SOH L CR

SHIFT+CTRL+F3

SHIFT+F13

SOH l CR

CTRL+F4

F14

SOH M CR

SHIFT+CTRL+F4

SHIFT+F14

SOH m CR

CTRL+F5

F15

SOH N CR

SHIFT+CTRL+F5

SHIFT+F15

SOH n CR

CTRL+F6

F16

SOH O CR

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Wyse Graphic Character Table
The Wyse Graphic Character Table defines the character code used for each of the line-drawing
graphic characters used by the Wyse emulations.

3.2.2

Wyse Programming Notes
† Functions tagged with the single-dagger symbol are only valid in Wyse 50 or Wyse 60 emulation.
‡ Functions tagged with the double-dagger symbol are only valid in Viewpoint Enhanced emulation.

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ADDS Programming
This topic describes the command sequences for programming the ADDS Viewpoint A2, Viewpoint 60
and Procomm VP60 terminal emulations. These emulations use a common command set with a few
differences. The differences are noted.

Operating Modes
ESC B

Status line off.
ESC b

Status line on.
ESC D

Screen display off.
ESC d

Screen display on.
ETB

Turns off the cursor.
CAN

Turns on the cursor.
GS

If the graphics mode is enabled, this command puts the terminal in the Tektronix emulation
mode. If the graphics mode is disabled, this command is ignored.
ESC % ! 0

Enters Tektronix 4100 graphics mode.
CAN

Exits from the Tektronix graphics emulation mode.

Cursor Positioning
ACK

Cursor right. If the cursor is on the last column of the line, the cursor will wrap to the next
line, possibly scrolling the screen up.
BS or NAK

Cursor left. If the cursor is at the beginning of the line, it is moved up to the last column of
the previous line. If the cursor is at the home position, it is moved to the lower right hand
corner of the screen.
LF

Cursor down. If the cursor is on the last line of the screen and the "no scroll" mode is
turned off, the screen will scroll up one line. Otherwise, the cursor will move to the top line
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of the screen.
SUB

Cursor up. If the cursor is at the top row, it is moved to the bottom row.
CR

Moves the cursor to the first column (column zero) of the current row.
VT r

Moves cursor to row r, where r is a valid row code from the Viewpoint Cursor Address Table.
DLE c

Moves the cursor to column c where c is a valid column in the from the Viewpoint Cursor
Address Table.
ESC Y r c

Moves the cursor to row r and column c where r and c are single byte cursor address codes
from the Wyse Cursor Address Table. Note that this command cannot position the cursor
past column 95.

Erasing and Editing
FF

Clears the screen and returns the cursor to the home position (upper left corner of the
screen). Turns off the protected mode.
ESC K

Clears from the cursor position to the end of the current line.
ESC k

Clears from the cursor position to the end of the screen.
ESC M

Insert line. A blank line is inserted before the current line. The current line and all lines
below are moved down one row. The bottom line of the screen is lost. The cursor is moved
to the left most column of the inserted line.
ESC F

Insert character. A blank is inserted at the current cursor position. All characters from the
cursor position to the right are moved right one column.
ESC l

Delete line. The current line is deleted. All lines below the current line are moved up one
position. The bottom line is blank. The cursor is moved to the left most column.
ESC E

Delete character. The character at the current cursor position is deleted. All characters to
the right of the cursor are moved left one column and a blank is placed on the last column of
the line.

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Video Attributes
The Viewpoint A2, Viewpoint 60 and Procomm VP60 have different ways of programming video
attributes.
The ADDS Viewpoint A2 terminal supports video attributes through the use of "tagged" characters.
When a character is received from the host, it is either "tagged" or "normal". Tagged characters are
displayed with the currently assigned tagged video attribute. Only one attribute may be displayed on the
screen at one time - all characters which are "tagged" are displayed using the current tag attribute.
Other emulations, including Viewpoint A2 Enhanced and ADDS 4000, allow multiple attributes to be
displayed simultaneously.
Programming video attributes involves two separate steps. First, the tag attribute must be assigned.
Next, in order to display characters in the assigned tag attribute, a "start tag attribute" code must be
sent. To send characters in the normal attribute, an "end tag attribute" code must be sent. These two
steps are independent and can be executed in either order.
The ADDS Viewpoint 60 (and Procomm VP60) emulations use the same escape sequence as the
Viewpoint A2 but it is interpreted differently. Under ADDS Viewpoint 60 mode, the attribute takes up a
space and changes all following characters to the end of the screen or until another attribute character is
encountered. It works similar to the Wyse 50 video attributes. Under Procomm VP60, multiple visual
attributes may be displayed at the same time, but the attribute character does not use a space on the
screen, and does not affect any previously displayed characters. It works similar to the Wyse 60 video
attributes.
SO

Start tagged attribute. All characters received after this code are displayed with the
currently assigned tagged attribute. If the tagged attribute is changed, the attribute of the
displayed characters also changes.
SI

End tagged attribute. All characters received after this code are displayed with the normal
video attribute.
ESC 0 a

ADDS Viewpoint A2: Assign visual attribute. This command sets the current visual
attribute. All characters which are “tagged” are displayed on this attribute. The attribute is
specified by the attribute code a from the Viewpoint Attribute Code Table.
ADDS Viewpoint 60: Assign visual attribute. This command is used to start a specific
attribute. This command changes all characters from the current position until the end of
the screen or until another attribute code character is encountered. The attribute uses a
screen position. The attribute is specified by the attribute code a from the Viewpoint
Attribute Code Table.
Procomm VP60: Assign visual attribute. This command is used to start a specific
attribute. The attribute does not use a screen position. All characters output after this
command are displayed in the specified attribute. The attribute code is specified by the
attribute code a from the Viewpoint Attribute Code Table.

Line Graphics

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ESC 1

Turn on line graphics mode. All characters received while the line graphics mode is on are
interpreted as graphics characters according to the Viewpoint 60 Graphic Character Table.

ESC 2

Turn off line graphics mode.

Printer Control
DC2

Auto (copy) print mode. Characters are displayed and printed. This command will be
ignored if the current slave printer selection is "None".
DC4

Cancel auto or transparent print mode. Note: This command will not turn the printer off if it
was turned on by the Viewpoint Enhanced transparent print or ANSI print commands.
ESC 3

Transparent print mode. Characters are printed, but not displayed.
ESC 4

Cancel transparent print mode.
ESC [ ? 5 i

Transparent print mode (ANSI). Characters are printed, but not displayed. When AccuTerm
receives this command, it goes into transparent print mode until it receives the ANSI print off
sequence below. This command is useful for printing graphics data to the printer. Since
AccuTerm requires the specific ANSI cancel command below to exit transparent print mode,
there is less chance of a control character interrupting the graphic printing.
ESC [ ? 4 i

Cancel transparent print mode (ANSI).

3.3.1

Viewpoint Tables

3.3.1.1

Viewpoint Cursor Address Table
The Viewpoint Cursor Address Table shows the character code used by the Viewpoint emulations to
specify cursor column (c) or row (r).
Column (c)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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NUL
SOH
STX
ETX
EOT
ENQ
ACK
BEL

Column (c)
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43

Code
5
6
7
8
9
@
A
B

Column (c)
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78

Code
p
q
r
s
t
u
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w

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Column (c)
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

3.3.1.2

Code
BS
HT
DLE
DC1
DC2
DC3
DC4
NAK
SYN
ETB
CAN
EM
SPACE

!
"
#
$
%
&
'
(
)
0
1
2
3
4

Column (c)
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70

Code
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
\
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i

Column (c)
79
80

Code

Row (r)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

Code

x
y

@
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W

Viewpoint Attribute Code Table
The Viewpoint Attribute Code Table defines the attribute code character (a) used by the Viewpoint
emulations to assign visual attributes.
Code (a) Attribute Type
@
Normal
A
Dim
B
Normal Blinking
C
Dim Blinking
P
Reverse
Q
Dim Reverse
R
Reverse Blinking
S
Dim Reverse Blinking
`
Underlined
a
Dim Underlined
b
Underlined Blinking
c
Dim Underline Blinking
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Code (a) Attribute Type
D
Invisible

3.3.1.3

Viewpoint Function Key Table
The Viewpoint Function Key Table defines the key code character (k) used by the Viewpoint
emulations to program function and keypad keys.
Key

Normal key code (k)

Shifted key code (k)

F1

NUL

DLE

F2

SOH

DC1

F3

STX

DC2

F4

ETX

DC3

F5

EOT

DC4

F6

ENQ

NAK

F7

ACK

SYN

F8

BEL

ETB

F9

BS

CAN

F10

HT

EM

F11

LF

SUB

F12

VT

ESC

F13

FF

FS

F14

CR

GS

F15

SO

RS

F16

SI

US

BKSP
TAB

7
8

W
X

INS

;

HOME

SPACE

END

#
!

[
@
C
A

"
%
&
'
$
6
9
5

B
E
F
G
D
V
Y
U

PGUP
PGDN
LEFT
RIGHT
UP
DOWN
ESC
ENTER
KPD ENTER

3.3.1.4

Viewpoint Key Code Table
The Viewpoint Key Code Table describes the default character sequence transmitted by the function,
keypad and other special keys on the PC keyboard and the corresponding real terminal key.
PC Key

Terminal Key

Sequence

BKSP

BKSP

BS

SHIFT+BKSP

SHIFT+BKSP

BS

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PC Key

Terminal Key

Sequence

TAB

TAB

HT

SHIFT+TAB

SHIFT+TAB

ESC O

INS

INS

ESC q

SHIFT+INS

SHIFT+INS

ESC r

DEL

DEL

ESC W

SHIFT+DEL

DEL LINE

ESC l

HOME

HOME

SOH

SHIFT+HOME

SHIFT+HOME

SOH

END

CLR LINE

ESC K

SHIFT+END

CLR SCRN

ESC k

PGUP

PGUP

ESC J

SHIFT+PGUP

SHIFT+PGUP

ESC J

PGDN

PGDN

ESC |

SHIFT+PGDN

SHIFT+PGDN

ESC |

LEFT

LEFT

NAK

SHIFT+LEFT

SHIFT+LEFT

NAK

RIGHT

RIGHT

ACK

SHIFT+RIGHT

SHIFT+RIGHT

ACK

UP

UP

SUB

SHIFT+UP

SHIFT+UP

SUB

DOWN

DOWN

LF

SHIFT+DOWN

SHIFT+DOWN

LF

ESC

ESC

ESC

SHIFT+ESC

SHIFT+ESC

ESC

ENTER

RETURN

CR

SHIFT+ENTER

SHIFT+ENTER

CR

KPD ENTER

ENTER

CR

SHIFT+KPD ENTER

SHIFT+ENTER

CR

F1

F1

STX 1 CR

SHIFT+F1

SHIFT+F1

STX ! CR

F2

F2

STX 2 CR

SHIFT+F2

SHIFT+F2

STX " CR

F3

F3

STX 3 CR

SHIFT+F3

SHIFT+F3

STX # CR

F4

F4

STX 4 CR

SHIFT+F4

SHIFT+F4

STX $ CR

F5

F5

STX 5 CR

SHIFT+F5

SHIFT+F5

STX % CR

F6

F6

STX 6 CR

SHIFT+F6

SHIFT+F6

STX & CR

F7

F7

STX 7 CR

SHIFT+F7

SHIFT+F7

STX ' CR

F8

F8

STX 8 CR

SHIFT+F8

SHIFT+F8

STX ( CR

F9

F9

STX 9 CR

SHIFT+F9

SHIFT+F9

STX ) CR

F10

F10

STX : CR

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PC Key

Terminal Key

Sequence

SHIFT+F10

SHIFT+F10

STX * CR

F11

F11

STX ; CR

SHIFT+F11

SHIFT+F11

STX + CR

F12

F12

STX < CR

SHIFT+F12

SHIFT+F12

STX , CR

CTRL+F1

F11

STX ; CR

SHIFT+CTRL+F1

SHIFT+F11

STX + CR

CTRL+F2

F12

STX < CR

SHIFT+CTRL+F2

SHIFT+F12

STX , CR

CTRL+F3

F13

STX = CR

SHIFT+CTRL+F3

SHIFT+F13

STX - CR

CTRL+F4

F14

STX > CR

SHIFT+CTRL+F4

SHIFT+F14

STX . CR

CTRL+F5

F15

STX ? CR

SHIFT+CTRL+F5

SHIFT+F15

STX / CR

CTRL+F6

F16

STX 0 CR

SHIFT+CTRL+F6

SHIFT+F16

STX SPACE CR

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The Viewpoint 60 Graphic Character Table defines the character code used for each of the linedrawing graphic characters used by Viewpoint 60 emulation.

3.3.2

ADDS Programming Notes
Functions tagged with the diamond symbol are only valid in Viewpoint 60 or Procomm VP60
emulation.

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ANSI Programming
The AccuTerm ANSI emulations provide VT52, VT100, VT220, VT320, VT420, SCO Console, Linux
Console and ANSI BBS emulations. The VT220, VT320 and VT420 emulations support international
characters, 7 and 8 bit control codes, programmable function keys and a robust command set. VT100
supports 7 bit control codes and a subset of the VT220 command set.
The SCO Console emulation uses the PC (OEM) character set and supports programmable function
keys and text and background colors.
The Linux Console emulation uses the ANSI character set, and includes support for programmable
function keys, text and background colors, and mouse.
The ANSI BBS emulation supports the PC (OEM) character set and the attribute and cursor commands
supported by the DOS ANSI.SYS device driver (AccuTerm does not use the ANSI.SYS driver). The
ANSI BBS emulation only supports 7 bit escape sequences.
When AccuTerm is emulating a VT220, VT320 or VT420 terminal snipor SCO or Linux Console, it will
respond to 7-bit and 8-bit control codes (hex 00-1F and 80-9F). For convenience, command sequences
which may use 8-bit control codes are documented using the 8-bit control code. For every 8-bit control
code, an equivalent 7-bit escape sequence may also be used, as shown in the following table:
CSI
SS3
DCS
ST

=
=
=
=

ESC [
ESC O
ESC P
ESC \

This chapter documents commands used by all of the ANSI emulations supported by AccuTerm. Not
every command is valid for all ANSI emulations. Those commands which are only valid for certain
emulations are shown with a reference note after the command definition. These reference are indicated
by a superscript, and are VT100 1 , VT220 2 , VT320 3 , VT420 4 , ANSI BBS A , Linux Console L , and
SCO Console S .
The AccuTerm ANSI emulations operate in a variety of modes. Some of the default operating modes are
determined by settings in the AccuTerm configuration. Most of these modes can be changed by
commands received from the host. Operating modes which can be selected in the Settings dialog and
saved in a configuration file are:
VT52, VT100, VT220, VT320, VT420, SCO Console, Linux Console or ANSI BBS emulation
80 (normal) or 132 (extended) columns
Automatic wrap at end of line
Send 7 or 8 bit control codes
Numeric keypad sends “application” codes instead of numbers
Cursor keys send “application” codes instead of cursor codes

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Backspace key sends DEL control code instead of BS control code
The following operating modes are not determined by settings in the AccuTerm configuration, but may be
changed by sending the appropriate ANSI command sequence:
Keyboard: default is unlocked.
Insert/Replace: default is replace.
Line feed / New line: default is line feed.
Origin: default is absolute.
Tabs: default is every 8 columns.
Cursor: default is on.
Print extent: default is full screen.
Printer form-feed: default is off.
Graphics mode: default is off.
AccuTerm VT220, VT320 and VT420 emulations support 5 character sets: ASCII, Multinational, ISOLatin1, Graphics and Scientific. The default character set assignment is G0=ASCII, G1=ASCII,
G2=Multinational and G3=ASCII. The GL set (hex 20-7E) defaults to G0 (ASCII) and the GR set (hex
A0-FE) defaults to G2 (Multinational).

Operating Modes
ESC c

Hard reset. Re-reads AccuTerm configuration file, then resets all operating modes and
character sets to their default values. Clears the screen and I/O buffer.
CSI ! p

Soft reset. Resets all operating modes and character sets to their default values.234
CSI n + p

Secure reset. Re-reads AccuTerm configuration file, then resets all operating modes and
character sets to their default values. Clears the screen and I/O buffer. If n is non-zero, then
AccuTerm responds by sending CSI n * q back to the host. The value of n must be
between 0 and 16383. 1234
ESC SPACE F

Causes AccuTerm to send 7-bit control codes: 234
CSI
SS3
DCS
ST

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=
=
=

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ESC SPACE G

Causes AccuTerm to send 8-bit control codes CSI , SS3, DCS and ST . 234
CSI 6 1 " p

Changes the emulation to VT100.234
CSI 6 2 ; n " p

Changes the emulation to VT220. If n = 1, AccuTerm will equivalent send 7-bit escape
sequences for control codes CSI , SS3, DCS and ST ; otherwise, 8-bit control codes will be
sent.234
CSI 6 3 ; n " p

Changes the emulation to VT320. If n = 1, AccuTerm will equivalent send 7-bit escape
sequences for control codes CSI , SS3, DCS and ST ; otherwise, 8-bit control codes will be
sent.234
CSI 6 4 ; n " p

Changes the emulation to VT420. If n = 1, AccuTerm will equivalent send 7-bit escape
sequences for control codes CSI , SS3, DCS and ST ; otherwise, 8-bit control codes will be
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CSI 2 h

Locks the keyboard.
CSI 2 l

Unlocks the keyboard.
CSI 3 h

Enable display of control characters as symbols.
CSI 3 l

Disable display of control characters (execute control characters.
CSI 4 h

Insert mode on.
CSI 4 l

Insert mode off.
CSI 12 h

Full duplex (no local echo).
CSI 12 l

Half duplex (local echo).
CSI 20 h

Process LF , VT and FF as "new line"; that is perform carriage return and line feed.
CSI 20 l

Process LF , VT and FF as line feed.

