LXE 1280 Reference Guide
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Starting LDS Plus
LDS Plus Reference Guide
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The TE Selection Menu
Multiple TEs
In the event there is more than one Terminal Emulator (TE) installed in the computer, the user is
presented with the TE Selection Menu listing the available terminal emulators that can be
accessed using the computer.
presented with the TE Selection Menu listing the available terminal emulators that can be
accessed using the computer.
For example, a user could see:
[5] Launch 5250
[L] Launch LDSPlus
[E] Exit to DOS
[L] Launch LDSPlus
[E] Exit to DOS
Please select option: [5, L, E]?
Upon selecting one of the terminal emulator options, the desired TE is launched. When the user
selects E, the screen is cleared and the DOS prompt is displayed. When the TE is closed with an
<Alt-X> keypress, the screen is cleared and the menu is presented again.
selects E, the screen is cleared and the DOS prompt is displayed. When the TE is closed with an
<Alt-X> keypress, the screen is cleared and the menu is presented again.
Note:
The system administrator may change almost every facet of the menu display, including
suppressing the “Exit to DOS” option, by modifying the variables found at the top of
TESELECT.BAT. Details on modifying the TESELECT.BAT file are included in the
“DOS Autoconfigurator Instructions”, included on the LXE Manuals CD. The TE can
be configured to suppress the DOS prompt. Please refer to “SuppressPrompt” in
Chapter 3, “Configuration Utility”, for more details.
suppressing the “Exit to DOS” option, by modifying the variables found at the top of
TESELECT.BAT. Details on modifying the TESELECT.BAT file are included in the
“DOS Autoconfigurator Instructions”, included on the LXE Manuals CD. The TE can
be configured to suppress the DOS prompt. Please refer to “SuppressPrompt” in
Chapter 3, “Configuration Utility”, for more details.
Multiple Hosts
LDS Plus has been modified to support the selection of one of four possible auto-login hosts at
launch. Up to four distinct LDS Plus host options may be displayed in the TE Selection Menu.
Any of the four LDS Plus options can be enabled or suppressed by modifying the TE Selection
Menu. An example menu is shown below:
launch. Up to four distinct LDS Plus host options may be displayed in the TE Selection Menu.
Any of the four LDS Plus options can be enabled or suppressed by modifying the TE Selection
Menu. An example menu is shown below:
[5] Launch 5250
[L] Launch LDSPLUS (Host 1)
[M] Launch LDSPLUS (Host 2)
[N] Launch LDSPLUS (Host 3)
[O] Launch LDSPLUS (Host 4)
[E] Exit to DOS
[L] Launch LDSPLUS (Host 1)
[M] Launch LDSPLUS (Host 2)
[N] Launch LDSPLUS (Host 3)
[O] Launch LDSPLUS (Host 4)
[E] Exit to DOS
Please select option: [5, L, M, N, O, E]?
Please refer to the “DOS Autoconfigurator Instructions”, included on the LXE
Manuals CD for complete details on editing the TE Selection Menu to include
multiple LDS Plus hosts.
Manuals CD for complete details on editing the TE Selection Menu to include
multiple LDS Plus hosts.
Note: There is no automatic connection between setting up these options and actually having
the auto-login set up in the LXE.INI file by either the CONFIG.EXE application or
remotely via SNMP sets (by using Client Configuration Manager, for example).
remotely via SNMP sets (by using Client Configuration Manager, for example).
Modifying the TE Selection Menu
Please refer to the “DOS Autoconfigurator Instructions”, included on the LXE
Manuals CD for complete details on modifying the TE Selection Menu.
Manuals CD for complete details on modifying the TE Selection Menu.