About the Transport Objects

The Transport objects are tools for communication exchange and negotiation between your terminal and the host. The Transport objects receive and send data in EBCDIC format (for TN3270 and TN5250 terminals) or ASCII format (for TNVT terminals) from the host. This data is eventually displayed on the terminal.

The Transport objects are:

• HETP3270—A TN3270 terminal emulator that connects to an IBM mainframe.
• HETP5250—A TN5250 terminal emulator that connects to an AS/400 mainframe.
• HETPVT—A TNVT terminal emulator that connects to a UNIX or DEC machine.
• HETPSNA—An SNA terminal emulator that connects to a local server (Microsoft SNA), which connects you to the host.
• HETPSAA—An SAA terminal emulator that connects to a local server (Novell Netware), which connects you to the host.
• HETAPI—A telephone dial-up emulator that connects to a server.

For properties and/or data types specific to:

• only the HETP3270 object
• only the HETP5250 object
• both the HETP3270 and HETP5250 objects
• only the HETPVT object
• both the HETP3270 and HETPVT objects

There are also methods and properties common to the HETP3270, HETP250, and HETPVT objects.

Related Topics

Methods of the Transport Objects

Properties of the Transport Objects

Data Types of the Transport Objects