.ws file

[Aravind_AS400]

Hi,

Can someone please assist me how to access the .ws file and make changes to it?

I am supposed to make these changes:

Under the [5250] section of the .ws file add the following based on connection type.
If 802.2 connections add
SuppressPCOScreen=true
If TCP/IP connections add
SuppressPCOScreen=True

Thanks.

[jtaylor___]

What 5250 client are you using?

[Aravind_AS400]

I am using the latest version. However some of my teammates are encountering error message "Required pc program (PCO.EXE) in not active..." when executing the STRPCCMD command. They are on very old versions.

Can you please suggest the steps to edit .ws file on old versions.

[Vectorspace]

The latest version of what emulator program? There are several, both IBM-made and third-party, that support .ws files.

[Aravind_AS400]

Its an IBM old version emulator.

Can you please suggest how to execute these steps:

Under the [5250] section of the .ws file add the following based on connection type.
If 802.2 connections add SuppressPCOScreen=true
If TCP/IP connections add SuppressPCOScreen=True

[Peder Udesen]

I assume you have googled for it.
I found the same remarks about TCP/IP and 802.2 you refer to in this forum from 1998:

http://www.verycomputer.com/153_de95fe680cde3e23_1.htm

In there it also states that the statement is not case sensitive so
SuppressPCOScreen=true and SuppressPCOScreen=True are identical


Another article from mcpressonline:

https://www.mcpressonline.com/it-infrastructure-other/emulation/even-more-pc5250-functions-you-never-knew-existed

All you need to do is to open the ws-file in for example Notepad and search for the string [5250] and add the text there.
Then close the file.