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CSI 42 h

Changes emulation to Wyse 60.
CSI ? 1 h

Cursor keys return application codes.
CSI ? 1 l

Cursor keys return cursor codes.
CSI ? 2 l

Enter VT52 emulation mode.
CSI ? 3 h

Extended video mode (132 columns).
CSI ? 3 l

Normal video mode (80 columns).
CSI ? 5 h

Light background, dark text.
CSI ? 5 l

Dark background, light text.
CSI ? 6 h

Causes cursor positioning to be relative to the currently defined scrolling region.
CSI ? 6 l

Causes cursor positioning to be absolute (not relative).
CSI ? 7 h

Sets autowrap mode. When the cursor is on the last character of a line, receipt of another
character causes the cursor to move to the first column of the next line.
CSI ? 7 l

Resets autowrap mode. The cursor will not move past the last column of the line upon
receipt of another character.
CSI ? 9 h or CSI 0 $ ~

Status line off. 234
CSI ? 9 l

Status line on.234
CSI 1 $ ~

Display local status line. 234
CSI 2 $ ~

Display host-writable status line. 234

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CSI 0 $ }

Data sent to screen's data area. 234
CSI 1 $ }

Data sent to host-writable status line. 234
CSI ? 18 h

Causes a form-feed character (hex 0C) to be sent to the printer after each print screen.
CSI ? 18 l

No character is sent to the printer after each print screen.
CSI ? 19 h

Print screen command causes the full screen to be printed.
CSI ? 19 l

Print screen command only prints the currently defined scrolling region.
CSI ? 25 h

Cursor on.
CSI ? 25 l

Cursor off.
CSI ? 38 h or GS or ESC 1

Enters Tektronix 4014 graphics mode.
CSI ? 38 l or CAN or ESC 2

Exits Tektronix 4014 graphics mode.
CSI ? 66 h

Cursor keys return application codes. 234
CSI ? 66 l

Cursor keys return cursor codes. 234
CSI ? 67 h

Backspace keys sends BS control code. 34
CSI ? 67 l

Backspace keys sends DEL control code. 34
CSI ? 69 h

Enables vertical split screen mode. 4
CSI ? 69 l

Disables vertical split screen mode. 4
CSI ? 95 h

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Do not clear screen when column mode changes. 34
CSI ? 95 l

Clear screen when column mode changes. 34
CSI ? 109 h

Set CapsLock keyboard state.
CSI ? 109 l

Clear CapsLock keyboard state.
ESC % ! 0

Enters Tektronix 4100 graphics mode.
CSI 0 SP q or

CSI 1 SP q or

CSI 2 SP q

Select block cursor. 234
CSI 3 SP q or

CSI 4 SP q

Select underscore cursor. 234
CSI n $ |

Set number of columns to n. 34
CSI n t or CSI n * |

Set number of rows to n. 34
CSI n , q

Sets the terminal ID returned in response to the DA1 command. Valid values for n are: 0 =
VT100, 1 = VT101, 2 = VT102, 5 = VT220 and 6 = VT320. 34
CSI n * x

Selects if visual attributes which are modified by the DECCARA or DECRARA commands
are contained within the rectangular area defined by the beginning and ending positions. If n
= 0 or 1 then beginning and ending positions indicate locations in the character stream
displayed on the screen; if n = 2, then the beginning and ending positions indicate the
upper-left and lower-right corners of a rectangle. L
CSI ? 9 h

Enable mouse reporting. L
CSI ? 9 l

Disable mouse reporting. L
CSI n = L

Set erase mode. If n = 0, new lines and clear screen are filled with the current background
color. Otherwise, new lines and clear screen fill with the screen background color. S
ESC =

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Numeric pad returns application codes.
ESC >Numeric pad returns numbers.

Character Set Selection
ESC ( B

Sets character set G0 to ASCII (default). 1234L
ESC ) B

Sets character set G1 to ASCII (default). 1234L
ESC * B

Sets character set G2 to ASCII. 234L
ESC + B

Sets character set G3 to ASCII. 234L
ESC ( <

Sets character set G0 to UPSS (the character set selected in the terminal settings). 234L
ESC ) <

Sets character set G1 to UPSS (the character set selected in the terminal settings). 234L
ESC * <

Sets character set G2 to UPSS (the character set selected in the terminal settings - this is
the default). 234
ESC + <

Sets character set G3 to UPSS (the character set selected in the terminal settings). 234
ESC ( A

Sets character set G0 to ISO-Latin1. 1L
ESC ) A

Sets character set G1 to ISO-Latin1. 1L
ESC - A

Sets character set G1 to ISO-Latin1. 234
ESC . A

Sets character set G2 to ISO-Latin1.234
ESC / A

Sets character set G3 to ISO-Latin1.234
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Sets character set G0 to graphics. 1234L
ESC ) 0

Sets character set G1 to graphics. 1234L
ESC * 0

Sets character set G2 to graphics. 234
ESC + 0

Sets character set G3 to graphics. 234
ESC ( S

Sets character set G0 to scientific.234
ESC ) S

Sets character set G1 to scientific. 234
ESC * S

Sets character set G2 to scientific. 234
ESC + S

Sets character set G3 to scientific. 234
ESC ( % 5

Sets character set G0 to Multinational. 1234
ESC ) % 5

Sets character set G1 to Multinational. 1234
ESC * % 5

Sets character set G2 to Multinational. 234
ESC + % 5

Sets character set G3 to Multinational. 234
ESC ( K or ESC ( U

Sets character set G0 to codepage 437. L
ESC ) K or ESC ) U

Sets character set G1 to codepage 437. L
ESC ( VT

Sets character set G0 to codepage 437. LS
ESC ) VT

Sets character set G1 to codepage 437. LS

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ESC ( FF

Sets character set G0 to upper half of codepage 437. LS
ESC ) FF

Sets character set G1 to upper half of codepage 437. LS
SI

Invoke character set G0 into GL (the GL set corresponds to character codes in the range of
hex 20-7E); this is the default. 1234LS
SO

Invoke character set G1 into GL. 1234LS
ESC ~

Invokes character set G1 into GR (the GR set corresponds to character codes in the range
of hex A0-FE). 234
ESC n

Invokes character set G2 into GL. 234
ESC }

Invokes character set G2 into GR (default). 234
ESC o

Invokes character set G3 into GL. 234
ESC |

Invokes character set G3 into GR. 234
SS2 or ESC N

Invokes character set G2 into GL for the next character only. 234
SS3 or ESC O

Invokes character set G3 into GL for the next character only. 234

Cursor Positioning
BS

Moves the cursor back one space. If the cursor is at the beginning of the line, no action
occurs.
HT

Moves the cursor to the next programmed tab stop. If there are no more tab stops, the
cursor moves to the right margin.
LF

Moves the cursor down one line. If the cursor is on the last line of the scrolling region, the
screen will scroll up one line.
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VT

Same as LF .
FF

Same as LF .
CR

Moves the cursor to the left margin of the current line.
NEL or ESC E

Moves the cursor to the first column of the next line of the scrolling region. If the cursor is
on the last line of the scrolling region, the screen will scroll up one line.
IND or ESC D

Moves cursor down one line in the same column. If the cursor is on the last line of the
scrolling region, the screen will scroll up one line.
CSI n T

Moves cursor down n lines in the same column. If the cursor is moved to the last line of the
scrolling region, the screen will scroll up. S
RI or ESC M

Moves the cursor up one line in the same column. If the cursor is on the first line of the
scrolling region, the screen will scroll down one line.
CSI n S

Moves the cursor up n lines in the same column. If the cursor is moved to the first line of
the scrolling region, the screen will scroll down. S
CSI n B or CSI n e

Moves cursor down n lines in the same column.
CSI n E

Moves cursor down n lines and to the first column. 1234LS
CSI n A

Moves the cursor up n lines in the same column.
CSI n F

Moves the cursor up n lines and to the first column. 1234LS
CSI n D

Moves cursor left n columns.
CSI n C or CSI n a

Moves cursor right n columns.
CSI line ; column H or CSI line ; column f

Move cursor to line line, column column.

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CSI n d

Moves cursor to line n. 1234LS
CSI n G or CSI n `

Moves cursor to column n. 1234LS
HTS or ESC H or CSI 0 W

Sets a tab stop at the column where the cursor is.
CSI 0 g or CSI 2 W

Clears a tab stop at the column where the cursor is. 1234LS
CSI 3 g or CSI 5 W

Clears all tab stops. 1234LS
CSI ? 5 W

Sets tab stops every 8th column. 234
CSI n I

Move forward n tab stops. 234
CSI n Z

Move backward n tab stops. 234
CSI n V or CSI n SPACE R

Display a preceding page. If n is 0 or 1, the previous page is displayed, otherwise n
specifies the number of pages back to be displayed. 234
CSI n U or CSI n SPACE Q

Displays a following page. If n is 0 or 1, the next page is displayed, otherwise n specifies
the number of pages forward to be displayed. 234
CSI n SPACE P

Display page n. 234
CSI top ; bottom r

Set scrolling region. The first line of the scrolling region is set to top; the last line to bottom.
Default values for top and bottom are 1 and 24 respectively. Once the scrolling region is
defined, if origin mode is set to relative, the cursor may be positioned into, but not out of,
the scrolling region. 1234LS
ALS

ESC 7 or CSI s

Save state (cursor position, video attribute, character set, autowrap, origin mode and protect
mode).
ALS

ESC 8 or CSI u

Restore state.

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CSI left ; right s

Sets the left and right margins to define a horizontal scrolling region. This command only
works when vertical split screen mode is enabled.
ESC 6

Move cursor left one column. If the cursor is at the left margin, all data within the margin
scrolls right one column. The column that shifted past the right margin is lost. 4
ESC 9

Move cursor right one column. If the cursor is at the right margin, all data within the margin
scrolls left one column. The column that shifted past the left margin is lost.4
ESC 8

Fill screen with upper-case “E”.

Erasing and Editing
CSI 0 J

Erases from the cursor to the end of the screen, including the cursor position.
CSI 1 J

Erases from the beginning of the screen to the cursor, including the cursor position.
CSI 2 J

Erases the entire screen (the cursor position is not moved).
CSI 0 K

Erases from the cursor to the end of the line, including the cursor position.
CSI 1 K

Erases from the beginning of the line to the cursor, including the cursor position.
CSI 2 K

Erases the entire line (the cursor is not moved).
CSI ? 0 J

Erases all unprotected characters from the cursor to the end of the screen, including the
cursor position.
CSI ? 1 J

Erases all unprotected characters from the beginning of the screen to the cursor, including
the cursor position.
CSI ? 2 J

Erases all unprotected characters on the entire screen (the cursor position is not moved).
CSI ? 0 K

Erases all unprotected characters from the cursor to the end of the line, including the cursor
position.

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CSI ? 1 K

Erases all unprotected characters from the beginning of the line to the cursor, including the
cursor position.
CSI ? 2 K

Erases all unprotected characters on the line (the cursor is not moved).
CSI n X

Erases n characters, beginning with the current cursor position. 234LS
CSI n @

Insert n blank characters beginning at the current cursor position. 234LS
CSI n L

Insert n blank lines beginning at the cursor line. 1234LS
CSI n P

Delete n characters beginning at the current cursor position. 1234LS
CSI n M

Delete n lines beginning at the cursor line. 1234LS
CSI n ' }

Insert n columns into the scrolling region beginning at the column that has the cursor. 4
CSI n ' ~

Delete n columns from the scrolling region beginning at the column that has the cursor. 4
CSI top ; left ; bottom ; right ; attr1 ; … ; attrn $ r

Changes visual attributes in an area defined by top, left, bottom, right. The area to be
changed is either a character stream or rectangle as defined by the DECSACE command.
See ANSI Attribute Code Table for the attribute codes. 4
CSI top ; left ; bottom ; right ; attr1 ; … ; attrn $ t

Reverse visual attributes in an area defined by top, left, bottom, right. The area to be
changed is either a character stream or rectangle as defined by the DECSACE command.
See ANSI Attribute Code Table for the attribute codes. 4
CSI top ; left ; bottom ; right $ z

Erase characters in rectangle defined by top, left, bottom, right. 4
CSI top ; left ; bottom ; right $ {

Erase unprotected characters in rectangle defined by top, left, bottom, right. 4
CSI ch ; top ; left ; bottom ; right $ x

Fill rectangle defined by top, left, bottom, right with character ch (ASCII code). 4
CSI stop ; sleft ; sbottom ; sright ; spg ; dtop ; dleft ; dpg $ v

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Copy rectangle defined by stop, sleft, sbottom, sright, from page spg to page dpg at
location dtop, dleft. 4

Video Attributes
CSI n ; n ... m

Selects video attributes and/or character foreground and background colors according to
the ANSI Attribute Code Table. Characters received after this command are displayed in
the selected video attribute. If multiple parameters are used, their effects are cumulative (e.
g. 0;4;5 selects blinking-underlined). A parameter value of 0 resets all attributes.
CSI 0 " q

Unprotected mode. Characters received after this command are erasable using the “erase
unprotected characters” command. 234
CSI 1 " q

Protected mode. Characters received after this command are not erasable using the “erase
unprotected characters” command. 234
ESC # 3

Double-high line top. Causes the line containing the cursor to display the top half of a
double-high line. 1234
ESC # 4

Double-high line bottom. Causes the line containing the cursor to display the bottom half of
a double-high line. 1234
ESC # 5

Single-width line. Causes the line containing the cursor to display normal width characters.
1234
ESC # 6

Double-width line. Causes the line containing the cursor to display double width characters.
1234
CSI = n F

Sets the current normal foreground color to n. Refer to “AccuTerm Programming” chapter for
color values. S
CSI = n G

Sets the current normal background color to n. S
CSI = n H

Sets the current reverse foreground color to n. S
CSI = n I

Sets the current reverse background color to n. S

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ESC ] P nrrggbb

Set Linux Console palette. N is a single hex digit indicating which palette entry to set;
rrggbb are the hex RGB color values to be set. L
ESC ] R

Reset Linux Console palette. L

Printer Control
CSI 0 i

Prints the screen display. Either the full screen or scrolling region may be selected, and a
form feed may be sent after printing (see Operating Modes section.
CSI 10 i

Prints the screen display ignoring the print extent in effect. 34
CSI ? 1 i

Prints the current cursor line.
CSI 5 i

Transparent print mode. Characters are printed, but not displayed.
CSI ? 5 i

Auto print mode. When the “Auto-print works just like a VT terminal” setting is enabled, a
line is printed from the screen when the cursor moves off that line with an LF , FF , or VT
control code, or an autowrap occurs. Otherwise auto-print mode works just like Wyse autoprint mode.
CSI 4 i or CSI ? 4 i

Cancel transparent or auto print mode.
CSI 2 i

Send screen to host. 234

Terminal Reports
CSI 0 c or ESC Z

Request primary device attributes. Depending on the current emulation and terminal ID in
effect, AccuTerm will respond: 1234L
VT100:
VT220:
VT320:
VT420:
Linux:

CSI ? 1 ; 2 c
CSI ? 6 2 ; 1 ; 2 ; 6 ; 8 c
CSI ? 6 3 ; 1 ; 2 ; 6 ; 8 c
CSI ? 6 4 ; 1 ; 2 ; 6 ; 8 c
CSI ? 6 c

CSI > 0 c

Request secondary device attributes. AccuTerm will respond: 234
CSI > 41 ; 4 ; 1 c

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CSI = 0 c

Request tertiary device attributes. AccuTerm will respond (xxxxxxxx is the product serial
number in hexadecimal): 234
DCS ! |1 xxxxxxxx ST
CSI 5 n

Request terminal status. AccuTerm will respond:
CSI 0 n
CSI 6 n

Request cursor position. AccuTerm will respond:
CSI line ; column R
CSI ? 6 n

Request cursor position and page. AccuTerm will respond:
CSI line ; column ; page R
CSI ? 1 5 n

Request printer status. If a printer is defined for the current configuration, AccuTerm will
respond: 234
CSI ? 1 0 n

If no printer is defined the response will be:
CSI ? 1 3 n
CSI ? 2 5 n

Request status of user-defined keys. AccuTerm will respond: 234
CSI ? 2 0 n
CSI ? 2 6 n

Request keyboard status. AccuTerm will respond: 234
CSI ? 2 7 ; 0 ; 0 ; 0 n
CSI ? 5 5 n

Request locator status. If the mouse is currently enabled, AccuTerm will respond:234
CSI ? 5 0 n

If the mouse is not enabled, the response will be:
CSI ? 5 3 n
CSI ? 5 6 n

Request locator device type. If the mouse is currently enabled, AccuTerm will respond: 234
CSI ? 5 7 ; 1 n

If the mouse is not enabled, the response will be:
CSI ? 5 7 ; 0 n
CSI ? 6 2 n

Request macro space. AccuTerm will respond: 234
CSI 0 * {
CSI ? 6 3 ; id n

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Request memory checksum. AccuTerm will respond: 234
DCS id ! ~ 0 0 0 0 ST
CSI ? 7 5 n

Request data integrity. AccuTerm will respond: 234
CSI ? 7 0 n
CSI " v

Request displayed extent. AccuTerm will respond: 34
CSI rows ; columns ; 1 ; 1 ; page " w
CSI n $ p

Request state of ANSI mode n. AccuTerm will respond: 34
CSI n ; value $ y
CSI ? n $ p

Request state of private mode n. AccuTerm will respond: 34
CSI ? n ; value $ y
CSI + x

