CHUI clients on NT via Telnet

[jakea]

We are trying to connect RF barcode scanners to a V8.3b database (Syteline) running under NT. At the moment we conect via a UNIX box using VT100 emulation on the scanners, and all works fine with code specially written for the 16*22 screens.

We want to get rid of the UNIX box and telnet directly into NT, but are having problems with the emulation; the TERM thinks it's CO80 (80 columns), but the Telnet session and the scanners use VT100 emulation, with the result that boxes are 'drawn' with high ASCII characters, reverse video doesn't work, etc. etc.

Progress' KBase Id 17535 says 'The NT character console client does not support VT100 emulation, so using Telnet, or VT100 emulators to connect to the client is also not supported'.

Our scanners don't offer another (useful) emulation option, but there must be a way round this problem.

Any suggestions?

Jake Arnott,
Herman Miller Ltd,
Bath UK.

 

[Vladimir Cibulka]

Some time ago I solved similar problem with RFT.
Fortunately on UNIX, where it was possible to setup
number of lines in PROTERMCAP.
On NT it is only way to support telnet client by using
telnet server (some don't work with PROGRESS).
The best one I try with PROGRESS is SLNet from
Seattle Lab.
Demo version is available on
http://www.seattlelab.com
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Vladimir Cibulka
AP Chirasys Netsoft s.r.o.
cibulka@apnet.cz