Re: Arcad's 5250 plug-in - WARNING!!!!!

[vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx]

I strongly suggest that no one use this plugin. It tied up my machine for the 
last hour and a half so that I could do nothing. Here is what I have seen.

I got the plugin installed - started it - got an autoconnect macro recorded. 

Here are my conclusions after wasting my time today.

Your RSE connection HAS to be named as the IP address - you canNOT use 
meaningful names for your connection. This is just plain stupid, IMO - I guess 
we get what we pay for here. The telnet connection should use the HOST name, 
not the connection name - sheesh!!

This plugin is intended to execute the object you right-click from in RSE. That 
is the meaning of the "Test' option on the context menu. It is NOT intended to 
provide a terminal session in RSE for its own sake.

I recorded the auto-connect macro through option 5 of menu MAIN and option 2 of 
menu PROGRAM, then to option 3 of the STRPDM that is brought up - also had 
extra enters for the message about MSGQ already allocated. This was a 
disastrous mistake. There is, however, no or minimal documentation anywhere to 
tell you what to do. Or more importantly, what NOT to do.

I have no idea what happens if your initial menu or program does not have a 
command line.

I right-clicked on a program object - it got to the WRKMBRPDM screen, then 
proceeded to enter it's command to EXCOBJ on the one I'd selected - all this in 
the first lines of the PDM screen, which is NOT a command line. I hope my 
member types are OK. Then I got what looks like a locked keyboard - system 
lock. Tried a left Ctrl - did not know if that is mapped to Reset - at which 
point my PC was completely locked up - an hour and a half later I hit the reset 
button to reboot.

This is worse than any virus I know of - BEWARE!!!

As to the cursor, the emulation does not resize to the "edit" window - the 
cursor looks like it is in the upper LH corner but is actually at a field. If 
you maximize the window, it behaves correctly. Not good - should adjust to the 
context.

And the install is NOT done with the Update Manager - it is only a plugin, not 
a feature - so it canNOT be disabled in the "Manage Configuration..." options 
as recommended - I tried - it is not there, cuz that only lists features, not 
stray plugins. 

I have deleted the directories under plugins where I unzipped it - I checked 
the ZIP file for where things went. I have also deleted the library restored 
for its EXCOBJ command, etc.

I sincerely hope this helps someone - ARCAD has not done us a service with this 
yet. If I need a terminal for testing interactive stuff, I'll use good old 
PC5250, thank you very much!!!

Can you tell I am a little disgusted?

:))

Vern
-------------- Original message -------------- 
From: Cole Gantz <colegantz@xxxxxxxxx> 

> I changed the name of the connection to the ip address and now it seems to 
> work! 
>
> Thanks alot, 
>
> Cole 
>
> By will alone I set my mind in motion. By the brew of Cafe, thoughts acquire 
> speed; the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning... 
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> ----- Original Message ---- 
> From: "dtodd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" 
> To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2007 12:58:08 PM 
> Subject: Re: [WDSCI-L] Arcad's 5250 plug-in 
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> Ok. I changed the name of our connection. The host name was already the 
> raw IP address. I exited WDSC and reopened. Now I get the message: 
>
> "Create an auto connection macro with the help of the Auto Connection 
> option. 
> Reason: No auto connection macro" 
>
> Where is this option? 
> Thanks, 
> Debbie 
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> Frank 
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> 05/08/2007 09:29 AM 
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> Are you guys by any chance using an alias specified in your hosts file? 
> If so, try using an RSE connection that uses the raw IP address of the 
> box....that did the trick for me... 
>
> Austin, Mark wrote: 
> > Cole Gantz wrote on 07/05/2007 15:35:06: 
> >
> > > I've installed the plug-in and I'm trying to use it and I'm getting an 
> >
> > > error saying to verify my telnet connection. Anyone having the same 
> > > problem? 
> >
> > Hi, 
> >
> > I'm having exactly the same problem. I've tried telnet from a dos 
> > command window and it works fine. Anyone got any ideas? 
> >
> > Mark Austin 
> > IT Consultant 
> > Universal Music Publishing International 
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