Request function key free memory. AccuTerm will respond: 34
CSI 804 ; 804 + y
CSI 1 $ w

Request cursor information report. AccuTerm will respond with a string encoded with the
current cursor state including position, page, attribute and character set. The string returned
can be use to restore the cursor state. The response string is:34
DCS 1 $ u string ST
DCS 1 $ t string ST

Restore cursor state. Use string returned from previous command. 34
CSI 2 $ w

Request tabstop report. AccuTerm will respond with a string encoded with the current tab
settings. The string returned can be use to restore the tabs. The response string is: 34
DCS 2 $ u string ST
DCS 2 $ t string ST

Restore tabstops. Use string returned from previous command. 34
DCS $ q setting ST

Request setting. Setting is formed by taking the last one or two non-numeric characters of
an ANSI command. The response is: 34
DCS 0 $ r string ST

You can use the response string to restore the setting; Simply add CSI to the beginning of
the string and send it back to the terminal.
CSI 1 $ u

Request terminal state. The complete terminal state (cursor position, character set,
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attributes, screen size, key lock, etc.) is encoded into a string and returned to the host.
You can use this string to restore the state later. The response is: 34
DCS 1 $ s string ST
DCS 1 $ p string ST

Restore terminal state. String is the value returned from the previous command. 34

Programming Function Keys
The AccuTerm VT220, VT320, VT420, Linux Console and SCO Console emulations support the ability to
download up to 15 function key values (the shifted function keys F6 - F20) from the host computer. The
following device control sequence is used to program the function keys.
DCS n | key / value ; ... key / value ST

If n is 1, old key definitions are replaced by new definitions; if n is 0, the definition of all 15
shifted function keys are cleared before loading any new definitions. The function key to be
programmed is specified by key according to the ANSI Function Key Table, and the
sequence for that key is specified by value. Value is specified in hexadecimal.
VT320 and VT420 emulations provide an extended method to program function and editing keys:
DCS " x key / mod / 100 / value / 0 ; ... ST

The key to be programmed is specified by key according to the ANSI Extended Key Table,
and any modifier keys (SHIFT, CTRL , etc.) are specificed by mod, according to the same
table. The sequence for the key is specified by value in hexadecimal.
In addition, the VT420 emulation has user-definable macros. Use the following command to define
macros.
DCS id ; dt ; fn ; en ! z value ST

Id is a macro identifier, which must be in the range of 0 to 63. If dt is 1, then all current
macros are deleted before the new macro is defined. en specifies the encoding: 0 for ASCII
text, 1 for hexadecimal. Value is the macro contents in the specified encoding format.
Invoking a macro has the same effect as if the terminal had received the macro contents from the host.
The following command may be use to invoke a defined macro:
CSI id * z

4

The SCO Console emulation uses the following sequence to program function keys:
ESC Q key delim value delim

key is a single ASCII character which designates which key to program. Function keys F1 to
F12 are selected by specifying 0 to ; . For SHIFT+F1 to SHIFT+F12 use < to G. For CTRL+F1 to
CTRL+F12 use H to S. For CTRL+SHIFT+F1 to CTRL+SHIFT+F12 use T to _. Delim is a single
character delimiter which encloses value.
CSI 2 + z

Restores default values to programmed keys. 34

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To program the Answerback message, use the following device control sequence:
DCS 1 v value ST

Note: the “Map F11 through F20 …” check box in the k eyboard settings must be check ed to access
programmed function k eys from F13 to F20. When this item is check ed, function k eys F11 - F20 are
mapped onto the control function k eys; e.g. F15 is mapped to CTRL+F5, SHIFT+F13 is mapped to
CTRL+SHIFT+F3.

VT-52 Escape Sequences
ESC A

Cursor up.
ESC B

Cursor down.
ESC C

Cursor right.
ESC D

Cursor left.
ESC F

Enter line graphics mode.
ESC G

Exit line graphics mode.
ESC H

Cursor home.
ESC I

Reverse line feed.
ESC J

Erase from cursor to end of screen.
ESC K

Erase from cursor to end of line.
ESC V

Print cursor line.
ESC ]

Print screen.
ESC W

Transparent print mode.

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ESC X

Cancel transparent print mode.
ESC ^

Auto print mode.
ESC _

Cancel auto print mode.
ESC =

Keypad application mode on.
ESC >

Keypad application mode off.
ESC <

Enter VT220 mode.
ESC Z

Identify terminal.
ESC Y line col

Cursor position.

3.4.1

ANSI Tables

3.4.1.1

ANSI Attribute Code Table
The ANSI Attribute Code Table defines the attribute code character (n) used by the ANSI emulations
to assign visual attributes.
Code (n)
0
1
2
4
5
7
8
22
24
25
27
28
30
31
32
33
34
35

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Normal
Bold
Dim
Underline
Blinking
Reverse
Blank
Dim & Bold off
Underline off
Blinking off
Reverse off
Blank off
Black character
Red character
Green character
Yellow character
Blue character
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Code (n)
36
37
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47

3.4.1.2

Attribute type
Cyan character
White character
Black background
Red background
Green background
Yellow background
Blue background
Magenta background
Cyan background
White background

ANSI Function Key Table
The ANSI Function Key Table defines the key code (key) used by the ANSI emulations to program
function keys.
Key to
program
F6
F7
F8

19
20
21
23
24

F9
F10
F11
F12
F13

25
26
28
29

F14
F15
F16
F17

31
32
33
34

F18
F19
F20

3.4.1.3

key
17
18

ANSI Extended Key Table
The ANSI Extended Key Table defines the key code (key) and modifier keys (mod) used by the ANSI
emulations to program extended function and keypad keys.
Key to
program
F1
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6

key
112
113
114
115
116
117

Modifier
keys
none
SHIFT
ALT
ALT+SHIFT
CTRL
SHIFT+CTRL

mod
0
2
3
4
5
6

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Key to
program
F7

key
118

F8

119

F9

120
121

F10
F11
F12

122
123

BKSP

14

TAB

16
75

INS
DEL
HOME
END
PGUP
PGDN
LEFT
RIGHT
UP
DOWN
ESC
ENTER
KPD ENTER

3.4.1.4

Modifier
keys
ALT+CTRL

mod
7

ALT+CTRL+SHIFT

8

76
80
81
85
86
79
89
83
84
110
42
108

ANSI Key Code Table
The ANSI Key Code Table describes the default character sequence transmitted by the function,
keypad and other special keys on the PC keyboard and the corresponding real terminal key.
PC Key

Terminal Key

Sequence

BKSP

BKSP

BS

SHIFT+BKSP

SHIFT+BKSP

BS

TAB

TAB

HT

SHIFT+TAB

SHIFT+TAB

CSI Z

INS

CSI 2 ~

SHIFT+INS

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DEL

DEL

DEL

SHIFT+DEL

DEL LINE

DEL

HOME

HOME

CSI H

SHIFT+HOME

SHIFT+HOME

CSI H

END

CSI 1 ~

SHIFT+END

CSI 1 ~

PGUP

PGUP

CSI 5 ~

SHIFT+PGUP

SHIFT+PGUP

CSI 5 ~

PGDN

PGDN

CSI 6 ~

SHIFT+PGDN

SHIFT+PGDN

CSI 6 ~

LEFT

LEFT

CSI D

SHIFT+LEFT

SHIFT+LEFT

CSI D

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PC Key

Terminal Key

Sequence

RIGHT

RIGHT

CSI C

SHIFT+RIGHT

SHIFT+RIGHT

CSI C

UP

UP

CSI A

SHIFT+UP

SHIFT+UP

CSI A

DOWN

DOWN

CSI B

SHIFT+DOWN

SHIFT+DOWN

CSI B

ESC

ESC

ESC

SHIFT+ESC

SHIFT+ESC

ESC

ENTER

RETURN

CR

SHIFT+ENTER

SHIFT+ENTER

CR

KPD ENTER

ENTER

CR

SHIFT+KPD ENTER

SHIFT+ENTER

CR

F1

PF1

SS3 P

F2

PF2

SS3 Q

F3

PF3

SS3 R

F4

PF4

SS3 S

F5

CSI M

F6

F6

CSI 1 7 ~

F7

F7

CSI 1 8 ~

F8

F8

CSI 1 9 ~

F9

F9

CSI 2 0 ~

F10

F10

CSI 2 1 ~

F11

F11

CSI 2 3 ~

F12

F12

CSI 2 4 ~

CTRL+F1

F11

CSI 2 3 ~

CTRL+F2

F12

CSI 2 4 ~

CTRL+F3

F13

CSI 2 5 ~

CTRL+F4

F14

CSI 2 6 ~

CTRL+F5

F15

CSI 2 8 ~

CTRL+F6

F16

CSI 2 9 ~

CTRL+F7

F17

CSI 3 1 ~

CTRL+F8

F18

CSI 3 2 ~

CTRL+F9

F19

CSI 3 3 ~

CTRL+F10

F20

CSI 3 4 ~

Note: when using 7 bit controls, CSI is sent as ESC [ and SS3 is sent as ESC O.

3.4.2

ANSI Programming Notes
Functions tagged with the following super-script symbols are only valid in the designated emulation:
1 - VT100
2 - VT220
3 - VT320
4 - VT420
A - ANSI BBS
L - Linux Console
S - SCO Console

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Pick PC Console Programming
The Pick Operating System on the IBM PC has its own terminal type for the system console (term type
I). AccuTerm emulates the Pick PC console thus allowing you to use the same terminal codes for all
your terminals in a Pick PC environment. The advantage of using this emulation is that it gives you
direct access to legacy VGA colors and attributes.

Operating Modes
ESC * Y

Set the video mode to 80 by 25 monochrome mode. This command is ignored by
AccuTerm.
ESC * ]

Sets the video mode to 80 by 25 color. This command is ignored by AccuTerm.
GS

If the graphics mode is enabled, this command puts the terminal in the Tektronix emulation
mode. If the graphics mode is disabled, this command is ignored.
ESC % ! 0

Enters Tektronix 4100 graphics mode.

Cursor Positioning
BS or ESC * HT

Cursor left. The cursor is moved left one position. If the cursor is at the first column, it is
moved to the last column of the previous line.
ESC * DC3

Cursor right. Moves the cursor right one position. If the cursor is at the last column, it will
wrap to the first column of the next line.
LF

Cursor down. Moves the cursor down one row. If the cursor is on the last row of the screen
and the terminal is not in protected mode, the screen scrolls up one line.
ESC * LF

Cursor up. Moves the cursor up one row. If the cursor is at the top row and the terminal is
not in protected mode, the screen is scrolled down one line.
CR

Carriage return. Moves the cursor to the leftmost column of the current row.
ESC * STX

Cursor home. Moves the cursor to the upper left corner of the screen.
ESC = c r

This command positions the cursor to column c and row r. c and r are the binary cursor
positions, numbered from 0 (top row, left column). For example, to position the cursor to
column 10 row 10, you would send ESC = LF LF where LF is the ASCII representation of
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character 10.

Erasing and Editing
FF or ESC * SOH

Clears the screen and moves the cursor to the upper left corner of the screen.
ESC * ETX

Clears from the cursor position to the end of the screen.
ESC * EOT

Clears from the cursor position to the end of the line.
ESC * h

Insert character. A blank is inserted at the current cursor position. All characters from the
cursor position to the right are moved right one column.
ESC * i

Delete character. The character at the current cursor position is deleted. All characters to
the right of the cursor are moved left one column and a blank is placed on the last column of
the line.
ESC * j

Insert line. A blank line is inserted before the current line. The current line and all lines
below are moved down one row. The bottom line of the screen is lost. The cursor is moved
to the left most column of the inserted line.
ESC * k

Delete line. The current line is deleted. All lines below the current line are moved up one
position. The bottom line is blank. The cursor is moved to the left most column.

Video Attributes
In Pick PC Console emulation there are several different ways to set the video attributes. The first is
through escape sequences that start and stop individual attributes like "Underline", "Reverse", etc. The
second is by sending the desired foreground and background colors. Note that the PC Console treats
the "Dim" attribute as the protected attribute. To change video attributes, use the following escape
sequences.
ESC * ENQ

Start blinking characters.
ESC * ACK

Stop blinking characters.
ESC * BEL

Start dim (protected) characters.
ESC * BS

Stop dim (protected) characters.

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ESC * CR

Start reverse video characters.
ESC * SO

Stop reverse video characters.
ESC * SI

Start underlined characters.
ESC * DLE

Stop underlined characters.
ESC * n

Sets the foreground/background attributes separately where n is the code from the PC
Console Color Code Table.

Protected Attributes
The Pick PC Console emulation uses the dim attribute as the protected attribute. When the protect
mode is enabled, the cursor is not allowed to move to any positions that contain protected characters,
the auto scroll mode is turned off, and the clear screen functions clear only the un-protected characters.
ESC * VT

Turn on the protected mode.
ESC * FF

Turn off the protected mode.
ESC * BEL

Start protected (dim) characters.
ESC * BS

Stop protected (dim) characters.

Printer Control
ESC [ ? 5 i or ESC * DC1

Transparent print mode. Characters are printed, but not displayed. When AccuTerm
receives this command, it goes into transparent print mode until it receives the ANSI print off
sequence below. This command is useful for printing graphics data to the printer. Since
AccuTerm requires the specific ANSI cancel command below to exit transparent print mode,
there is less chance of a control character interrupting the graphic printing.
ESC [ ? 4 i or ESC * DC2

Cancel transparent print mode.

3.5.1

PC Console Color Code Table
The PC Console Color Code Table defines the color code character (n) used by the Pick PC Console
emulation to assign the foreground and background colors.

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Color
White
Yellow
Magenta
Red
Cyan
Green
Blue
Black

Background

Bright foreground

Dim foreground

!

)

9

"

*

:

#
$

+
,

;
<

%
&

.

=
>

'

/

?

(

0

@

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ASCII Control Codes
ASCII Control Codes
The ASCII Control Codes chart lists the ASCII 7-bit control codes, along with their decimal and
hexadecimal values and the keyboard keys used to produce the code. The ANSI 8-bit control codes are
shown at the end of the table along with their 7-bit equivalents.
ASCII 7-bit
control char

Decimal

Hex

NUL

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
127

00
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
0A
0B
0C
0D
0E
0F
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
1A
1B
1C
1D
1E
1F
7F

Decimal
132
133

Hex
84
85

SOH
STX
ETX
EOT
ENQ
ACK
BEL
BS
HT
LF
VT
FF
CR
SO
SI
DLE
DC1
DC2
DC3
DC4
NAK
SYN
ETB
CAN
EM
SUB
ESC
FS
GS
RS
US
DEL

ANSI 8-bit
control char
IND
NEL

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Key

CTRL+A
CTRL+B
CTRL+C
CTRL+D
CTRL+E
CTRL+F
CTRL+G
CTRL+H
CTRL+I
CTRL+J
CTRL+K
CTRL+L
CTRL+M
CTRL+N
CTRL+O
CTRL+P
CTRL+Q
CTRL+R
CTRL+S
CTRL+T
CTRL+U
CTRL+V
CTRL+W
CTRL+X
CTRL+Y
CTRL+Z
CTRL+[
CTRL+\
CTRL+]
CTRL+^
CTRL+_

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ASCII 7-bit
control char

Decimal

Hex

SSA

134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159

86
87
88
89
8A
8B
8C
8D
8E
8F
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
9A
9B
9C
9D
9E
9F

ESA
HTS
HTJ
VTS
PLD
PLU
RI
SS2
SS3
DCS
PU1
PU2
STS
CCH
MW
SPA
EPA

CSI
ST
OSC
PM
APC

Key

ESC O
ESC P

ESC [
ESC \

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Customizing the Installation Process
The AccuTerm 7 installation process can be customized in several ways: default values can be supplied
for any of the installation wizard prompts, the installer can run in "silent mode", you can supply your own
files to be installed along with the AccuTerm 7 program files, and the MSI can be extracted to facilitate
deployment using Active Directory and Group Policy.
The AccuTerm 7 installer is distributed as a single EXE file. The installer can be placed in any folder that
is accessible to the user's PC: local hard drive, portable drive such as a USB drive, network share, CDROM, etc. The EXE wraps an MSI install file and launches the MSI installer (msiexec) with appropriate
options based on the install type selected.

