Century Software Ezine

In this issue:

Version 4.43 Now Shipping
TinyTERM Web Server Promotion Ends June 30th!
New Product: PIXIL Thin Client
Tech Tip:
Adjusting Print Size in TinyTERM
Tech Tip: Send a Function Key in CScript

June 2005

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TinyTERM Version 4.43 Now Shipping

As part of Century's commitment to constantly improving our products, version 4.43 of TinyTERM, TinyTERM Plus, and TinyTERM Web Server are now available for download.

For pricing to upgrade to this latest version, please contact your Century Account manager at (801)268-3088 by phone, or email sales@censoft.com.

TinyTERM Web Server Promotion Ends June 30th!

Did you know that our popular TinyTERM software can also run within a web browser, and be installed by anyone with one click from your web page? Our TinyTERM Web Server licensing also allows unlimited users per installed web server, so its a great deal, especially when you would like to allow internet web users access to data or an application on one of your legacy servers.

It's very easy to try our latest software release, especially when its available at 15% off! Click here to download TinyTERM Web Server and give it a try!

PIXIL Thin Client runs on all new Dell hardware

Dell has just announced the release of their new models, and as with all Dell desktops and current notebooks, PIXIL running on Dell provides a low-cost workstation.

Century's new product, PIXIL Thin Client, is a great way to lower your costs and improve your performance using Thin Client Terminals. The latest release, version 1.18, is now available from Century Software. Click here to download and evaluate PIXIL Thin Client.

PIXIL Thin Client is a low-cost software solution available on Dell Optiplex PC hardware, allowing thin client access to applications running on Windows servers, UNIX/Linux, and IBM mainframe and midrange systems.

Useful PIXIL Links

PIXIL Evaluation Downloads
PIXIL Product Information Page
Dell Thin Client Portal

For more information on PIXIL, please call Century Sales at (801)268-3088.

TechTip: Adjusting Print Size in TinyTERM

Question: When I do a Print Screen from TinyTERM's File menu, I get complete printout. But it's too small. How can I make the printout bigger?

Answer: There are three ways to increase the size of the printout, all in TinyTERM's Printer Setup options:

1) Select the "Direct to device" option. This bypasses the Windows printing system entirely, sending the output straight to an LPT or COM port. You may need to check the "Add Form Feed (FF)" box as well, depending on your printer.

This option will often fail on Windows 2000 or XP, as they handle the printer and serial ports differently. Also, most USB printers require a printer driver, so this option will fail with those as well.

2) Check the "Bypass Printer Drivers" box. This still uses the Windows printer system to manage the printout, but doesn't use the driver itself. This works on all versions of Windows, but still fails with most USB printers due to eliminating the required driver.

3) Click the Setup button for the selected printer. This brings up the Page Setup dialog box. In the upper left are "Lines" and "Columns" boxes, both set to 0. This allows Windows and the printer to configure the print size.

A typical page is 66 lines long and 80 columns wide. Set the Lines and Columns accordingly here, and print a test page. If it's still too small, decrease the number of columns and lines in Page Setup. If the printout comes out too large, increase one or the other. Experiment with the numbers until you find one that works in your environment.

TechTip: Send a function key in CScript

Question: How can I use CScript to send a function key?

A: You can do that through the te.xmit() command. But first, you need to know the character string the function key sends.

When pressed, function keys on a typical dedicated terminal send either an escape (ASCII 27) or a control character, then additional ASCII characters. This is called an escape or control sequence.

TinyTERM includes documentation for escape and control sequences for several common terminals. Open the Help file and go to "Reference," then "Terminal Emulator Reference." Open the terminal emulation you're interested in and select the "Keyboard Layout" option. YOu'll see a list of the keys on the terminal keyboard, the equivalent PC key in TinyTERM, and the escape or control sequence it sends.

The key listings use some common conventions. \E is the escape character (octal 33). \r is a carriage return (octal 015). A caret ^ before a letter denotes a control character; e.g., ^A for Ctrl-A. And the back slash \ before a three digit number is an octal value, but \x before a two-digit number is a hexadecimal value. Finally, <LTA> is the line turnaround character for IBM emulations, usually the same as \r.

Once you have the key sequence you need, you can put that into the te.xmit() command. For example, the function key F12 in AT386 emulation is listed as \EOA. (The sequences are all case-sensitive.) Replace \E with the octal value for the escape key, \033. That gives the CScript command:

te.xmit("\033OA"); // AT386 F12

If you need further assistance, please visit our updated Technical Support home page at http://www.censoft.com/support or contact our Technical Support Department at (801) 268-3088 option 5, or email support@centurysoftware.com.

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