Web3270

[vk2kad]

Adrian

I had a look at your Web3270 - it looks great - any chance you could add Model 4 (43 x 80) and Model 5 (widescreen).


I'm not too sure what the underlying technology used is, but would it be possible to access any host via Web3270 ???

Cheers
Bern - VK2KAD

[adriansuth]

--- In H390-MVS@..., "vk2kad" <vk2kad@...> wrote:
>
> Adrian
>
> I had a look at your Web3270 - it looks great - any chance you could add Model 4 (43 x 80) and Model 5 (widescreen).

The code does support model 4 and 5 - but in the end I fixed it to model 3 just to make sure it fitted the web page nicely. I could turn this into a user option.

 
> I'm not too sure what the underlying technology used is, but would it be possible to access any host via Web3270 ???

The technology is C and at the moment built for Linux (some porting would be needed to get it to Win32 - but not too much.

It needs the BOOST C++ libraries which is a bit of pain to install - so I am considering whether to distribute any binaries statically linked (esp for Win32).

Yeah in principle any host is accessible - but I am not that comfortable with hosting something which would allow any host to be accessed, but happy to take feedback.

A.

[kerravon86]

--- In H390-MVS@..., "adriansutherland67" <adrian@...> wrote:
>
> It needs the BOOST C++ libraries which is a bit of pain
> to install - so I am considering whether to distribute
> any binaries statically linked (esp for Win32).

Why don't you start a poll?

People can choose between:

1. Static libraries that work.

2. DLLs that you can frig around with for 2 years
to get working, sort of, in a configuration that's
different from what the author actually used.

I'll be voting number 2, because I'm a masochist.

BFN.  Paul.

[Mike Schwab]

They still have to know which host name/IP and Port to connect to, and
a UserID and Password on that system.  Most mainframes are set to lock
a user id with 3 bad password attempts.

Alternatively, a screen to request a new host, with a person required
to approve it.

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 3:19 AM, adriansutherland67
<adrian@...> wrote:

> --- In H390-MVS@..., "vk2kad" <vk2kad@...> wrote:
>>
>> Adrian
>>
>> I had a look at your Web3270 - it looks great - any chance you could add Model 4 (43 x 80) and Model 5 (widescreen).
>
> The code does support model 4 and 5 - but in the end I fixed it to model 3 just to make sure it fitted the web page nicely. I could turn this into a user option.
>
>
>> I'm not too sure what the underlying technology used is, but would it be possible to access any host via Web3270 ???
>
> The technology is C and at the moment built for Linux (some porting would be needed to get it to Win32 - but not too much.
>
> It needs the BOOST C++ libraries which is a bit of pain to install - so I am considering whether to distribute any binaries statically linked (esp for Win32).
>
> Yeah in principle any host is accessible - but I am not that comfortable with hosting something which would allow any host to be accessed, but happy to take feedback.
>
> A.

--
Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA
Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all?

[adriansuth]

2009/9/16 Mike Schwab <Mike.A.Schwab@...>
>
> They still have to know which host name/IP and Port to connect to, and
> a UserID and Password on that system. Most mainframes are set to lock
> a user id with 3 bad password attempts.
>
> Alternatively, a screen to request a new host, with a person required
> to approve it.
>
I think the best thing is:
- If anyone has a host that needs a connection let me know and I will
add it to the list of hosts.
- In future, for the non-standalone system, users will be able to add
hosts visible only to them.

In both cases - obviously - the host will need to be visible from the
open-bpm.org server (i.e. on the public Internet).

Adrian