Supplying default values for installation prompts
To supply default values for installation prompts, you need to create a text file called 'setup.ini' and place
it in the same directory that the AccuTerm 7 installation EXE file resides. A sample 'setup.ini' file is
shown below:

; Custom setup for AccuTerm 7.1
;
; Use atw71.exe /silent or /verysilent for a "quiet" unattended
installation
;
; Items which can be defined:
[Defaults]
;MAINDIR=Program Files\Atwin71
;HOMEDIR=My Documents
;DESKTOPSHORTCUT=Y
;ALLUSERS=Y
;ACTIVATIONCODE=123456789-123456789
;AUTOACTIVATE=Y
;AUTOUPGRADE=Y or N or numeric value (see help)
;CUSTOMFEATURECODE=xxxx
;NAME=your name
;COMPANY=your company
;ADDRESS=your address
;LOCATION=your location
;CITY=your city
;STATE=your state
;ZIPCODE=zip or postal code
;COUNTRY=your country
;EMAIL=you@company.com
[CustomFiles]
;Main=folder containing extra files copied to the main program directory
;Images=folder containing extra image files copied to the Images sub
directory
;Home=folder containing files to copy to the default “home” directory
[CustomShortcut]
;Name=name of shortcut
;Target=path to .exe, .atcf, .atly or .atsc file (can use %HOMEDIR% or %
MAINDIR% prefix for path)
;Icon=path to file containing icon (can use %HOMEDIR% or %MAINDIR%
prefix for path)
;Index=n (index of icon, if icon is contained in an exe file with
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multiple icons)
;State=n (initial window state: 1=normal, 2=minimized, 3=maximized)

To use the 'setup.ini' sample shown above, remove the leading ';' from any items you need to define, and
enter the value you want to use after the equal sign. Remove the comment text from any lines that you
define. Any items that are not defined will use the default for that setting.
The MainDir entry may begin with the text "Program Files" which will be replaced during the installation
with the appropriate directory for program files (usually C:\Program Files or C:\Program Files (x86) ).
The HomeDir entry may begin with the text "My Documents" which will be replaced during installation
with the public Documents directory (Normal install) or the current user's Documents directory (Personal
install). Subdirectories are allowed.
In the [CustomShortcut] section, the Target and Icon entries may begin with the tokens %MAINDIR%
and %HOMEDIR%. These tokens will be replaced with the appropriate directory during installation.
The AUTOUPGRADE item is used to skip the "AccuTerm 7 Upgrade" dialog that is shown on first use of
AccuTerm 7 when an earlier version of AccuTerm is detected. Set this item to "N" to suppress the
dialog and ignore all previous settings and files. Set to "Y" to migrate all possible preferences and files
from the earlier AccuTerm version. Set this item to a numeric value (a bit mask) to specify which
category of settings or files are to be automatically migrated from the earlier version of AccuTerm. The
values for each desired category can be added together to form the bit mask.
1 - migrate user's personal custom menu
2 - migrate application custom menu
4 - migrate settings from the current atwin.ini file
8 - migrate preferences (stored in the HKEY_CURRENT_USER section of the registry)
16 - migrate SSH keys
32 - migrate custom settings from the atwin.ini file
64 - migrate session files from program directory to home directory
128 - migrate the phone book
256 - migrate cfg, lyt, atcf, atly, script and image files found in the old program directory

Unattended Installation
The AccuTerm 7 installer uses command-line options to perform an unattended installation. To perform
an unattended installation, you must indicate your acceptance of the software license agreement by
including the /LICENSEACCEPTED=YES command-line option.
The "/SILENT" command-line option bypasses all of the installation prompts, but does display a
progress bar during installation:
atw71a.exe /SILENT /LICENSEACCEPTED=YES

The "/VERYSILENT" command-line option bypasses all of the prompts and does not display the
progress bar:
atw71a.exe /VERYSILENT /LICENSEACCEPTED=YES

If you intend to use the 'setup.ini' file to specify answers to the installation prompts during an unattended
installation, you can include the following line in the [Defaults] section of the 'setup.ini' file to indicate

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your acceptance of the software license agreement. By including this line in 'setup.ini', you no longer
need to include it on the command line.
LICENSEACCEPTED=YES

Installing user-supplied files
The AccuTerm 7 Installer can install user supplied files after installing the AccuTerm program files. To
install user supplied files, create a sub-directory below the directory where the installation EXE resides
called 'VARFILES'.
To copy user supplied files to the AccuTerm program directory, create a sub-directory under VARFILES
called 'MAIN'. Place any files that need to be copied to the AccuTerm program directory in this directory.
Add the entry "Main=VARFILES\MAIN" in the [CustomFiles] section of setup.ini.
To copy user supplied image files to the AccuTerm program Images sub-directory, create a sub-directory
under VARFILES called 'IMAGES' and place the image files in this sub-directory. Add the entry
"Images=VARFILES\IMAGES" in the [CustomFiles] section of setup.ini.
To copy user supplied files to the user's "home" directory (the directory where the session files are
saved), create a sub-directory under VARFILES called 'HOME'. Place files to copy to the "home"
directory in this directory. Add the entry "Home=VARFILES\HOME" in the [CustomFiles] section of
setup.ini.
Note: in prior versions of AccuTerm, the VARFILES directory could contain a directory tree to copy to
the program or home directories. Directory trees are no longer supported. Only individual files can be
copied. Also, prior versions of AccuTerm allowed a user-specified secondary installation program to be
executed during the install process. This is no longer supported.
Installing a pre-configured version of AccuTerm
It is possible to create a custom installation package that installs a pre-configured version of AccuTerm.
AccuTerm's initial state is defined by settings stored in the 'atwin71.ini' file in the AccuTerm program
directory. Custom master menu/toolbar is defined by the 'menu71.ini' file in the AccuTerm program
directory. Session settings are stored in session configuration files (.atcf files), stored in the user's (or
public) "home" directory. By taking advantage of the ability of the AccuTerm installer to install user
supplied files (see above) you can create a pre-configured installation package.
Here is a sample atwin71.ini file to use as a basis for your custom settings:

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[Atwin]
Version=7.1
[Options]
ToolBar=True
StatusLine=True
SessionBar=True
SingleInstance=True
AutoClose=False
NoCloseWarning=False
NoConnectWizard=False
NoWelcomePage=False
LargeIcons=False
TrackKeyboardState=False
FuncBar=False
FuncBarStyle=0
FuncBarPos=0
TitleFormat=4
RecentListSize=4
[Path]
Capture=""
[Xfer]
DefaultDir=""
[Custom]
Icon=""
Title=""
Splash=""

Most of the 'atwin71.ini' settings are obvious. For those values which are not True/False, please refer to
the property of the same name in the AccuTerm object. The [Custom] Icon and Splash settings are file
names. These files are usually stored in the AccuTerm program directory - in that case you do not need
to include a full path. You can disable the splash screen by setting Splash=No.
Extracting the MSI file from the EXE installation file
To extract the MSI file from the EXE installer, run the EXE with the /EXTRACTMSI command line option:
atw71a.exe /EXTRACTMSI

The EXE installer will prompt for a target directory where the MSI file will be stored.
Installing AccuTerm directly using MSI
Once the MSI file has been extracted from the EXE, you can use the msiexec command to install
directly from the MSI file. You may specify certain MSI properties on the msiexec command line.
Common properties are INSTALLDIR, ALLUSERS, and MSIINSTALLPERUSER. In order to use setup.ini
as described above, specify the SETUPINI property on the command line (the value is the name of the
setup.ini file). For example:
msiexec /i atwin71.msi ALLUSERS="1" SETUPINI="setup.ini"

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MSI installation notes
for a silent installation, include the /qb or /qn options on the msiexec command line. The /qb
option will display the installation progress window; the /qn option will not display anything.
if performing a silent installation, the path specified for the SETUPINI property on the command
line must be an absolute path.
the MAINDIR item in setup.ini is ignored when installing from MSI. Instead, specify
INSTALLDIR="" on the command line. When performing a silent install, the path must be
absolute.
the LICENSEACCEPTED item in setup.ini is ignored when installing from MSI. Instead specify
LICENSEACCEPTED="YES" on the command line.

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Features for MultiValue Users

4.1

MultiValue File Transfer
To make the most effective use of AccuTerm with your MultiValue based host system, you should
install the AccuTerm host programs. These programs implement the Kermit and ASCII file transfer
protocols, coordinate the transfer of data between your computer and the host, import and export data
in a variety of formats and provide a simple host-to-host transfer facility. See Installing MultiValue
Host Programs for information on installing the host programs.
In order to understand how to best use AccuTerm’s MultiValue file transfer features, the differences
between the PC and MultiValue file systems must be examined. Traditional PC files may be
programs, documents or data files; in the typical MultiValue system, programs and documents are
stored as individual items (records) in a file, whereas a data file is collection of related items (records)
in a file, with an associated file dictionary.
When exchanging data between your computer and your MultiValue host, it is important to realize the
difference between “document files” and “data files”.
MultiValue File Transfer Wizard
Use the File Transfer Wizard to simplify the process of uploading or downloading data and documents
between your PC and MultiValue host. The wizard uses a series of simple questions to guide you
through the file transfer process. You can use the wizard to help you upload or download data or
document files.
MultiValue File Transfer Utilities
When transferring “document files” between the PC and MultiValue host, use AccuTerm’s FT utility.
This utility transfers MultiValue items to PC files and vice versa. The key concept is that each
MultiValue item becomes a separate file on the PC.
When transferring “data files” between your PC and your MultiValue host, use the FTD utility. This
utility transfers a set of MultiValue items to a single PC file and vice versa. The key concept is that a
set of items on the host becomes a single file on the PC.
You can also use AccuTerm to trasnfer data between two MultiValue hosts. The FTPICK utility is
used to transfer data from one MultiValue machine to another, either directly (using two concurrent
AccuTerm sessions), or using an intermediate PC file.
Kermit is the recommended file transfer protocol because of the automatic error detection and
correction. Also, even with the increased overhead ensuing from Kermit, because the sender and
receiver are synchronized and no time delays are required, the Kermit protocol usually performs
better than the ASCII protocol when receiving a file.
MultiValue File Transfer Functions:
Installing MultiValue Host Programs
Updating the MultiValue Host Programs
Downloading documents to your PC
Uploading documents from your PC
Downloading data files to your PC (export)
Uploading data files from your PC (import)
Transferring data between two MultiValue hosts
Integrating file transfer functions into MultiValue applications
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Installing the MultiValue Host Programs
To install the MultiValue host programs, perform the following steps.
1. Open a terminal session and connect to your MultiValue host system. If you have an existing
ACCUTERM account, log on to the ACCUTERM account (a different account may be used, but it is
highly recommended that you use a dedicated ACCUTERM account). Otherwise log on to your
system administration account (SYSPROG, DM, QMSYS, UV, UD, etc.) and create an ACCUTERM
account (you may need to ask your system administrator to create the ACCUTERM account for
you).
2. Check the following items before beginning the installation:
a) Make sure you are at a command prompt (TCL, ECL, etc.)
b) If your system is running on a Unix, Linux or AIX host, make sure that the CTRL+ A control
character can be input. Check by typing stty -a at a *nix prompt – look for ^A - if you find it,
either disable that function or map it to a different control character. For example if you see
something like susp = ^A you can type stty susp \^- to disable the suspend function.
c) For jBase systems, make sure you have a valid terminal type assigned.
3. While at the command prompt use MultiValue ? Host Programs ? Install from the main menu
to start the host program installation wizard. Confirm that you want to install the host programs by
clicking the Yes button.
4. The host program installation wizard will perform some checks to identify the type of MultiValue
platform you are running, verify that you are at a TCL prompt and turn off case inversion. You will
see meaningless text on the terminal screen during this process.
5. The installation wizard will display a list of supported MultiValue platforms. Select your platform
from the list. If the wizard was able to identify the platform, it will be highlighted, but you can
change it by clicking a different platform if necessary.
6. If your MultiValue platform is running on IBM's AIX operating system, check the Host operating
system is IBM AIX check-box.
7. Click the Install Host Programs button to install a bootstrap PROC and BASIC program. You will
see these scroll up the terminal screen as they are installed. Once the bootstrap programs are
installed, the wizard will run them to install the core FTBP programs automatically.
8. After the core FTBP programs are installed, a dialog box will be displayed where you can select
any optional program libraries (GUI, ObjectBridge, SUI) and sample programs and data that you
want to install.
9. If you have previously installed the ViaDuct host programs, the ViaDuct FT PROC conflicts with
AccuTerm's FT program. If this conflict is detected, the AccuTerm installer will prompt if you want
to rename the ViaDuct FT command as "FT.VIA". Answer Y to rename.
An alternate method of installing the AccuTerm host programs is available in the event that the
installation wizard is not compatible with your host. See Alternative Host Program Installation.
See also:
Updating the MultiValue Host Programs
Activating other accounts to use the AccuTerm host programs

4.1.1.1

Alternative Host Program Installation
To install the AccuTerm MultiValue host programs manually, perform the following steps.
1. Open a terminal session and connect to your MultiValue host system. If you have an existing
ACCUTERM account, log on to the ACCUTERM account (a different account may be used, but it is

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2.

3.
4.
5.

highly recommended that you use a dedicated ACCUTERM account). Otherwise log on to your
system administration account (SYSPROG, DM, QMSYS, UV, UD, etc.) and create an ACCUTERM
account (you may need to ask your system administrator to create the ACCUTERM account for
you).
Check the following items before beginning the installation:
a) Make sure you are at a command prompt (TCL, ECL, etc.)
b) If your system is running on a Unix, Linux or AIX host, make sure that the CTRL+ A control
character can be input. Check by typing stty -a at a *nix prompt – look for ^A - if you find it,
either disable that function or map it to a different control character. For example if you see
something like susp = ^A you can type stty susp \^- to disable the suspend function.
c) For jBase systems, make sure you have a valid terminal type assigned.
d) Check the Paste Options - end-of-line setting (Clipboard Settings) and ensure that the CR
option is selected. Ensure that the Do not send line-end... option is not selected.
While at the command prompt (TCL, ECL, etc.), click on the Edit menu and select Paste From.
Browse to the PICKBP folder.
Click on the install script for your platform (please see the readme.txt file in the PICKBP folder
for the latest platform list):
FTPINST.TXT
FTPINSADDS.TXT
FTPINSAP.TXT
FTPINSAP_PRO.TXT
FTPINSCACHE.TXT
FTPINSD3.TXT
FTPINSENH.TXT
FTPINSJB.TXT
FTPINSJB4.TXT
FTPINSMD.TXT
FTPINSMV.TXT
FTPINSNR.TXT
FTPINSOI.TXT
FTPINSON.TXT
FTPINSPWR95.TXT
FTPINSQM.TXT
FTPINSQM3.TXT
FTPINSR83.TXT
FTPINSSEQ.TXT
FTPINSUD.TXT
FTPINSULT.TXT
FTPINSULT_SCO.TXT
FTPINSULTX.TXT
FTPINSUV.TXT
FTPINSVIS.TXT

generic MultiValue system
Mentor, Mentor Pro, MOE
Advanced Pick (except PRO and AIX)
Advanced Pick / Pro
Intersystems Cache (except AIX)
D3 (NT, Linux, Unix except AIX)
Enhanced R83 (Altos, Fujitsu, R91, etc.)
jBase 3.x (except AIX)
jBase 4.x (except AIX)
Reality
mvBase
Northgate Reality 9+
Revelation OpenInsight CTO
ONWare MVON (except AIX)
Power 95
QM MV Database
QM 3.x MV Database
Pick R83
Sequoia, mvEnterprise (except Ultimate emulation and AIX)
UniData (except AIX)
Ultimate Plus (all except SCO Unix and AIX)
Ultimate Plus on SCO Unix
Early Ultimate (as implemented on mvEnterprise)
UniVerse (except AIX)
UniVision

For hosts running on IBM AIX, use the following scripts:
FTPINSAP_AIX.TXT
Advanced Pick on AIX
FTPINSCACHE_AIX. Intersystems Cache on AIX
TXT
FTPINSD3_AIX.TXT
D3 on AIX
FTPINSJB_AIX.TXT
jBase 3.x on AIX
FTPINSJB4_AIX.TXT
jBase 4.x on AIX

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FTPINSON_AIX.TXT
FTPINSSEQ_AIX.TXT
FTPINSUD_AIX.TXT
FTPINSULT_AIX.TXT
FTPINSULTX_AIX.TXT
FTPINSUV_AIX.TXT

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ONWare MVON on AIX
Sequoia, mvEnterprise on AIX
UniData on AIX
Ultimate Plus on AIX
Early Ultimate on AIX (as implemented on mvEnterprise)
UniVerse on AIX

6. Click the Open button. AccuTerm will install a small bootstrap PROC and program which will be
used to install the core file transfer programs. You will see these programs scroll up the terminal
screen as they are installed. Once the bootstrap programs have been installed, they will run
automatically and complete the installation of the core programs (FTBP file).
7. Once the core FTBP programs are installed, a dialog box will be displayed where you can select
any optional program libraries (GUI, ObjectBridge, SUI) and sample programs and data that you
want to install.
8. If you have previously installed the ViaDuct host programs, the ViaDuct FT proc conflicts with
AccuTerm's FT program. If this conflict is detected, the AccuTerm installer will prompt if you want
to rename the ViaDuct FT command as "FT.VIA". Answer Y to rename.

See also:
Updating the MultiValue Host Programs
Activating other accounts to use the AccuTerm host programs

4.1.2

Updating the MultiValue Host Programs
To update the MultiValue host programs previously installed on your host, perform the following steps.
1. Open a terminal session and connect to your MultiValue host system. Log on to the ACCUTERM
account (or other account where you have the host programs installed). Make sure you are at a
command prompt (TCL, ECL, etc.)
2. While at the command prompt use MultiValue ? Host Programs ? Update from the main
menu to start the host program update process. Confirm that you want to update the host
programs by clicking the Yes button.
3. The AccuTerm Host Program Installation Options dialog box will be displayed. Select the
Reinstall FTBP option. Click the OK button to reinstall the core FTBP programs.
4. To update the optional programs and/or sample data files, use MultiValue ? Host Programs ?
Update from the main menu to restart the host program update process. Confirm that you want to
update the host programs by clicking the Yes button.
5. The AccuTerm Host Program Installation Options dialog box will be displayed again. Select
any optional program libraries (GUI, ObjectBridge, SUI) and sample programs and data that you
want to install or update.

See also:
Activating other accounts to use the AccuTerm host programs

4.1.3

Activating Other Accounts to use the AccuTerm Host Programs
After installing the host programs on the ACCUTERM (or other) account on your host system, you can
easily activate these programs on other accounts. To activate the programs on another account, perform
the following steps:

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1. Open a terminal session and connect to your MultiValue host system. Log on to the ACCUTERM
account (or other account where you have the host programs installed). Make sure you are at a
command prompt (TCL, ECL, etc.)
2. While at the command prompt use MultiValue ? Host Programs ? Account Setup from the
main menu to start the host program account setup process. Confirm that you want to activate an
account to use the host programs by clicking the Yes button.
3. The character-based FTSETUP program will start. From the FTSETUP menu, select option 1
(enter 1, then press ENTER ).
4. When prompted for the account name to activate, type the name and press ENTER .
5. Repeat for any other accounts that you want to activate.
6. To terminate the FTSETUP program, enter X at the FTSETUP menu, then press ENTER .

