Flex Terminal Emulator User Guide

The following constants are defined for use with many of the Flex Terminal Emulator methods and properties:

FlexConnectMethods (TN3270/TN5250)

Set the connection method.

Values:

FlexConnectMethods.Generic

FlexConnectMethods.Specific

FlexConnectMethods.Associate

FlexDirection

Direction used in searches such as FlexScreen.FindString.

Values:

FlexDirection.FORWARD

FlexDirection.BACKWARD

FlexModels (TN3270/TN5250)

Set the model.

Values:

FlexModels.Model2

FlexModels.Model3

FlexModels.Model4

FlexModels.Model5

FlexModels.Dynamic

FlexPlane

Plane to get data in FlexScreen.GetData and FlexField.GetData methods.

Values:

FlexPlane.TEXT - Text displayed

FlexPlane.COLOR - Color of the text displayed

FlexPlane.FIELD - Field attributes

FlexPlane.EXTENDED - Field extended attributes

FlexFileType

Used in FlexSession.FTPSendFile and FlexSession.FTPReceiveFile to set the file type.

Values:

FlexFileType.TEXT

FlexFileType.BINARY

FlexColor

Used in comparing color values from FlexScreen.GetData and FlexField.GetData methods.

Values:

FlexColor.DEFAULT

FlexColor.BLUE

FlexColor.GREEN

FlexColor.CYAN

FlexColor.RED

FlexColor.MAGENTA

FlexColor.YELLOW

FlexColor.WHITE

FlexFieldAttr3270 (TN3270)

Methods to examine field attributes: 

FlexFieldAttr3270.IsHighIntensity(Data)

FlexFieldAttr3270.IsHidden(Data)

FlexFieldAttr3270.IsModified(Data)

FlexFieldAttr3270.IsNumeric(Data)

FlexFieldAttr3270.IsPenSelectable(Data)

FlexFieldAttr3270.IsProtected(Data)

Example:

' Assume position 23, 15 is a field character

Data = FlexScreen.GetData(FlexScreen.Position(23,15), FlexScreen.Position(23,15), FlexPlane.FIELD)

If FlexFieldAttr3270.IsModified(Data(0)) Then

   MsgBox "Field is modified."

End if

If FlexFieldAttr3270.IsHidden(Data(0)) Then

   MsgBox "Field is hidden."

End if

Methods to examine extended field attributes:

FlexFieldAttr3270.GetColor(Data)

FlexFieldAttr3270.IsBlink(Data)

FlexFieldAttr3270.IsReverseVideo(Data)

FlexFieldAttr3270.IsUnderscore(Data)

Example:

' Assume position 23, 15 is a field character

Data = FlexScreen.GetData(FlexScreen.Position(23,15), FlexScreen.Position(23,15), FlexPlane.EXTENDED)

If FlexFieldAttr3270.IsReverseVideo(Data(0)) Then

   MsgBox "Field is in reverse video."

End if

If FlexFieldAttr3270.GetColor(Data(0)) = FlexColor.GREEN Then

   MsgBox "Field has green color."

End if

FlexFieldAttr5250 (TN5250)

Methods to examine field attributes:

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsAlphaNumeric(Data)

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsAlphaOnly(Data)

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsDigitsOnly(Data)

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsHighIntensity(Data) 

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsModified(Data)

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsNumericOnly(Data) 

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsNumericShift(Data) 

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsPenSelectable(Data) 

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsProtected(Data)

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsSignedNumeric(Data)

Example:

' Assume position 23, 15 is a field character

Data = FlexScreen.GetData(FlexScreen.Position(23,15), FlexScreen.Position(23,15), FlexPlane.FIELD)

If FlexFieldAttr5250.IsModified(Data(0)) Then

   MsgBox "Field is modified."

End if

Methods to examine extended field attributes:

FlexFieldAttr5250.GetColor(Data)

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsBlink(Data) 

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsColumnSep(Data)

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsHidden(Data)

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsReverseVideo(Data) 

FlexFieldAttr5250.IsUnderscore(Data)

Example:

' Assume position 23, 15 is a field character

Data = FlexScreen.GetData(FlexScreen.Position(23,15), FlexScreen.Position(23,15), FlexPlane.EXTENDED)

If FlexFieldAttr5250.IsHidden(Data(0)) Then

   MsgBox "Field is hidden."

End if

If FlexFieldAttr5250.GetColor(Data(0)) = FlexColor.GREEN Then

   MsgBox "Field has green color."

End if

FlexHostTypes

Get the type of host for the current session.

Values:

FlexHostTypes.TN3270

FlexHostTypes.TN5250

FlexHostTypes.VT

FlexHostTypes.SCOANSI

FlexHostTypes.WYSE

FlexOiaInputInhibit

OIA input inhibit condition.

Values:

FlexOiaInputInhibit.NOTINHIBITED

FlexOiaInputInhibit.SYSTEM_WAIT

FlexOiaInputInhibit.COMMCHECK

FlexOiaInputInhibit.PROGCHECK

FlexOiaInputInhibit.MACHINECHECK

FlexOiaInputInhibit.OTHER

Example:

If FlexOIA.InputInhibit=FlexOiaInputInhibit.NOTINHIBITED Then
 Msgbox "Input not inhibited"
End If

FlexOiaOwner

OIA owner status.

Values:

FlexOiaOwner.UNKNOWN

FlexOiaOwner.APP

FlexOiaOwner.MYJOB

FlexOiaOwner.NVT

FlexOiaOwner.UNOWNED

FlexOiaOwner.SSCP

Example:

If FlexOIA.Owner=FlexOiaOwner.APP Then

 Msgbox "Host application connected"

End If

FlexKeepAliveSeqs

Set or enable one of the available Keep Alive sequences.

Values:

FlexKeepAliveSeqs.Disabled    
FlexKeepAliveSeqs.NOP        
FlexKeepAliveSeqs.TimingMark

Example:

FlexSession.ConnectionSettings.KeepAliveSeq = FlexKeepAliveSeqs.NOP

FlexOperatingModes  (VT/SCOANSI/WYSE)

Set the VT operating mode.

Values:

FlexOperatingModes.VT400_7bit
FlexOperatingModes.VT400_8bit
FlexOperatingModes.VT100      
FlexOperatingModes.VT52

FlexOperatingModes.SCOANSI

FlexOperatingModes.WYSE

   

Example:

FlexSession.ConnectionSettings.OperatingMode = FlexOperatingModes.VT400_7bit

FlexNRCharsets  (VT/SCOANSI/WYSE)

Set the National Replacement Character set.

Values:

FlexNRCharsets.UnitedStates

FlexNRCharsets.UnitedKingdom
FlexNRCharsets.Dutch
FlexNRCharsets.Finnish
FlexNRCharsets.French
FlexNRCharsets.FrenchCanadian
FlexNRCharsets.German
FlexNRCharsets.Italian
FlexNRCharsets.NorwegianDanish
FlexNRCharsets.Portuguese
FlexNRCharsets.Spanish
FlexNRCharsets.Swedish
FlexNRCharsets.Swiss

Example:

FlexSession.ConnectionSettings.NRCharset = FlexNRCharsets.UnitedKingdom