File Menu

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File Menu

3270 5250 VT

The File menu contains the following items:

New Session—Opens the New Profile dialog box, used to create or change a session profile.

Duplicate Session—Opens a new connection from an existing one.

Open Session—Opens the Open Session dialog box, used to connect to a host.

Open Session in Same Window—Opens the Open Session dialog box, which lets you open multiple sessions (for any terminal type) in the same session window. Only one session is visible at a time. You can view a different session by selecting it on the Window menu.

Note: 
  Printer controls do not open in the same session frame.

Save Session Profile—Opens the Save Profile dialog box, used to save the current session profile.

Close Session—Closes the current connection and closes the session window.

Open Layout—Opens the Open Layout dialog box, used to open an existing layout.

Save Layout—Opens the Save Layout dialog box, used to save your working environment as a layout.

Connect—Connects to the host if the session is discontinued.

Disconnect—Closes the host's network connection while leaving the window open. Once you have disconnected from a host, you can reconnect by selecting Connect.

Print Screen—Takes a snapshot of the current screen and sends it to a printer or file. You can specify the destination in the Host Printing category of the Print folder in the Session Properties dialog box.

Print Multiple Screens—Opens the Print Multiple Screens dialog box, used to specify the multiple host screens that you want to print.

Report Wizard (3270, 5250 only)—Opens the Report Wizard dialog box, used to select and execute an existing print area scheme. You can also open the Report Wizard, used to edit existing schemes or create new ones.

Save Screen to Disk—Saves an image of the current screen to a file.

Send Screen—Lets you send the contents of the screen as a mail message.

Screen Capture—Toggles the capturing of screen data. When toggled is selected, all updated/new screens are captured and saved to the file specified in the General category located in the Capture folder of the Session Profile dialog box.

Recent Sessions—Displays a list of up to four of the most recent session connections and lets you establish a connection to any of the items in the list immediately.

Exit All—Closes all open sessions and exits HostExplorer.


Related Topics

Open Session Dialog Box

Save Profile Dialog Box

Open Layout Dialog Box

Save Layout Dialog Box

Save Screen to Disk Dialog Box

Print Multiple Screens Dialog Box

Capture Folder—General Category