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Changing configuration option parameters, Multiple configuration changes – I-Data 5250 ALLY User Manual

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CHAPTER 2 — ADVANCED CONFIGURATION

Changing Configuration Option Parameters

The command for changing all parameters in the 5250 ALLY begins with

the text !AGILE!, the configuration “trigger.” (The trigger is not case

sensitive; it may be entered either in upper or lower case letters.) The

trigger is followed eventually by a semicolon (;), the configuration

“terminator.” Configuration changes take the following form:

!AGILE!OO=CC;

Where !AGILE! is the trigger; OO represents the Option number (2 or 4

hexadecimal digits); CC represents the 2-digit Choice number; an equals

sign (=) separates the option number from the choice number; and a

semicolon (;) is the terminator.
The hexadecimal values to be substituted for OO and CC are listed on the

enclosed AGILE 5250 ALLY Configuration Reference Card. The number

for each option or choice is indicated in parentheses within the box that

holds the name of the option or choice. For instance, the option number for

changing the twinax address is 01. To change the twinax address to 3,

enter:

!AGILE!01=03;

Commands are entered in a document to be printed. After typing the

command, press the Print Screen key on the alternate host or twinax host

keyboard. The 5250 ALLY will interpret the command and change the

unit’s configuration. The configuration changes will be temporary unless

they are saved to the 5250 ALLY’s flash memory. The command will not

be sent to the printer. This allows the user to change the configuration of

the 5250 ALLY transparently within a document.

Multiple Configuration Changes

Multiple configuration changes can be made in a single document. Each

configuration change must be separated by a comma. Nulls, Spaces, Tabs,

Carriage Returns, Line Feeds, Form Feeds and New Lines are allowed. The

following command will change the twinax address to 1, set the unit to

emulate an IBM 5256 printer, set the mode to IBM emulation, and change

the twinax timeout period to one minute:

!AGILE!01=01,02=05,03=01,05=06;