4.1.4

Downloading Documents to your PC
Use the FT utility to send MultiValue items (documents) to your PC. FT downloads each item
(document) into a separate PC file. Normally, FT uses text mode, converting attribute-marks to CR LF
during the download process.
To download using FT, enter FT at the command promot. On-line help is provided for each prompt, just
enter a question mark and press ENTER.
(S)end, (R)eceive, (C)onfigure, (O)ptions, (H)elp or (E)xit ?

Answer S to send, then select the file transfer protocol (answer C to modify FT configuration settings;
enter O to modify FT options):
File transfer protocol: (A)SCII or (K)ermit ?

Kermit is recommended.
Enter source (Pick) file name:

Enter the name of the host file which contains the items to be sent.
Enter source (Pick) item list:

Enter the item-IDs to be sent. If you do not enter item-IDs, any previously selected (SELECT, GETLIST, etc.) items will be transferred; if you enter an asterisk (*), all items in the file will be transferred.
To specify a saved list, enter an open parenthesis followed by the list name. Separate item-IDs with
blanks.
Enter target (DOS) directory name:

Enter the PC directory name including drive letter if desired. Separate directory names in a full path
using back-slashes. UNC-style file names are acceptable.
Enter target (DOS) file name:

Enter the PC file name, including extension. If multiple items are being sent, multiple file names may be
specified here. Each host item will be written to a separate PC file. If no file names are specified here,
the host item-ID will be used as the PC file name.

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When the transfer is complete, you may see a message like:
Converting file to ANSI character set . . .

This indicates that the raw data has been downloaded and is being converted from the host's character
set to the ANSI (Windows native) character set.

4.1.5

Uploading Documents from your PC to the Host
Use the FT utility to send PC files to your MultiValue host. Each PC file uploaded is saved as an item in
the host file you specify.
To upload using FT, enter FT at the command prompt and follow the prompts. On-line help is provided
for each prompt, just enter a question mark and press ENTER.
(S)end, (R)eceive, (C)onfigure, (O)ptions, (H)elp or (E)xit ?

Answer R to receive, then select the file transfer protocol (answer C to modify FT configuration settings;
enter O to modify FT options):
File transfer protocol: (A)SCII or (K)ermit ?

Kermit is recommended.
Enter source (DOS) directory name:

Enter the name of the PC directory which contains the files to be received.
Enter source (DOS) file name:

Enter the name(s) of the PC file(s) to be received. Separate multiple file names with blanks. Wildcard
characters (? and *) are valid.
Enter target (Pick) file name:

Enter the host file name where the uploaded PC files are to be saved. Each uploaded file is stored as
an item in this file.
Enter target (Pick) item list:

Enter the item-ID(s) for the uploaded file(s). If multiple files are being uploaded, multiple item-IDs may be
specified here. If no item-IDs are specified here, the PC file name will be used as the item-ID.
Before the transfer begins, you may see a message like:
Converting file to host character set . . .

This indicates that the PC file, which uses the ANSI (Windows native) character set is being translated
into the host's character set prior to transfer to your host computer.

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FT Options and Settings
Several configuration (permanent) and option (temporary) settings are available for the FT utility. To
change configuration settings, enter C in response to the first prompt. A list of configuration settings will
be displayed:
Current parameter settings are:
1. Transfer mode.................
2. Preserve file extension.......
3. Overwrite existing item.......
4. Large item treatment..........
5. Convert character set.........

Text
Yes
Yes
Truncate
No

Enter parameter number (1-5) to modify:

The setting for any of these parameters may be changed by entering the parameter number.
To change option settings, enter O in response to the first prompt. A list of option settings will be
displayed. Note that the default value of the options is stored in the configuration settings:
Current parameter settings are:
1. Transfer mode................. Text
2. Preserve file extension....... Yes
3. Overwrite existing item....... Yes

An alternate way to set the value of a configuration or option setting is to answer the prompt with the
parameter number, an equal sign, and the first letter of the value to which the parameter is to be set.
For example, to set the first configuration parameter to "binary", respond to "Enter parameter..." with 1=B
. This alternate method is useful in cases where the FT utility is being "driven" by a PROC or by another
program using the EXECUTE statement.
Transfer mode
Possible transfer modes are text and binary. Text causes attribute mark characters to be translated to
carriage return / line feeds and vice versa.
Preserve file extension
This option affects uploads only. When set to "Yes", and target item-IDs are not specified, the complete
DOS file name, including the file extension, is used for the item-ID. When set to "No", the extension is
removed.
Overwrite existing item
This option can be used to protect existing files and items from being overwritten. Select "Yes" to allow
existing DOS files to be overwritten during downloads (host to PC), or existing items to be overwritten
during uploads (PC to host). Select "No" to protect existing files (downloads) or items (uploads).
Large item treatment
For uploads (PC to host), "Truncate" will truncate large files at about 30000 bytes, "Split" will split large
files into multiple items of about 30000 bytes each, and "No action" will leave large file unchanged. Note:
if you select "No action", be sure your host system does not have an item size limit. Split items use a
special item-ID generated by concatenating the original item-ID, an underscore (_), and a sequential
number starting with 001. For downloads (host to PC), when "Split" is selected, the process is reversed.
That is, multiple items, using the naming scheme described above, are joined together to form a single
large DOS file.

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Convert character set
If you enable character set conversion, the content of downloaded files is converted from the host's
character set to the encoding specified in the session settings Defaults: Text file encoding. For
uploads, unless the default encoding is set to "no encoding", the actual file contents are examined to
determine the file encoding, and the content is converted to the host character set during the transfer.

4.1.7

Downloading Data Files to your PC (export)
Use the File Transfer Wizard or FTD utility to download a set of specified (or selected) items from your
host database to a PC file. You can specify which fields (attributes) to download. The target PC file
format is determined by the extension of the file name you specify.
FTD can also be used to join several host items into a single PC file. This is done by setting the field
delimiter to "CrLf", and entering an asterisk at the “Source item list” prompt.
To export data from the host using FTD, enter FTD at the command prompt, then answer the prompts.
On-line help is provided for each prompt, just enter a question mark and press ENTER.
(S)end, (R)eceive, (C)onfigure, (O)ptions, (H)elp or (E)xit ?

Answer S to send, then select the file transfer protocol (answer C to modify FTD configuration settings;
enter O to modify FTD options):
File transfer protocol: (A)SCII or (K)ermit ?

Kermit is recommended.
Enter source (Pick) file name:

Enter the name of the host file which contains the data to be exported.
Enter source (Pick) item list:

Enter the item-IDs of the items (records) you want to export. If you do not enter any item-IDs, any
previously selected (SELECT, GET-LIST, etc.) items will be exported; if you enter an asterisk (*), all
items in the file will be exported. To specify a saved list, enter an open parenthesis followed by the list
name. Separate item-IDs with blanks.
Enter target (DOS) file (path) name:

Enter the full PC file name including drive letter and directory, if desired. Separate directory names in a
full path using back-slashes. UNC-style file names are acceptable.
For certain file types (Excel, Access, etc.), you may need to append a modifier after the file name; see
the discussion of file types for more information.
Attributes to transfer:

Enter the list of fields, or attributes, to be exported. Enter either the attribute number or attribute name
as defined in the file dictionary. An asterisk (*) may be entered here to export all attributes including the
Item-ID, from all selected items. A plus-sign (+) may be entered to export all attributes except the ItemID.
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Generate Header Record (/N):

Answer Y if you want the first record in the PC file to be a "header record". The header record specifies
the names of the fields of each data record in the file and may be used as column or field identifiers by
certain Windows applications. If an asterisk was entered for the attribute list, the header record will
contain only an asterisk.
If asterisk or plus-sign was not entered for the attribute list,
Explode MultiValue Fields (Y/):

Answer Y to explode all multi-valued fields. When multi-valued fields are exploded, a separate data
record will be generated for each multi-value, with any single-valued attributes repeated for each multivalue.
When the transfer is complete, you may see a message like:
Converting file to Excel file format . . .

This indicates that the raw data has been downloaded and is being formatted in the native file format
indicated by the file name you entered.

4.1.8

Uploading Data Files from your PC to the Host (import)
Use the File Transfer Wizard or FTD utility to send a DOS file to a Pick file. When prompted:
(S)end, (R)eceive, (C)onfigure, (O)ptions, (H)elp or (E)xit ?

Answer R to receive, then select the file transfer protocol (answer C to modify FTD configuration settings;
enter O to modify FTD options):
File transfer protocol: (A)SCII or (K)ermit ?

Kermit is recommended.
Enter source (DOS) file (path) name:

Enter the full PC file name including drive letter and directory, if desired. Separate directory names in a
full path using back-slashes. UNC-style file names are acceptable.
For certain file types (Excel, Access, etc.), you may need to append a modifier after the file name; see
the discussion of file types for more information.
Use Header Record (/N):

Answer Y if you want the use the first record in the PC file as a "header record". The header record
specifies the names (or numbers) of the attributes to be imported. If the header record consists of a
single asterisk, all fields (attributes) in the item are assumed. If you answer Y to this prompt, the next
prompt will be "Enter target (Pick) file name", the other prompts will be bypassed.
Attributes to transfer:

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Enter the list of attributes (fields) to be imported. Enter either the attribute number or attribute name as
defined in the file dictionary. An asterisk may be entered here to import all attributes (entire record or
item). Attribute names or numbers listed here are in the same order as the fields in the DOS file. Enter
a dash ( - ) to skip a field in the DOS file. Attribute definitions containing A or F correlatives cannot be
specified.
Number of header records to skip:

Enter the number of records at the beginning of the PC file which are to be considered "header records",
and which are to be ignored when importing the file.
Automatically generate target (Pick) IDs (Y/):

Answer Y to generate item-IDs for each record. If the item-id is not specified in response to the
"Attributes to transfer" prompt, you must generate item-IDs. The generated item-ID consists of a
constant (possibly null) prefix, followed by a sequential number. If item-IDs are not generated, the next
two prompts will be skipped.
Auto ID Prefix:

Enter the constant item-id prefix. Null is acceptable if the generated item-id is simply a sequential
number.
Auto ID Starting Number:

Enter the starting value for automatically generated item-IDs.
Enter target (Pick) file name:

Enter the name of the host file where the imported data is to be stored.
Before the transfer begins, you may see a message like:
Converting file from Excel format for upload

This indicates that the PC file data is being converted into a delimited ASCII format which can be
imported to your MultiValue database prior to transfer to your host computer.

4.1.9

FTD Options and Settings
Several configuration (permanent) and option (temporary) settings are available for the FTD utility. To
change configuration settings, enter C in response to the first prompt. A list of configuration settings will
be displayed:
Current parameter settings are:
1. Preserve file extension.......
2. Overwrite existing item.......
3. Large item treatment..........
4. Field delimiter...............
5. Convert character set.........

Enter parameter number (1-5) to modify:

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The setting for any of these parameters may be changed by entering the parameter number.
To change option settings, enter O in response to the first prompt. A list of option settings will be
displayed. Note that the default value of the options is stored in the configuration settings:
Current parameter settings are:
1. Preserve file extension....... Yes
2. Overwrite existing item....... No
3. Field delimiter............... Tab

An alternate way to set the value of a configuration or option setting is to answer the prompt with the
parameter number, an equal sign, and the first letter of the value to which the parameter is to be set.
For example, to set the fourth configuration parameter to "tab", respond to "Enter parameter..." with 4=T.
This alternate method is useful in cases where the FTD utility is being "driven" by a PROC or by
another program using the EXECUTE statement.
Preserve file extension
This option affects FT uploads only. See the FT options for more information.
Overwrite existing item
This option can be used to protect existing files and items from being overwritten. Select "Yes" to allow
existing DOS files to be overwritten during downloads (host to PC), or existing items to be overwritten
during uploads (PC to host). Select "No" to protect existing files (downloads) or items (uploads). Set to
"Merge" to append or merge data into existing files during downloads.
Large item treatment
This option affects FT operations only. See the FT options for more information.
Field delimiter
The field delimiter (PC file) may be set to "Tab", "Comma", "CrLf" or any user-defined string. When
"Comma" is chosen, fields are enclosed in double-quote marks during downloads (host to PC) and are
removed from fields during uploads (PC to host) if present. "CrLf" can only be used for exporting data to
the PC (when importing, the field and record delimiters must be different). User-defined field delimiter is
entered in hex, at the "Enter parameter..." prompt, as in 4=1A.
Convert character set
If you enable character set conversion, the content of downloaded files is converted from the host's
character set to the encoding specified in the session settings Defaults: Text file encoding. For
uploads, unless the default encoding is set to "no encoding", the actual file contents are examined to
determine the file encoding, and the content is converted to the host character set during the transfer.

4.1.10 FTD File Types
The default file format used by the FTD utility is ASCII delimited text. In this format, records in the
PC file are separated by a carriage return / line feed and fields are separated by tabs or commas. If
the field delimiter is a comma, then each field is enclosed in quotation marks. Embedded quotation
marks are duplicated. This file format is easily imported by many Windows database and
spreadsheet programs.
Certain file extensions are recognized by AccuTerm and are assumed to be a particular format. These
extensions are:

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.db2
.dbf
.htm, .html
.mdb
.sym
.wb1
.wk1
.wks
.xl, .xls
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Microsoft Access database
dBase II
dBase III/IV
HTML table
Microsoft Access database
Lotus Symphony
Quattro
Lotus v1-v2
Lotus v3-v5
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel 2007

Excel import and export
When exporting and importing from Excel workbook files, the FTD utility has the ability to reference
explicit worksheets and ranges of cells. To use this feature, specify the Excel file name as:
d:\path\file.xls!sheet!range
where d:\path\file.xls is the path of the Excel file, sheet is the worksheet name or tab
number (sheet may be null to use the first worksheet in the workbook), range is the range of cells to
access. Either a named range may be used or a cell location (e.g. A4) or cell range (e.g. B3:F42)
may be specified.
When exporting data to Excel, the range identifies the upper-left cell of the target worksheet; the
number of columns and rows is determined by the data being sent. If a range is specified and the
Overwrite option is set to "Yes", new data is written beginning at the upper-left cell of the specified
range. Cells outside the specified range are not modified. If Overwrite is set to "Merge", you normally
do not specify a range. In this case, new data is appended to the specified sheet. If no sheet is
specified, a new worksheet is created.
When importing data from Excel, the range specifies the entire block of data to be imported. To
specify only the upper-left corner of the block (the number of columns and rows determined by the
extent of the worksheet), follow the cell with a trailing colon (e.g. B3: ).

Access import and export
When exporting and importing from Access databases, the table name must be appended to the file
name as:
d:\path\file.mdb!table!connect
where d:\path\file.mdb is the path of the Access database file, table is the name of an
existing or new table, and connect is an optional connection string that may be required to connect
to the specified data source. If Overwrite is set to "Yes", and the specified table exists, then the
table is cleared and new data is added. If Overwrite is set to "Merge", then new data is appended to
an existing table.

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4.1.11 Transferring Data Between MultiValue Hosts
The FTPICK utility will transfer specified (or selected) Pick items from one MultiValue computer to
another. This transfer can be done in one step if you have two AccuTerm sessions open, connected to
each of the MultiValue host computers. AccuTerm will also let you transfer data from one host to
another using an intermediate file stored on your PC. This transfer requires two steps: transfer from first
host to intermediate file, then transfer from the intermediate file to the second host.
Direct Host-to-Host (one step) transfer
Host-to-Host transfer using Intermediate PC file (two step)
FTPICK Options and Settings
4.1.11.1 Direct Host-to-Host file transfer
The direct transfer requires two sessions running on AccuTerm - one session connected to the file
source host (sending machine), and one session connected to the target host (receiving machine). If you
cannot run two sessions, you must use an intermediate PC file to store the data temporarily (see Hostto-Host transfer using Intermediate PC file ).
When using direct transfer mode, both AccuTerm sessions must be running inside the same main
AccuTerm window.
To use the FTPICK direct transfer method, activate the AccuTerm session connected to the target host,
and start FTPICK. When prompted:
(S)end, (R)eceive, (C)onfigure, (O)ptions, (H)elp or (E)xit ?

Answer R to receive files, then select the direct mode:
Receive (D)irectly from PICK file or from (I)ntermediate DOS file ?

by answering D. A panel titled "AccuTerm Pick-to-Pick File Transfer" will be displayed on the target
screen. You can cancel the Host-to-Host transfer at any time by pressing the ESC key while the target
session is active.
Next, activate the AccuTerm session connected to the source host, or sending machine, and start
FTPICK. When prompted:
(S)end, (R)eceive, (C)onfigure, (O)ptions, (H)elp or (E)xit ?

answer S to send files. Then enter the name of the source host file to be sent:
Enter PICK source file name:

Enter the name of the source host file which contains the items to be sent.
Enter source (Pick) item list:

Enter the item-IDs to be sent. If you do not enter item-IDs, any previously selected (SELECT, GETLIST, etc.) items will be transferred; if you enter an asterisk (*), all items in the file will be transferred.
To specify a saved list, enter an open parenthesis followed by the list name. Separate item-IDs with
blanks.

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Send (D)irectly to PICK file or to (I)ntermediate DOS file ?

