SNA■ps 5250 1.0 and OfficeVision/400 (10/93)

Article Created: 26 October 1993

When using SNA*ps 5250 in OfficeVision/400 (OV/400), and I use the word
processing feature, the attributes (underline, and bold) don't work. Also
other standard word processing functions like (insert, backspace, paragraph
insert, margin ajust) don't exist. The Notes window doesn't scroll. The
end of line word wrap doesn't work correctly.

With TokenAccess, I don't have this problem. Is something wrong with my
configuration, or do these features in OV/400 simply not work with SNA*ps
5250?

To support Text Assist, the emulation must support additional structured
fields in the SNA data stream. SNA*ps 5250 does not support them so it
gets the Notes window in OV/400 as a straight text window. Using
InterAxcess or an IBM terminal (3196), the Notes message window does scroll
within the total Notes window. The SNA*ps Notes window does not word wrap
correctly at the end of the line, it just divides the word into two pieces.
We would assume any other "standard" OV/400 word processing features would
not work either.

The reason for not including Text Assist with SNA*ps emulation is the very
low use of OV/400 as a word processor, when you can use a Macintosh Word
Processing Application rather than the AS/400 resources. There have been
marketing discussions about adding Text Assist to the SNA*ps 5250 product
but no decision has been made, and no product is available as of October
1993 with a development schedule to include it.

We have advised Macintosh customers to use InterAxcess as their 5250
emulation if Text Assist support is essential. There is no other
workaround.