Host Access Beans for Java

What's New in Host Access Beans for Java

The following new features are included in this release of Host Access Beans for Java:

• The Session bean and the Terminal bean support the display of Unicode data on 5250 Display sessions.
  • OS/400 V5R2 supports display of Unicode characters using Coded Character Set Identifiers (CCSID).
  • Host On-Demand Version 8.0 supports this feature on 5250 Display Sessions.
• For Java 2 only, the Session bean and Terminal bean have been extended to support SSH (Secure SHell) on VT sessions. This release supports a subset of SSH version 2.0 protocol. For more detailed information on SSH protocol, please refer to IETF Secure Shell (secsh) Charter home page at http://www.ietf.org/html.charters/secsh-charter.html .
• The Session bean now includes several properties for Web Express Logon.
• The ECLPS bean now includes MagStripeReader and BadgeReader methods, each with 3 method signatures. These methods allow Host On-Demand to handle Magnetic Hand Scanners, Magnetic Card Readers, and Optical Scanners in 3270 sessions as described in 3270 Information Display System Data Stream Programmer's Reference (GA23-0059-07), Chapter 7.
• The HostPrintSession bean now includes the following boolean properties for bidirectional support: RTL_FILE, SYMMETRIC_SWAP, NUMERIC_SWAP.
• The following new classes have been added as extensions to the MacroAction class:
  • MacroActionPrintStart
  • MacroActionPrintExtract
  • MacroActionPrintEnd
• The Terminal, Session, and HostPrintTerminal beans now include methods for specifying backup Telnet servers. These methods let you specify up to two backup Servers (along with LUs/pools and ports) for the following session types: 3270 Display, 3270 Printer, 5250 Display, and 5250 Printer, CICS Gateway, and VT Display.

• The material previously in Appendix A: Macro Script Syntax has been rewritten and moved to the regular online documentation provided with IBM WebSphere Host On-Demand Version 8.0. The document is the Host On-Demand Macro Programming Guide (SC31-6378-00).

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