[jawsscripts] Re: JAWS and 3270 emulators.
- From: "Ann Medlar" <amedlar1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:26:53 -0400
Hi Charles,
I programmed using Cobol, T s o, and JCL for many years. Back then I had a
dedicated 3270 IBM terminal. To read code I could press keys on keypad to
only speak from column 7 - 133 or whatever frame is relevant. There were
sequence numbers at beginning of each line that were very distracting. a *
means a comment in JCL and Cobol so important to capture whatever column
this is in.
However, I used a 3270 emulator, I think called ACF2 or something like that.
I also coded Realia Cobol on DOS platform using t s o on PC platform. There
are different emmulators and the one I mentioned was what FS recommended
back then. Honestly Jaws worked fine. Frames were used to speak menus and
once you get the blinking cursor identified I believe the cursor landed on
highlighted field and frames read menus. Honestly, once you learn structure
you will know exactly where to type data.
T S O is an IBM editor, that once you learn the numbers you can just type
say 2 and enter and you go directly to edit menu where you type user
information enter and type code on plank screen. I forget many key
strokes but there are not many. You code JCL the same way. There is a
command line and you type sub to submit JCl to compile program. Then you
can type 3.2 or something like that to go to output queue. Arrow down until
you find your dedicated name like Prog006 and some letters to identify that
this is you enter and you will get your compiled version of your program. I
used to type on command line f "error me" and cursor would go directly to
error messages. As a novice programmer this list seems endless. Compile
tells you line where error is so you go to top and type line no to read
code. After a few months it becomes second nature. Actually Cobol, UJCL, T
S O is easily managed once you get commands down. Overwhelming in beginning
but simple once you get it.
Best of luck.
Ann
I don't know if Mainframe platform and windows platforms are integrated, but
I used to press both shift keys to togel back and forth. But if integrated
you might be able to type code using notepad or wordpad copy to clipboard
and then copy to mainframe platform if you cannot use TSO directly on
mainframe platform.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Black" <charlesblackusc@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawsscripts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 7:38 PM
Subject: [jawsscripts] JAWS and 3270 emulators.
> Hello,
>
> I am starting a job where I will be using 3270 emulation, IBM, Windows XP
> and a mainframe to develop COBOL programs. This involves using TSO, JCL,
> AASD compiler, and things I am sure I haven't heard of yet.
>
> Firstly, is there a method of getting JAWS 10 to be friendly with the 3270
> emulator. Is there a method of getting JAWS to recognize the AASD
> compiler?
> Is there a way to get JAWS to announce what is on the screen; but only my
> code? Any direction would be helpful.
>
> Charles E. Black
> charlesblackusc@xxxxxxxxx
>
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