Answer D to send the file directly to the target machine.
Enter target PICK file name:

Enter the file name on the target machine into which the selected items will be written.
Once the target file name has been entered, the receiving session will be activated and the transfer
progress will be displayed in the panel. When the transfer is complete, press the ESC key to terminate
the receiving FTPICK program, or activate the sending session to send another file.

4.1.11.2 Host-to-Host file transfer
If you cannot open one session to each MultiValue host machine, or if you want to send the same file to
several target machines, you can save the data in an intermediate PC file. The procedure is similar to
the direct method, except that the send must be done first, and a PC file must be specified for both the
send and receive steps.

Step 1: Transferring Host items to an intermediate DOS file
Open an AccuTerm session connected to the source machine, and start FTPICK. When prompted:
(S)end, (R)eceive, (C)onfigure, (O)ptions, (H)elp or (E)xit ?

answer S to send files. Then enter the name of the source file to be sent:
Enter PICK source file name:

Enter the name of the source file which contains the items to be sent.
Enter source (Pick) item list:

Enter the item-IDs to be sent. If you do not enter item-IDs, any previously selected (SELECT, GETLIST, etc.) items will be transferred; if you enter an asterisk (*), all items in the file will be transferred.
To specify a saved list, enter an open parenthesis followed by the list name. Separate item-IDs with
blanks.
Send (D)irectly to PICK file or to (I)ntermediate DOS file ?

Answer I to send the file to an intermediate PC file.
Enter intermediate DOS file name:

Enter the full PC file name of the intermediate file including drive letter and directory, if desired. Separate
directory names in a full path using back-slashes.
Upon entering the PC file name, the selected items will be transferred to the specified PC file in a
special format used by the FTPICK utility.
Step 2: Transferring From an Intermediate File to the Target Host
Open an AccuTerm session connected to the target machine, and start FTPICK. When prompted:
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(S)end, (R)eceive, (C)onfigure, (O)ptions, (H)elp or (E)xit ?

answer R to receive files. Then enter the name of the intermediate PC file which contains the desired
data:
Receive (D)irectly from PICK file or from (I)ntermediate DOS file ?

Answer I to retrieve data from an intermediate file.
Enter intermediate DOS file name:

Enter the full PC file name of the intermediate file including drive letter and directory, if desired. Separate
directory names in a full path using back-slashes.
Enter target PICK file name:

Enter the file name on the target machine into which the retrieved items will be written.
If the intermediate PC file is in the correct format, the items contained in the file will be transferred and
stored into the target host file.
4.1.11.3 FTPICK Options and Settings
One configuration setting (permanent) and option setting (temporary) is available for the FTPICK utility.
To change configuration setting, enter C in response to the first prompt. A list of configuration settings
will be displayed:
Current parameter settings are:
1. Overwrite existing item........ Yes
Enter parameter number (1-1) to modify:

The "overwrite existing file" setting may be changed by entering the parameter number (1).
When using the direct mode, both the sender and receiver must have "Overwrite existing file" set to
"Yes" in order for existing items to be overwritten. If either the sender or receiver has this settings set to
"No", existing items will not be overwritten.
To change option setting, enter O in response to the first prompt. A list of option settings will be
displayed. Note that the default value of the options is stored in the configuration settings:
Current parameter settings are:
1. Overwrite existing item........ Yes
Enter parameter number (1-1) to modify:

An alternate way to set the value of a configuration or option setting is to answer the prompt with the
parameter number, an equal sign, and the first letter of the value to which the parameter is to be set.
For example, to set the first configuration parameter to "binary", respond to "Enter parameter..." with 1=Y
. This alternate method is useful in cases where the FTPICK utility is being "driven" by a PROC or by
another program using the EXECUTE statement.

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4.1.12 Integrating File Transfer Functions into Pick Applications
There are two ways to integrate AccuTerm file transfer functions into your applications: either call one of
the supplied file transfer subroutines, described below, or use one of the command-line file transfer
programs, passing parameters via STON or DATA statements.

File Transfer Subroutines
There are 7 callable file transfer subroutines that are provided for integrating AccuTerm file transfer
functions with your applications:
FTSEND sends one or more items from the host to the PC.
FTRECV retrieves one or more files from the the PC.
FTEXPORT exports a specified or selected set of items from the host database to a PC file. Several file
formats are supported including delimited text, Excel worksheet and Access database table.
FTEXPORTDA exports a dynamic array from the host to a PC file. Several file formats are supported
including delimited text, Excel worksheet and Access database table.
FTIMPORT imports data from a PC file, worksheet or table, updating one or more items in the host
database. The PC file being imported should be a database or table file, such as a spreadsheet,
delimited text file, html table or other supported database.
DOSSVC performs three functions (each is optional). First, a "file" is sent to the PC; next a Windows or
DOS command is executed (this may be a BATCH file); finally, a file is retrieved from the PC.
FTS performs a simple "file" transfer to or from the PC. The "file" (a dynamic array) to be sent to (or
received from) is passed as an argument to the subroutine.

Command-line File Transfer Utilities
As an alternative to calling one of the subroutines, you can use the FT and FTD command-line programs
in PROCs or BASIC programs using the EXECUTE statement. Responses to all of the prompts may be
"stacked" and fed to the file transfer utility.
4.1.12.1 FTSEND
The FTSEND subroutine sends one or more items from the host to the PC. Each MultiValue item
becomes a file on the PC. The calling syntax is:
CALL FTSEND(MODE,HOST.FILE,HOST.IDS,REMOTE.PATH,
REMOTE.FILES,ITEM.COUNT,BYTE.COUNT,STAT)

Input arguments:
MODE

options separated by commas (first letter is sufficient):
KERMIT - use the Kermit file transfer protocol (recommended)
ASCII - use the ASCII file transfer protocol
OVERLAY - overwrites existing files
NO OVERLAY - skips existing files

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TEXT - convert AM to CR/LF
BINARY - no AM conversion
UNLIMITED - no item size limit (overrides "large item" config
setting)
LIMIT - 32K item size limit (overrides "large item" config
setting)
JOIN - joins large item (overrides "large item" config setting)
Y - perform character set translation
HOST.FILE
HOST.IDS

Z - no character set translation
source file name on host
source item list:
explicit item-ID list separated by AM
'*' (asterisk) to send all items in the file
null to use an active external select list

REMOTE.PATH
REMOTE.FILES

(SAVEDLIST to use a saved list
target directory on the PC
target file names (used to rename files):
explicit file name list separated by AM, corresponding to each
item being sent
null to use the source item-ID as the target file name

Output arguments:
ITEM.COUNT
BYTE.COUNT
STAT

number of items sent
number of bytes sent
null indicates success, otherwise an error message

4.1.12.2 FTRECV
The FTRECV subroutine retrieves one or more files from the the PC. Each PC file becomes a MultiValue
item. The calling syntax is:
CALL FTRECV(MODE,HOST.FILE,HOST.IDS,REMOTE.PATH,
REMOTE.FILES,ITEM.COUNT,BYTE.COUNT,STAT)

Input arguments:
MODE

options separated by commas (first letter is sufficient):
KERMIT - use the Kermit file transfer protocol (recommended)
ASCII - use the ASCII file transfer protocol
OVERLAY - overwrites existing files
NO OVERLAY - skips existing files
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TEXT - convert CR/LF to AM
BINARY - no CR/LF conversion
PRESERVE EXT - includes file extension in target item-ID
IGNORE EXT - removes file extension from target item-ID
UNLIMITED - no item size limit (overrides "large item" config
setting)
LIMIT - 32K item size limit (overrides "large item" config
setting)
JOIN - joins large item (overrides "large item" config setting)
Y - perform character set translation
REMOTE.PATH
REMOTE.FILES
HOST.FILE
HOST.IDS

Z - no character set translation
source directory on the PC
source file names, separated with AM; wildcard characters '*' and '?'
are allowed.
target file name on the host
target item list (used to rename files):
explicit item-ID list separated by AM, corresponding to each
file being received
null to use the source file name as the target item-ID

Output arguments:
ITEM.COUNT
BYTE.COUNT
STAT

number of items received
number of bytes received
null indicates success, otherwise an error message

4.1.12.3 FTEXPORT
The FTEXPORT subroutine exports a specified or selected set of items from the host MultiValue
database to a PC file. You can specify which fields (attributes) to export. Several file formats, including
Excel worksheet and Access database table, are supported by FTEXPORT. The calling syntax is:
CALL FTEXPORT(MODE,HOST.FILE,HOST.IDS,REMOTE.FILE,
ATTRS,ITEM.COUNT,BYTE.COUNT,STAT)

Input arguments:
MODE

options separated by commas (first letter is sufficient):
KERMIT - use the Kermit file transfer protocol (recommended)
ASCII - use the ASCII file transfer protocol
OVERLAY - overwrites existing files
NO OVERLAY - skips existing files
MERGE - appends data to existing file, worksheet or table. If
file, worksheet or table does not exist, it is created.

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DELIM=TAB - creates a tab-delimited text file
DELIM=COMMA - creates a comma-delimited text file (CSV)
DELIM=CRLF - merges multiple items into a single text file
DELIM=hex - creates a delimited text file with user-defined
delimiter
HEADER - first line of target file contains attribute names as
column headings
LABEL - first line of target file contains column headings from
file dictionary
EXPLODE - repeats single-valued columns based on number
of multi-values in the record
Y - perform character set translation
HOST.FILE
HOST.IDS

Z - no character set translation
source file name on host
source item list:
explicit item-ID list separated by AM
'*' (asterisk) to send all items in the file
null to use an active external select list

REMOTE.FILE

ATTRS

(SAVEDLIST to use a saved list
target file name on the PC. See FTD File Types for special file syntax
for updating ranges of existing worksheets or specifying Access
database tables.
Multi-valued list of attributes to export. Use attribute numbers or
dictionary names, or '*' (asterisk) for all attributes, or '+' (plus sign) for
all attributes except the item-ID.target file names (used to rename
files).

Output arguments:
ITEM.COUNT
BYTE.COUNT
STAT

number of items exported
number of bytes exported
null indicates success, otherwise an error message

Note: it is possible to have partial success, such as when the user click s the Abort button while a
transfer is in progress. Check the ITEM.COUNT & BYTE.COUNT variables to test for partial success.
4.1.12.4 FTEXPORTDA
The FTEXPORTDA subroutine exports a dynamic array from the host to a PC file. The data to be
exported is passed as a subroutine argument as a dynamic array. Each attribute is exported as a row in
the target file and each value is a column within the row. Several file formats, including Excel worksheet
and Access database table, are supported by FTEXPORTDA. The calling syntax is:
CALL FTEXPORTDA(MODE,CONTENTS,ATTRS,REMOTE.FILE,
ITEM.COUNT,BYTE.COUNT,STAT)

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Input arguments:
MODE

options separated by commas (first letter is sufficient):
KERMIT - use the Kermit file transfer protocol (recommended)
ASCII - use the ASCII file transfer protocol
OVERLAY - overwrites existing files
NO OVERLAY - skips existing files
MERGE - appends data to existing file, worksheet or table. If
file, worksheet or table does not exist, it is created.
DELIM=TAB - creates a tab-delimited text file
DELIM=COMMA - creates a comma-delimited text file (CSV)
DELIM=CRLF - merges multiple items into a single text file
DELIM=hex - creates a delimited text file with user-defined
delimiter
HEADER - first line of target file contains attribute names as
column headings
Y - perform character set translation

CONTENTS
ATTRS
REMOTE.FILE

Z - no character set translation
dynamic array containing data to be exported
multi-valued list of column headings, if HEADER option is specified.
target file name on the PC. See FTD File Types for special file syntax
for updating ranges of existing worksheets or specifying Access
database tables.

Output arguments:
ITEM.COUNT
BYTE.COUNT
STAT

number of items exported
number of bytes exported
null indicates success, otherwise an error message

Note: it is possible to have partial success, such as when the user click s the Abort button while a
transfer is in progress. Check the ITEM.COUNT & BYTE.COUNT variables to test for partial success.
4.1.12.5 FTIMPORT
The FTIMPORT subroutine imports data from a PC file, worksheet or table. The PC file being imported
should be a database or table file, such as a spreadsheet, delimited text file, html table or other
database table supported by AccuTerm. The calling syntax is:
CALL FTIMPORT(MODE,REMOTE.FILE,HOST.FILE,ATTRS,HDR.SKIP,
ID.PREFIX,ID.START,ITEM.COUNT,BYTE.COUNT,STAT)

Input arguments:
MODE

options separated by commas (first letter is sufficient):
KERMIT - use the Kermit file transfer protocol (recommended)

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ASCII - use the ASCII file transfer protocol
OVERLAY - overwrites existing files
NO OVERLAY - skips existing files
MERGE - merges data with existing items. Attributes not
specified in the ATTRS argument are not updated
DELIM=TAB - imports from a tab-delimited text file
DELIM=COMMA - imports from a comma-delimited text file
(CSV)
DELIM=hex - imports from a delimited text file with userdefined delimiter
HEADER - first line of target file contains column headings
which are used as dictionary names. ATTRS argument is
ignored if this option is specified. If first line of source contains
a single asterisk, the imported item is created from all the
columns in the source and no data conversions (date, mask,
etc) are performed.attribute names as column headings
GENERATE - generates sequential item-IDs for imported
items. The item-ID is formed by concatenating the specified
ID.PREFIX to a sequential number starting with ID.START
Y - perform character set translation
REMOTE.FILE
HOST.FILE
ATTRS

ID.PREFIX
ID.START

Z - no character set translation
source file on the PC. See FTD File Types for special file syntax for
importing ranges of worksheets or specifying Access database tables
target file name on the host
Multi-valued list of attributes to import. Use attribute numbers or
dictionary names, or '*' (asterisk) for all attributes. Use '-' (minus sign)
to skip a column in the source file. Use '0' (zero) for the column that
contains the item-ID. If no columns contain item-ID, use the
GENERATE option in the MODE argument to automatically generate
sequential item-IDs for imported data. This argument is ignored if the
HEADER mode option is present.
Prefix for automatically generated sequential item-IDs. This argument
is ignored unless the GENERATE mode option is present.
Starting number for automatically generated sequential item-IDs. This
argument is ignored unless the GENERATE mode option is present.

Output arguments:
ITEM.COUNT
BYTE.COUNT
STAT

number of items imported
number of bytes imported
null indicates success, otherwise an error message

Note: it is possible to have partial success, such as when the user click s the Abort button while a
transfer is in progress. Check the ITEM.COUNT & BYTE.COUNT variables to test for partial success.

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4.1.12.6 DOSSVC
The DOSSVC subroutine performs three functions (each is optional). First, a "file" is sent from the host
to the PC; next a Windows or DOS command is executed (this may be a BATCH file); finally, a file is
retrieved from the PC. The data to be sent, PC file name, and Windows / DOS command are passed as
arguments to the subroutine, and the received file is passed back to the calling program. The calling
syntax is:
CALL DOSSVC(CMD,SEND.PATH,SEND.FILE,SEND.DATA,
GET.PATH,GET.FILE,GET.DATA)

Input arguments:
CMD
SEND.PATH
SEND.FILE
SEND.DATA
GET.PATH
GET.FILE

DOS or Windows command to execute after sending the data to the
PC. This argument may be null if no command should be executed.
Target directory on the PC where SEND.DATA is saved before
executing CMD.
Target file name on the PC. If this argument is null, no data is sent to
the PC.
Contents are stored in the target file on the PC before executing
CMD.
Source directory on the PC where GET.DATA is retrieved from.
Source file name on the PC where GET.DATA is retrieved from. If this
argument is null, no data is retrieved from the PC after executing
CMD.

Output arguments:
GET.DATA

Contents of GET.FILE retrieved from the PC after executing CMD.

Note: the SEND.DATA and GET.DATA arguments must be different variables!
4.1.12.7 FTS
The FTS subroutine performs a simple "file" transfer to or from the PC. The "file" (a dynamic array) to be
sent to (or received from) is passed as an argument to the subroutine. The calling syntax is:
CALL FTS(MODE,PATH,FILE,ITEM,STAT)

Input arguments:
MODE

options separated by commas (first letter is sufficient):
SEND - send file to PC
RECEIVE - retrieve file from PC
KERMIT - use the Kermit file transfer protocol (recommended)
ASCII - use the ASCII file transfer protocol
OVERLAY - overwrites existing files
NO OVERLAY - skips existing files

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TEXT - convert AM to CR/LF
BINARY - no AM conversion
PRESERVE EXT - includes file extension in target item-ID
IGNORE EXT - removes file extension from target item-ID
PATH
FILE
ITEM

XLATE - perform character set translation
directory on the PC where the item is sent to or retrieved from
file name on the PC, including file extension, where the item is sent
to or retrieved from.
body of item to send to PC

Output arguments:
ITEM
STAT

body of item retrieved from PC
null indicates success, otherwise an error message

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MultiValue Server
When AccuTerm is connected to a MultiValue host, and the host is running a special server program,
FTSERVER, installed with the AccuTerm host programs, other Windows applications (client applications)
can request and update data from the host database using the ActiveX Server object.
The Server object, in conjunction with the FTSERVER host program, provides a simple method for
performing common host database operations, including reading and writing files, executing commands,
calling BASIC subroutines and converting data. The Server object can be used in any ActiveX enabled
client application, such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and Visual Basic.
When an AccuTerm session is in server mode, it is dedicated to providing MultiValue database services
to client programs, and cannot be used as a normal terminal. A “Server Mode” status message is
displayed while the session is in server mode. When server mode is terminated, normal terminal
functions are resumed. To start server mode, enter “FTSERVER” at the TCL command line. To terminate
server mode, click the Cancel button below the server status message.

