IBM Licensed Programs: Networking Products 583
IBM Licensed Programs: Networking Products
Programming aids include an online API reference document for advanced application
development. This reference document is very useful to application programmers as they
become proficient in Client Access/400 application development. An index file guides the
programmer to the particular topic of interest. It lists the contents and provides a short
description of each item.
Easy access to the contents of the Toolkit is just a query away. User questions and answers
are also included to provide the benefit of learning from others.
The Toolkit provides the concepts of national language support (NLS) enabling developed for
AS/400 Client Access, an industry leader in NLS. For worldwide applications, the NLS
formats allow applications to be translated into key languages. NLS enabling lets the
customer develop the application once. By simply translating the machine-readable
instructions (MRI) and package it with the application code, a new product is made available
in a worldwide market.
PC Tools Folder
Sample programs are provided for the Enhanced Windows 3.1 Client in the PC Tools Folder
on the AS/400 system. This folder contains a wide range of utilities and sample programs
(including examples of the Client Access APIs, as well as sample GUI applications). Tools in
the PC Tools folder are provided to assist programmers, administrators, and end users.
V4R3 Enhancements
Client Access for Windows 95/NT Client
• The client for Windows 95/NT has been enhanced to support Windows 98. This client
functions on all Windows 98, Windows 95, and Windows NT 4.0 workstation and
server operating systems.
• In the past, the Windows 95/NT Client included a subset version of the 16-bit AFP
Workbench product. If users desired the full-function version, they had to acquire it.
Now, the 32-bit, full-function AFP Workbench is included at no additional charge. The
Viewer can be used to display information stored in AS/400 spooled files (AFP or
SCS). It can also be used to view image files such as those stored in GIF, TIFF, or
JPEG formats.
• Parameters are provided in the Device Settings panel to send output as text rather
than graphics. This reduces the size of printed output files created with the AFP driver,
and the time required to send large documents across the network for printing.
• Network print buffering has been enhanced to improve performance for applications
that make small write requests to redirected PC printers. This change does not apply
to the Windows NT operating system.
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