There are some command line options that can be used to help you automate
certain tasks such as starting a single connection to a specified host
or loading a specified profile. Options are added to the program properties
for the Distinct IntelliTerm icon on your desktop.
If you are running Windows 3.x you modify this using the Program Item dialog
box which is displayed by choosing Properties in the Program Manager’s
File Menu.
In Windows 95 or NT these options are set by first creating a shortcut
and then accessing the settings by right-clicking the shortcut in the Windows
Explorer. The commands should be entered after the program name in the
target text box.
Program options are added to the end of the command line. Each option must
be separated by a space. Option letters may be in lower or upper case since
the system is not case sensitive.
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Available Options
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Function
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-!
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This option disables the requirement of running Windows in the Enhanced
Mode and changes to the Windows Standard Mode. (Windows version only)
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-C
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This option enables a debugging mode where some network tracing messages
are written to the file ITERM.TRC. The file will be in the current working
directory. This option is usually accompanied by the -D option.
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-D
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This option enables dumping of inbound and outbound data when tracing is
enabled via the -C option.
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-H hostname [,Port]
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This option overrides the gateway name or host address when opening a session
with a specific profile using the -P option. The -H option is ignored when
the -P option is not specified.
If you specify a profile using the -P option,
then the IP address and port used with the -H option override the profile
values. If no profile name is specified, then the profile name DEFAULT
is used to open the session.
Use the -H option when you want to initiate
connections from other applications such as Gopher. A sample command line
syntax is shown below. The %i must be replaced with the destination IP
name or address by your application.
ITERM32.EXE -H %i
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-I
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This option instructs Distinct IntelliTerm not to start any profiles saved
with the Auto Start option. This is useful to start the emulator in interactive
mode.
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-P profname [profname] ...
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This option starts one or more sessions using the profile(s) specified.
This option ignores the Auto Connect option and starts only the profiles
specified. This is very useful if you want to create icons that connect
to specific hosts. If you create an icon in the Startup group to automatically
start a session to a host when Windows is loaded, make sure that you only
install one icon. If you want to auto start more than one profile, list
the multiple profiles on one command line. Do not install multiple icons.
Example:
ITERM32.EXE -P VMCMS TSO CICS
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-U
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This option can be used to close all hidden windows and unload the emulator
currently loaded in memory. This option is only useful to shut down the
emulator after creating hidden connections through EHLLAPI. Specify this
option alone.
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-V
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This option is used to force the default session to VT mode. This is useful
if you are spawning the program from another program and want to create
a VT session regardless of the setting of the [Default] profile.
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-3
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This option is used to force the default session to 3270 mode. This is
useful if you are spawning the program from another program and want to
create a 3270 session regardless of the setting of the [Default] profile.
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-5
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This option is used to force the default session to 5250 mode. This is
useful if you are spawning the program from another program and want to
create a 5250 session regardless of the setting of the [Default] profile.
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