See also:
Configuring the MultiValue Server
Using the MultiValue Server
The Server object

4.2.1

Configuring FTSERVER
After installing the host programs, use the FTSETUP utility to configure the server. Use FTSETUP to
give your host a meaningful server name - the server name is shown in the file browser when opening
files from the wED editor or GUI designer. You can also enable or disable individual services (read, write,
convert, execute) using FTSETUP.

4.2.2

Using the MultiValue Server
When AccuTerm is connected to a MultiValue host, and the host is running a special server program,
FTSERVER (installed when you install the AccuTerm host programs), other Windows applications
(client applications) can request and update data from the host database using AccuTerm's MultiValue
Server object.
To access the MultiValue host, open an AccuTerm session to the desired host, and type FTSERVER at
the TCL command prompt. AccuTerm should respond by displaying a “Server Mode” status panel
identifying the host server name (you can configure the host server name by running the FTSETUP
program from the ACCUTERM account and selecting menu option 6).
Next, start the client application (Word, Excel, VB, etc.) and open its VBA editor or equivalent tool
(Tools Macro Visual Basic Editor or Developer Visual Basic for Office 2007). Add a reference to
“AccuTerm 7 MultiValue Server” (Tools References). Note: it is not strictly necessary to add the
reference, but doing so allows for automatic parameter type check ing and provides a slight performance
increase. If you do not add the reference, declare your server object variable as type Object rather than
as atMVSvr7.Server. Next, add a module (Insert Module). In your Sub or Function, declare a variable
for the server object:
Dim MVServerObject As atMVSvr7.Server

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Next, use the CreateObject() function to create an instance of the server object:
Set MVServerObject = CreateObject("atMVSvr7.Server")

Use the Connect method of the server object to establish a connection to the host:
If MVServerObject.Connect() Then …

The Connect method returns True if the connection is successful.
Use the ReadItem, WriteItem, AddItem, DeleteItem, UnlockItem, OConv, IConv, Execute,
CallSub, Download, Upload, Export or Import methods to access the host database.
When you are finished using the server, you can Disconnect and destroy the server object:
MVServerObject.Disconnect
Set MVServerObject = Nothing

If you are going to use the server object multiple times (perhaps from several Subs or Functions), you
can make the server object variable global (declare it before all Subs or Functions in the module). Then
you could write a common function to create the server object and connect to the host:
Dim MVServerObject As atMVSvr7.Server
Private Function ConnectServer() As Boolean
On Error Resume Next
If Not MVServerObject Is Nothing Then
ConnectServer = True
Else
Set PickServerObject = CreateObject(“atPickServer.
Server”)
If Not PickServerObject Is Nothing Then
If PickServerObject.Connect() Then
ConnectServer = True
Exit Function
Else
Set PickServerObject = Nothing
End If
End If
ConnectServer = False
End If
End Function

All other Subs or Functions which require MultiValue host database access would first call the
ConnectServer() function to make sure that services are available:
Public Function MVRead(File As String, ID As String) As String
If ConnectServer() Then
MVRead = MVServerObject.ReadItem(File, ID)
End If
End Function

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property. To get a description of the error, use the LastErrorMessage property.
If MVServerObject.LastError Then
MsgBox “Server Error: “ & MVServerObject.LastErrorMessage
End If

Some standard errors returned by the FTSERVER program are shown below; other codes may be
returned from called MV/BASIC subroutines.
-1
201
202
223
235
260
261

End of file
Unable to open file
Unable to read item
Item already exists
Unable to update locked item
Unable to read locked item
Unable to write item

For further information on using the MultiValue server, a sample Excel worksheet and Visual Basic
application are included in the Samples sub-directory.

See also:
Server object

4.2.3

Activating Other Accounts to use the Host Programs
After installing the host programs on the ACCUTERM (or other) account on your host system, you can
easily activate these programs on other accounts. To activate the programs on another account, perform
the following steps:
1. Open a terminal session and connect to your MultiValue host system. Log on to the ACCUTERM
account (or other account where you have the host programs installed). Make sure you are at a
command prompt (TCL, ECL, etc.)
2. While at the command prompt use MultiValue ? Host Programs ? Account Setup from the
main menu to start the host program account setup process. Confirm that you want to activate an
account to use the host programs by clicking the Yes button.
3. The character-based FTSETUP program will start. From the FTSETUP menu, select option 1
(enter 1, then press ENTER ).
4. When prompted for the account name to activate, type the name and press ENTER .
5. Repeat for any other accounts that you want to activate.
6. To terminate the FTSETUP program, enter X at the FTSETUP menu, then press ENTER .

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Object Bridge
Object Bridge is a Windows Object extension (ActiveX Automation) for MV/BASIC programs. This allows
a MV/BASIC program to manipulate nearly any (OLE) Automation compatible object on the Windows
machine. Examples of Automation objects include Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and any
public objects implemented using Visual Basic.
Object Bridge consists of three components: an MV/BASIC interface implemented as a set of callable
subroutines, a “remote procedure call” (RPC) conduit (AccuTerm session) and a Windows object
manager (installed with AccuTerm 7). The Object Bridge programs are installed (optionally) along with
the AccuTerm host programs. If you did not install the Object Bridge programs at the time you installed
the host file transfer programs, you can install them by typing LOAD-ACCUTERM-PROGS at TCL in the
ACCUTERM account.
Object Bridge allows a MV/BASIC program to create and destroy instances of Windows objects, set and
retrieve property values from an object, invoke methods (subroutine calls and functions) on an object and
process events produced by an object. The MV/BASIC subroutines which provide this functionality are
described in the following topics.
To use Object Bridge effectively, you may need some reference material in order to understand the
object model of the application you are trying to control (Word, Excel, VB, etc). Also, the Object
Browser tool available in Word or Excel (Macro -> Visual Basic Editor) or in the Visual Basic IDE is very
useful.
The basic idea is this:
1) Initialize the Object Bridge environment
2) Create an object
3) Set property values, get property values or call subroutines or functions (invoke methods) on the
object
4) Respond to desired events produced by the object
5) Release the object
Initializing the Object Bridge Environment
Resetting the Object Bridge Environment
Creating an Object
Releasing an Object
Setting Object Properties
Getting Object Properties
Invoking Methods (calling subroutines and functions on an object)
Enabling Event Processing
Polling for Events
Completing Event Processing

4.3.1

Initializing the Object Bridge Environment
CALL ATINITOBJMGR(ERRMSG, OPTS)

Call this subroutine before using any other Object Bridge routine. This verifies that a compatible version
of AccuTerm 7 is connected, and initializes some important state information in the OPTS variable. You
must maintain and pass the OPTS variable to all other Object Bridge routines.

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If any of the Object Bridge routines encounter an error, the ERRMSG arugment will be set to indicate the
error, otherwise it will be null. Sometimes you can ignore an error, such as when attempting to set a
property to an invalid value; other times you should call ATRESETOBJMGR to release all your objects and
terminate the program.

4.3.2

Resetting the Object Bridge Environment
CALL ATRESETOBJMGR

This routine may be called if you want to release all objects and clean up the Windows object manager.
This is useful if an error occurs and you want to abort all further use of any objects. You do not need to
call ATRELEASEOBJECT if you call ATRESETOBJMGR.

4.3.3

Creating an Object
CALL ATCREATEOBJECT(CLSID, OBJID, ERRMSG, OPTS)

This routine will attempt to create an object of the desired class (CLSID). Use the returned OBJID to
refer to this object. When you no longer require access to the object, call ATRELEASEOBJECT passing the
same OBJID, otherwise the object remains present in Windows memory.
CALL ATGETOBJECT(OBJNAME, CLSID, OBJID, ERRMSG, OPTS)

This routine will attempt to get a reference to an existing object. To get a reference to a document
object, specify the OBJNAME argument (usually a file name). To get a reference to an arbitrary, specify
the desired class (CLSID). Use the returned OBJID to refer to this object. When you no longer require
access to the object, call ATRELEASEOBJECT passing the same OBJID, otherwise the object remains
present in Windows memory.

4.3.4

Releasing an Object
CALL ATRELEASEOBJECT(OBJID, ERRMSG, OPTS)

This routine releases the specified object, as well as any objects "derived" from the specified object
(OBJID). A dereived object may be an object returned by a call to ATGETPROPERTY or ATINVOKEMETHOD
when the return value is itself another object.

4.3.5

Setting Object Properties
CALL ATSETPROPERTY(OBJID, PROPNAMES, PROPVALUES, ERRMSG, OPTS)

Use this routine to set the values of one or more properties of an object. Specify the property names you
desire in the PROPNAMES argument, separated by attribute marks. The corresponding property values
to set are passed in the PROPVALUES argument, also separated by attribute marks. If an error occurs,
the error message will be in the corresponding attribute of the ERRMSG argument.

4.3.6

Getting Object Properties
CALL ATGETPROPERTY(OBJID, PROPNAMES, PROPVALUES, ERRMSG, OPTS)

Use this routine to get the values of one or more properties of an object. Specify the property names you
desire in the PROPNAMES argument, separated by attribute marks. The corresponding property values
are returned in the PROPVALUES argument, also separated by attribute marks. If an error occurs, the
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error message will be in the corresponding attribute of the ERRMSG argument.
Some properties are actually objects themselves. This is a "derived" object. In this case, you can use
the returned property value as an object ID in other Object Bridge calls. When the object which returned
the "derived" object is released, all of its derived objects will also be released. Releasing the derived
object will not release its creator.

4.3.7

Invoking Methods
CALL ATINVOKEMETHOD(OBJID, METHNAMES, METHARGS, RESULT,
ERRMSG, OPTS)

Call this routine to invoke a "method" on the object. A method is a subroutine or function. A subroutine
will not return a value (RESULT will be null). A function will return a result in the RESULT argument.
Multiple methods may be called. Separate method names in the METHNAMES argument by attribute
marks. If a method requires arguments, the arguments are passed in the METHARGS parameter, with
arguments for each method separated by attribute marks. Within the method arguments for one method,
multiple arguments are separated by value marks. Results from multiple methods are returned in the
RESULTS argument separated by attribute marks.
Some methods return objects. In this case, you can use the returned value as an object ID in other
Object Bridge calls. When the object which returned the "derived" object is released, all of its derived
objects will also be released. Releasing the derived object will not release its creator.

4.3.8

Enabling Event Processing
CALL ATSETEVENT(OBJID, EVENTNAMES, ENABLE, ERRMSG, OPTS)

Many objects support events, which notify the object’s owner of certain actions, such as closing the
program or clicking a button. Object Bridge only notifies the Pick application of those events which have
been enabled by calling ATSETEVENT. Specify the event names in the EVENTNAMES arguments,
separated by attribute marks. Specify whether the event is enabled (1) or disabled (0) in the
corresponding ENABLE argument, also separated by attribute marks.

4.3.9

Polling for Events
CALL ATGETEVENT(OBJID, EVENTNAME, ARGS, TIMEOUT, ERRMSG, OPTS)

Call this routine to wait for an event from any objects for which you have enabled events. You do not
pass OBJID to this routine, it is passed back to your program when an event occurs so you can identify
the source of the event. EVENTNAME and ARGS are also passed back to your routine. Some events
allow you to modify one or more of their arguments, for example, to cancel an operation. You must
preserve OBJID, EVENTNAME and ARGS (except for modified values in ARGS) when processing the
event so they can be passed to ATENDEVENT when you complete processing the event. Event argument
values are separated by value marks. You must always call ATENDEVENT after processing the event. You
can call other routines in between, but no more events can be processed, and the Windows object may
be roadblocked until you call ATENDEVENT.
If you want ATGETEVENT to return to your program even if an event did not occur, you can specify the
number of milliseconds to wait for the event in the TIMEOUT parameter. Set TIMEOUT to zero to wait
forever for the event.

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4.3.10 Completing Event Processing
CALL ATENDEVENT(OBJID, EVENTNAME, ARGS, ERRMSG, OPTS)

Call this routine after handling an event. Pass back the OBJID, EVENTNAME and ARGS as they were
returned by the ATGETEVENT routine, except for any argument values you have modified.
You must call this routine after processing an event returned by ATGETEVENT, otherwise no other events
may be processed and the Windows application which implements the object may not be able to
terminate.

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Copyright & Trademarks
Copyright Notices
This document and the accompanying software are copyright 20102014 Zumasys, Inc. Portions of the software are copyright 1993-2006
Sax Software / Polar Engineering & Consulting, http://www.kenai.com/
vb4tools.
Freeimage:
The accompanying software uses the Freeimage open source image
library. See http://freeimage.sourceforge.net for details. Freeimage is
used under the Freeimage Public License version 1.0.
DejaVu Fonts:
Fonts are (c) Bitstream (see below). DejaVu changes are in public
domain. Glyphs imported from Arev fonts are (c) Tavmjong Bah.
Bitstream Vera Fonts:
Copyright (c) 2003 by Bitstream, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Bitstream
Vera is a trademark of Bitstream, Inc.

Trademark Notices
AccuTerm is a registered trademark of Zumasys, Inc.
Bitstream Vera is a trademark of Bitstream, Inc.
DEC, VT52, VT100, VT220, VT320 and VT420 are trademarks of Digital
Equipment Corp.
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
Corp.
Microsoft and Microsoft Windows are registered trademarks of
Microsoft Corp.
Pick, D3 and UniData are trademarks of Rocket Software, Inc.
Print Wizard is copyright Rasmussen Software, Inc.
Procomm is a trademark of Datastorm Technologies, Inc.
Tektronix 4010/4014/4100 is a trademark of Tektronix, Inc.
Viewpoint is a trademark of Applied Digital Data Systems.
Wyse-50 and Wyse-60 are trademarks of Wyse Technology.
Other trademarks and registered trademarks appearing in this
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Index
-..mdb
292
.xls
292
.xlsx
292

-AAbout AccuTerm
32
Access
292
AccountName property
108
ACCUTERM account
283, 285
AccuTerm constants
205
AccuTerm Menu Designer
27
AccuTerm Object
91
AccuTerm Object Reference
90
AccuTerm Programming
211
AccuTerm User Interface
25
Action property
105
Activate method
99, 157
Activating accounts
285, 307
Activating an evaluation version
24
ActiveSession property
92
ActiveX 90
Adapter script
56
Add method
170
AddClone method
170
AddItem
110
ADDS
44
ADDS 4000
240
ADDS Viewpoint
240
ADDS Viewpoint Enhanced
221
Advanced Pick
283
AIX 283
Altos
283
ANSI 44, 53, 55, 58, 69, 70, 73, 182
AnsiAppCursor property
119, 175
AnsiAppKeypad property
119, 176
AnsiAutoprint property
176
Answerback
44
Answerback property
119, 176
AppActivate statement
84
AppClose statement
84

AppFind function
84
AppGetActive function
84
AppGetPosition statement
84
AppGetState function
85
AppHide statement
85
Application menu
63
Application mode
44
Application object
90
AppList statement
85
Apply method
173
AppMaximize statement
85
AppMinimize statement
85
AppMove statement
85
AppRestore statement
86
AppSetState statement
86
AppShow statement
86
AppSize statement
86
Arrange method
99
ASCII 58
ASCII Codes
275
AsciiDelay property
119, 176
AsciiEOL property
120, 176
ATCREATEOBJECT 309
ATENDEVENT 311
ATGETPROPERTY
309
ATINITOBJMGR
308
ATINVOKEMETHOD
310
ATRELEASEOBJECT 309
ATRESETOBJMGR
309
ATSETEVENT 310
ATSETPROPERTY
309
AttributeMask property
119, 175, 177
Attributes
48, 50
atwin.ini
277
atwin71.ini
277
Authentication
37
Auto Dialer
67
AutoAnswer property
120, 177
AutoClose property
92, 120
Auxiliary port
55, 73

-Bbackground image
211
Background picture
51, 120, 121, 177, 178
BackgroundPictureFile property
120, 121, 177, 178
BackgroundPictureMode property
120, 121, 177,
178
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BackgroundTransparency property
120, 121, 177,
178
Backspace
44
Band Properties
63
Bands
62
BandType property
104
Baud property
121, 178
Baud Rate
42, 43
Beep
54
BkspSendsDel property
121, 178
Blinking
50
BoldFont property
122, 179
Border colors
51
Border style
48, 50
Break Key
36, 37
Break method
158
BreakKeyAction property
122, 179
BytesIn property
122
BytesOut property
122

-CCaché
283
CallSub method
110
CapsLock
52
CapsLock property
123
Caption property
104, 106, 123
Capture method
158
CaptureEnd method
158
CaptureFileName property
123
CaptureMode property
123
CaptureSource property
123
case inversion
283
Certificate
41
Certified
76
Chain statement
86
Changed property
124
character encoding
53
character set
53, 55, 69, 70, 73, 182
CharacterMapping property
179
Charset property
124, 180
Checked property
106
Cipher
37, 151, 152, 201
Citrix
18
Classic Windows
48
Clear method
158
ClearSelection method
158
Client certificate
41
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Clipboard Settings
57
Close method
99, 159
Col property
124
Color
48, 50
Color property
125
Color Scheme
48
Color Settings
48, 50
Colors() property
125, 180
Cols property
126
COM
90
Com port
22
Comm Port
42
Command() function
87
Commands
Private
211
Common collection
93
Common property
92
Configuring AccuTerm
33
Configuring FTSERVER
305
Connect method
110
Connected property
126
Connection settings
35
Connection Wizard
21
Baud rate
22
Data bits
22
Handshake
22
Modem
23
Parity
22
Secure Shell
21
Serial Port
22
SSH
21
Stop bits
22
Telnet
21
Terminal Type
23
ConnectTimeout property
126, 181
Console
44, 271
Context Menu
62
Control Characters
275
Control Codes
275
Controlling AccuTerm with Scripts
82
Copy method
159
CopyHistory method
159
CopyPasteShortcut property
127
Copyright
312
CopySelMode property
127, 181
Count property
103, 104
Creating an Object
309
Creating SSH keys
39

