| Title: | SNA GATEWAY NOTEFILE |
| Notice: | Note 1.* -> kits and doc, 288.* -> obtaining product support |
| Moderator: | EDSCLU::GARROD |
| Created: | Fri Feb 07 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 7116 |
| Total number of notes: | 28576 |
oh my god!
a prospect wants to connect many 3270 terminals over a SNA network to
existing applications running on an existing Digital Unix system.
the prospect is willing to modify his forms.
given that: (please correct any mistakes)
1) there is no 3270 forms facility on Unix (even w/3270 App services)
2) there is no SNA printer support in Unix (even w/3270 App services)
3) but 1 & 2 are available with Decforms 1.4 and 3270 App services
together and the domain Gateway on Alpha VMS.
how about installing:
- a VMS/AXP system with Decforms 1.4 and 3270 App services
- a domain gateway
and:
- develop the decforms/3270 forms on the VMS system
- use the AXP/Vms as a forms front-end to the applications running
on Digital Unix
and let the Unix application logic exchange (socket) data with the
forms-machine when needed
(is there a better way to run Forms for a Unix app on a VMS machine?)
like this:
+-----------+
| VMS/axp |
+----------+ | Decfrm 1.4|
| Unix/axp | | 3270 svcs |
| applicat | | |
+----------+ +-----------+
| |
-------------------------------------------------
|
+---------+
|Domain |
|Gateway |
+---------+
|
+------+
| IBM |------3270s and printers
+------+
am i crazy?
could it work?
an alternative would be to use the MEP/VT to access existing VT forms
on the unix system, but it lacks printer support and accessing VT forms
from 3270s is not the best way to work.
thank you in advance for your feedback!
Bruno
x-posted into the decforms and Snagwy conferences
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7064.1 | A couple of alternatives | EDSCLU::GARROD | IBM Interconnect Engineering | Wed Apr 09 1997 20:07 | 10 |
That would work fine. Alternatively you could build your own
forms applications on top of 3270 Application Services on Digital UNIX.
Another alternative would be tyo run CICS on Digital UNIX. That
incorporates a 3270 forms package (EPI3270) that is layered on 3270
Application Services.
All the above of course go through a Domain Gateway.
Dave
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