TN3270 Plus Changelog

What's new in TN3270 Plus 3.5.0e

Apr 15, 2011
  • Edit Script: Added the "Edit Script" command to the Host menu.
  • New Script Commands: Added the GetField and SetPrt script commands. The GetField command extracts a field from a field-separated string. The SetPrt command sets the session printer from within a script.
  • Improved Script Commands: CalcVar now accepts decimal values. The $SCREEN variable accepts a new format, $SCREEN(top, left, length).
  • Script Language Variables: Added the following built-in variables: $DATE, $DATEMY, $DATEMDY, $DATEYMD, $LEFT, $LENGTH, $LONGDATE, $MID, $RIGHT and $TIME.
  • Copy Options: Added the "Auto Copy After Select" and "Removing Trailing Spaces" options to the Edit, Copy Options menu. The "Auto Copy After Select" option automatically copies selected text to the clipboard when the left mouse button is released. The "Removing Trailing Spaces" option trims trailing spaces from copied data before placing the data on the clipboard..
  • Additional Lockdown Options: Additional registry entries allow the administrator to limit user access to TN3270 Plus menu items.

New in TN3270 Plus 3.4.0 (Mar 26, 2010)

  • New Features:
  • German Language: Added the ability to select German as the language for the menus, toolbars and dialog boxes
  • Enhancements and Corrections:
  • SSH Key Regeneration: Added SSH Key Regeneration support. initiates key regeneration at the end of a user-specified interval. (Setup, Security)
  • New Script Commands: Added the CalcVar, GetString and PutString script commands.
  • Clear Clipboard: Added a command to clear the clipboard. (Edit, Clear Clipboard)
  • Copy as Image: Added a command to copy all or part of the terminal emulation screen to the clipboard as a bitmap image. (Edit, Copy as Image)
  • Erase EOF After Paste: Added an option to issue an Erase EOF (End of File) command after a paste operation. (Edit, Paste Mode, Erase EOF After Paste)
  • Prefix LF with CR: Added an option to replace a LF (line feed) with a CR/LF (carriage return/line feed combination). (Setup, Terminal)
  • Strip high-order bit: Added an option to convert 8-bit data received from the host computer to 7-bit data. (Setup, Terminal)
  • Upper-case input: Added an option to change all keyboard input to upper case. (Setup, Keyboard)
  • Terminal key in keep-alive: Added the ability to send a terminal key as the keep-alive string.
  • Variables in Built-in Variables: Added the ability to use variables as parameters of built-in variables in the scripting language.
  • WordRightAny, WordLeftAny: New terminal functions that allow the user to tab forward and backward a word at a time regardless if the word is in a protected field.
  • License Code: The Licensee name and license code are no longer case sensitive.

New in TN3270 Plus 3.3.0 (May 27, 2009)

  • New Features:
  • SSH: Added Public Key Authentication.
  • Session Profile: The session profile extension (.tsp) is now registered with Windows, so that you can double-click on a session profile to start TN3270 Plus and connect that session.
  • Start PC Command (STRPCCMD): Added support for the Start PC Command (STRPCCMD)for 5250 terminal sessions.
  • Enhancements and Corrections:
  • Print Screen Header and Footer: Added support for the $USERNAME, $COMPUTERNAME and Windows environmental variables to the print screen header and footer.
  • Print to File: Added support for the $SESSION variable in the filename for print to file and print screen to file.
  • Session Tabs: Added an option to display session tabs above the terminal window instead of below the terminal window.
  • UNC Hotspots: Enhanced the Hotspot facility so that it recognizes and supports UNC links.
  • Application Mode Keys: Added options to disable Application Mode keys. (VTxxx and ANSI terminal sessions only).
  • Status Bar: Added the host IP address to the status bar.
  • Command Line: Added the "/Hidden" command line option.

New in TN3270 Plus 3.2.2e (Mar 20, 2009)

  • Print Screens to spool before printing: This new printer option allows multiple print screens to be printed on a single page.
  • "If" script command: Added an "if" command to the script language to simplify conditional processing.
  • Script Language variables: Added the following built-in variables to the scripting language to make it easier to capture information from the terminal screen: $CLIPBOARD, $OIA, $SCREEN[(start[,length])] and $SCREEN[(top,left,bottom,right)].
  • Desktop Shortcut command: Added the Desktop Shortcut command to the Preferences menu. This command creates a TN3270 Plus shortcut on your desktop.

New in TN3270 Plus 3.1.0e (May 1, 2007)

  • Improved compatibility with Windows Vista.
  • Added an option to import all the certificates from the Internet Explorer Trusted Root Certification Authorities certificate store into the TN3270 Plus certificate store (tn3270.pem). These certificates are then used to validate SSL certificate chains.
  • Added a "CursorMove" function to VT100, VT200 and ANSI terminal emulation.