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CursorType property
127, 181
Custom installation
277
Customize Menu
62
Customizing the Menu
27
CustomMouseTable property
93, 94, 100, 101, 127

-DD3
71, 282, 305
Data Bits
42, 43
Data Capture
26
ending
73
starting
73
DataBits property
128, 182
DataReady event
169
Debugging a Script
81
Default Colors
48
DefaultCaptureDir property
128, 182
DefaultTextEncoding property
182
DefaultXferDir property
128, 182
DefaultXferMode property
128, 183
DefaultXferOverwrite property
128, 183
DejaVu font
53
Delete method
159
DeleteItem method
110
Deselect method
159
Device driver
55
Device Licensing
35
Device property
129, 183
Device settings
35
DeviceLicenseMode property
129, 183
Dial method
160
Dialog method
173
DialStatus property
129
Dial-up
23
Direct Host-to-Host file transfer
294
DisableAppMode property
130, 184
Disconnect
35
Disconnect method
111
Disconnect Warning
23
DockingArea property
104
DOSSVC
71, 282, 303
DOSSVC Subroutine
297
Download
69
Download method
111, 160
DSA key
39
Dtr/Dsr
42, 43
Duplex
35

Duplex property

130, 184

-EEcho
35
Edit Menu
27
Emulate method
160
Emulation
44
Enabled property
106
encoding
53, 55, 69, 70, 73, 182
Encryption
37, 76
ErrorMode property
108
Euro character
53
Evaluation Version
24
Excel
292
Execute DOS command
211
Execute method
111
Export
289
Export method
111
ExtCols property
130, 184
Extension event
169
ExtMode method
130
ExtRows property
130, 184

-FFeatures of AccuTerm 7
16
File Download
69
File Menu
27
File Transfer
69
Direct Host-to-Host file transfer
294
DOS file to Pick item
290
DOS file to Pick items
287
DOSSVC Subroutine
297
FT options
288
FT utility
71, 282
FTD options
291
FTD utility
292
FTEXPORT Subroutine
297
FTEXPORTDA Subroutine
297
FTIMPORT Subroutine
297
FTPICK options
296
FTPICK utility
294
FTRECV Subroutine
297
FTS Subroutine
297
FTSEND Subroutine
297
Host file to PC file
289
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File Transfer
69
Host items to PC file
286
Indirect Pick-to-Pick transfer
295
Integration with applications
297
PC file to Host file
290
PC file to Host items
287
Pick file to DOS file
289
Pick items to DOS files
286
Pick Server
305
File transfer protocol
ASCII 69, 71, 282
Kermit
69, 71, 282
Xmodem
69
Ymodem
69
Zmodem
69
File transfer protocol options
58
File Transfer Settings
58
File transfer wizard
71, 282
File Upload
70
FileExists function
87, 88, 112
FileName property
131
Fingerprint
39
FIPS-140
39, 76
FKeys() property
131, 184
Flow control
42, 43
Folder Settings
34
Font
53
Font Settings
53
FontName property
132, 185
FontSize property
132, 185
FT 71, 282
FT Options and Settings
288
FTD
71, 282
FTD file types
292
FTD Options and Settings
291
FTEXPORT 71, 282, 299
FTEXPORT Subroutine
297
FTEXPORTDA
300
FTIMPORT 71, 282, 301
FTIMPORT Subroutine
297
FTPICK
71, 282
FTPICK Options and Settings
296
FTRECV
71, 282, 298
FTRECV Subroutine
297
FTS
71, 282, 303
FTS Subroutine
297
FTSEND
71, 282, 297
FTSEND Subroutine
297
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FTSERVER
59, 305
FTSETUP
305
FTWIZ 71, 282
Fujitsu
283
Full Duplex
35
FuncBarPos property
93, 94
FuncBarStyle property
93, 94
FuncBarVisible property
93, 94
Function key programming
52

-GGeneral Settings
33
GetBlock method
160
GetSelection method
161
GetText method
161
Getting Object Properties
309
GmodeEnable property
132, 185
Green Screen
48

-HHalf Duplex
35
Handshake
42, 43
Handshake property
132, 185
Hangup method
161
Hardware and Software Requirements
17
Hardware Requirements
17
Height property
94, 133
Hide method
100, 161
History
26
History buffer
47
HistoryRows property
133, 186
host character set
53
host mouse reporting
58, 208
Host programs
69, 71, 282, 283, 285, 295, 305,
307, 308
HostName property
134, 187
HostPort property
134, 187
HostTermType property
134, 187
Host-to-Host file transfer
295
hWnd property
134

-IIcon property
IConv method

135
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ID property
135
IDN
36, 37, 153, 202
Image Selection
66
Import
290
Import method
112
Importing SSH keys
39
Initialize method
174
Initializing the Object Bridge Environment
308
Initiate connection
140
Input method
161
InputMode property
135
Installing the MultiValue File Transfer Programs
283
Installing the Pick File Transfer Programs
283
Integrating File Transfer Functions into Pick
Applications
297
Integrating Pick and DOS
71, 282
Internationalized Domain Names
36, 37, 153, 202
Internet Explorer
37
Introduction
14
Invoking Methods
310
IsConnected method
112
ISO 8859-1
53
Item function
87
Item property
103
ItemCount function
87
ItemExists function
113

-JjBase

71, 282, 283, 305

-KKeepalive
36, 37, 154, 203
KeepaliveInterval property
135, 187
Kermit
58, 71, 282
KermitCRC property
136, 188
KermitEOL property
136, 188
KermitErrRetry property
136, 188
KermitInitRetry property
136, 188
KermitQuote property
136, 188
KermitRept property
137, 189
KermitTimeout property
137, 189
Key Fingerprint
39
Key Management
39
Key Types
52
Keyboard Commands
26

Keyboard Settings

52

-LLanguage Extensions
83
LargeIcons property
94
LastError property
108
LastErrorMessage property
108
Latin-1
53
LayoutFilename property
94, 100, 101
Left property
94, 137
Legacy Colors
48
Legacy font
53
LegibleFont property
137, 189
License
24
LICENSEACCEPTED
277
Line Drawing
48, 50
Line function
87
LineCount function
87
Linux
44
Load method
174
LoadImage method
162
Locate method
162, 166
LockBaudRate property
138, 189
LockFKeys property
138, 190
LockKeyboard property
138
Loopback
35

-MMacro Recorder
78
Main Menu
25, 62, 63
MapUpperFKeys property
138, 190
Master menu
62, 63
Master menu override
63
MDI 16, 20, 25
MDName property
109
Mentor
283
Menu
25, 27
Menu Bar
62, 63
Menu Designer
27, 62
Menu file name
63
Menu icon
66
Menu Object
102, 107
Menu property
95, 138
Menu Scope
62
Menu Structure
62
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Menu Tool
64
menu.ini
277
messagerows property
139, 190
Microsoft Crypto API 76
MM-MON
271
MnuBand Object
103
MnuBands property
103
MnuTool Object
105
MnuTools property
104
Modem
23, 43
Modem settings
43
Modern Windows
48
Monochrome
48
Mouse
47, 93, 94, 100, 101
host control of 211
mouse pattern file
58, 208
mouse pattern matching
58, 208
Mouse Settings
58
Mouse Wheel
47
MouseEnable property
139, 190
MouseTableAdd method
162
MouseTableLoad method
163
MouseTableReset method
163
Move method
100, 163
Multiple Document Interface
16, 20, 25
MultiValue
59, 71, 282, 283, 285, 305
MultiValue Database
305
MultiValue File Transfer Programs
283, 285
MultiValue Host Programs
285, 307
MultiValue Server
305
mvBase
283
mvEnterprise
283

-NName property
105
New connection
21
NoAutoWrap property
139, 190
NoCloseWarning property
95
Normal installation
18
NormCols property
139, 191
NormMode method
140
NormRows property
139, 191
Northgate
283

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-OObject hierarchy
90
Object Reference
90
AccuTerm object
91
Creating new session
81
Events
80
Menu object
102, 107
Methods
80
MnuBand object
103
MnuTool object
105
Predefined session objects
81
Predefined sessions objects
81
Properties
80
Session object
81, 114
Sessions collection
169
Settings object
170
ObjectBridge
308
OConv method
113
OLE
90, 308
OnLine property
140
OpenFileName function
88
OpenInsight
283
OpenLayout method
100, 101
OpenSSH
39
Orientation
144, 148, 195, 198
Output method
163
OverrideModemConfig property
140, 191

-PPage property
140
Pages property
140, 191
Palette
51
Palette() property
141, 191
paper size
145, 149, 195, 199
Paper source
146, 149, 196, 199
Parity
42, 43
Parity property
141, 192
Password
37
Paste method
163
PasteEOFChar property
142, 192
PasteEOFMode property
142, 193
PasteEOLChar property
142, 193
PasteEOLMode property
142, 193
Pause
26

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Pause statement
88
PCL
56
PC-MON
271
Personal menu
62, 63
Phone book
34
Phone directory
67
PhoneBookName property
95
Pick
71, 282, 305
Pick Database
305
Pick File Transfer and Server Programs
71, 282
Pick File Transfer Programs
283, 285
installation
71, 282
Pick PC Console
271
Pick PC Monitor
44
Pick Server
305
Pick-to-Pick file transfer
295
PlayMidi method
163
PlayWave method
164
Popup Menu
62, 63
Port property
143, 193
Portable installation
18
Power 95
283
Pre-configured installation package
277
Print adapter
56
Print adapter script
55
Print adapters
148, 150, 198, 199
Print Screen
26
Print Wizard
55, 148, 150, 198, 199
Printer driver
55
Printer paper size
145, 149, 195, 199
Printer Settings
55
PrinterClose method
164
PrinterColorMode property
143, 194
PrinterFontBold property
143, 194
PrinterFontItalic property
143, 194
PrinterFontName property
143, 194
PrinterFontSize property
144, 194
PrinterMode property
144
PrinterName property
144, 150, 200
PrinterOff method
164
PrinterOn method
164
PrinterOrientation property
144, 195
PrinterPaperSize property
145, 195
PrinterPaperSource property
146, 196
PrinterTimeout property
146, 196
PrintJobEject property
146, 196
PrintScreen method
164
PrintScreenBackground property
146, 197

PrintScreenEject property
147, 197
PrintWizard
56
Prism
44
Private Commands
211
Private Key
37
Procomm
240
Product activation
24
ProductLicenseType property
95
ProductName property
96
ProductRelease property
96
ProductSerialNumber property
96
Programming AccuTerm
211
ProtectAttr property
147, 197
Protected Attribute
47
PTERM
283
Public Key
37
Punycode
36, 37, 153, 202
putty
39
puttygen
39, 76

-QQM
71, 282, 283, 305
Quiet installation
277

-RR83
283
R91
283
Random function
88
ReadItem method
113
Readnext method
113
ReadProperties method
174
ReadText method
164
Reality
283
Recent file list
34
RecentListSize property
96
RegisteredCompany property
96
RegisteredLocation property
97
RegisteredUser property
97
Registration
24
Releasing an Object
309
Reset Menu
27
Reset method
165
ResetComm method
165
ResetTerm method
165
Resize method
100, 165
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Resume
26
Revelation
283
Row property
124
Rows property
126
RSA key
39, 76
Rts/Cts
42, 43
Running a Script
80
Running AccuTerm 7
20

-SSave method
166, 175
SaveAs method
166
SaveFileName function
88
SaveLayout method
101
ScaleFont property
147, 197
Scaling
51
SCO
44
Screen print
55
Screen Settings
47
Screen Size
47
ScreenPrintAdapterScript property
148, 198
ScreenPrintMode property
148, 198
ScreenPrintOrientation property
148, 198
ScreenPrintPaperSize property
149, 199
ScreenPrintPaperSource property
149, 199
Script
83
Chain statement
80
closing
79
controlling AccuTerm
80
creating
79
debugging
81
editing
79
loading
79
Pause statement
80
printing
79
running
80
running from command line
80
running from function key
80
running from host computer
80
running from menu or toolbar
80
saved in layout file
80
saving
79
Script Language Extensions
83
Scripting
79, 90
Scripting language
16
ScrMode property
149, 199
Scrollback
26, 47
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Scrollbar
47
ScrollHistory method
166
ScrollMode property
149, 199
Secure Shell
21, 37, 76
Select method
166
Selection
27
Selection property
150
Sending a DOS File to a Pick File
290
Sending a Pick File to a DOS File
289
Sending DOS Files to Pick Items
287
Sending MultiValue Items to DOS Files
286
Sequoia
283
Serial Port
22, 42
Serial port settings
42
Server
305
Server validation
41
ServerID property
109
ServerName property
109
Session
62
Session Bar
25, 62, 63
Session icon
47, 60
Session Object
114
Session title
47, 60
Session Window
25
SessionBarVisible property
97
Sessions Collection
169
Sessions property
97
Sessions.Add method
170
Sessions.AddClone method
170
Sessions.Count method
170
SetBlock method
166
SetExtension method
167
SetSelection method
167
SetText method
167
Setting Object Properties
309
Settings
Attribute Colors
50
Background
51
Colors
48, 50
File Transfer
58
Font
53
General
33
Keyboard
52
Mouse
58
Palette
51
Printer
55
Public Key
39
Secure Shell
39

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Settings
Sound
54
SSL/Telnet
41
Telnet
41
Terminal Type
44
Settings method
147
Settings Object
170
SettingsDialog method
101
setup.ini
277
Shell function
88
Shortcut
20
Show method
102, 168
ShowErrs property
150
Silent installation
277
SingleInstance property
97
Slave port
55, 73
Slave printer
55, 73
SlavePrintAdapterScript property
150, 199
SlavePrinterName property
144, 150, 200
SlavePrintMode property
151, 200
Sleep statement
89
Software License Agreement
277
Software Requirements
17
Sound property
151, 200
Sounds
54
Speaker
54
Splash screen
60
SSH
21, 37, 76, 133, 134, 186
SSH Cipher
152, 201
SSHAuth property
151, 201
SSHCipher property
151, 201
SSHKey property
152, 201
SSHUseOnlyPreferredCipher property
152, 201
SSHVersion property
152, 201
SSL
41, 124, 133, 180, 186
SSL/Telnet
41
Standalone installation
18
Start capturing
73
Status Bar
25, 62, 63
Status bar icon
66
Status Lines
44
StatusLineVisible property
98
Stop Bits
42, 43
StopBits property
152, 202
Strip8th property
153, 202
Sub-Menu
64
System Colors
48
System Requirements
17

-TTCL Rules
59
TCP/IP
36, 37, 41
TcpIdn property
153, 202
TcpNoDelay Property
153, 202
Technical support
77
Tektronix
44
Tektronix Graphics
47
Telnet
21, 36, 41
Telnet settings
36, 41
TelnetBinary property
153, 203
TelnetBypass property
153, 203
TelnetKeepaliveIsNOP property
154, 203
Terminal Emulation
44
Terminal Server
18
Terminal Services
18
Terminal Type
23, 36, 37, 44
Terminal Type Settings
44
Terminate connection
140
Terminate method
102, 168
TermType property
154, 203
Text file encoding
58
The ScreenBlock object
107
Themes
48
Timeout
36, 37, 41
Title Bar
25
TitleFormat property
98
TLS
41
Tool Properties
64
ToolBar
25, 27, 62, 63
Toolbar icon
66
ToolbarVisible property
98
ToolID property
106
Tools
62, 64
Tools Menu
27
ToolTipText property
106
Top property
98, 155
TrackKeyboardState property
98
Trademark
312
Transfer mode
58
Transparency
51
Type library
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Windows Terminal Server
18
WindowState property
99, 155
Wizard
27, 71, 282, 286, 287, 289, 290
Word function
89
WordCount function
89
Workspace
25
WriteItem method
114
WriteProperties method
175
WriteText method
169
Wyse
44
Wyse 50
221
Wyse 60
221

-UU2
71, 282, 305
Ultimate
283
Unattended installation
277
Underline
50
Unicode
16, 53, 55, 58, 69, 70, 73, 109, 182
UnicodeDelimiters property
109
UniData
283
UniVerse
283
UniVision
283
UnloadImage method
168
UnlockItem method
114
Updating the MultiValue File Transfer Programs
Updating the Pick File Transfer Programs
285
Upload
69
Upload method
113, 168
UserName property
109
Using the FT Utility
286, 287
Using the FTD Utility
289, 290
Using the FTPICK Utility
294
Using the MultiValue Server
305
Using the Pick Server
305
UTF-8
16, 53, 55, 58, 69, 70, 73, 182

-VVARFILES
277
VBA
16, 79
ViaDuct
283
Video Pages
47
View Menu
27
Viewpoint
44, 240
Viewpoint Enhanced
221
Visible property
98, 105, 107, 155
Visual attributes
48, 50
Visual Basic for Applications
79
Visual Styles
48, 50

-WWaitFor method
168
wallpaper
120, 121, 177, 178, 211
Welcome screen
20
Width property
99, 155
Window Menu
27
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-XXferBytes property
156
XferFiles property
156
XferStatus property
156
XModem
58
XmodemTimeout property
Xon/Xoff 42, 43

157, 204

-YYModem
58
YmodemTimeout property

157, 204

-ZZModem
58
ZmodemAuto property
157, 204
ZmodemTimeout property
157, 205
Zumasys company information
77

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