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IBM Personal Communications

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Enhance HACL SendKeys() API to return a return code or throw an exception when a command is failed to send into the host.

IBM TPF Operations Server (TOS) uses HACL APIs to interface with Personal Communications. The product uses the SendKeys() API to send TPF commands into to the host. ANA (All Nippon Airways) experiences command lost when their host system (TPF) is ...
over 8 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 3 Delivered

Allow .GIF files for toolbar buttons

Currently only .BMP files are permitted for toolbar buttons. Building .BMP files is tedious. Use of .GIF files would greatly simplify the configuration of the toolbar. Host On Demand supports .GIF files.
about 7 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Delivered

The PCOMM toolbar file has hard coded path

The toolbar buttons are bitmap files .bmp file which are store as .bar files on the users directory. These files contain a hard-coded path which designates the authors directory. The .bar files cannot be edited to change the path because it corrup...
about 7 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Delivered

PCOMM Assign common location for macros scripts images

During the installation process, need to be able to install session files, macros, scripts and button images to a common location on a share drive.
over 7 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 2 Delivered

Need the ability to not have a space added to the end of a copy when you Double click on a word in Personal Communications

Currently when you double click on a word Personal Communications selects the word and one blank at the end. This causes issues in certain paste situations where the receiving field is not large enough for the blank.
over 7 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Delivered

Imbedded AcvtiveX Support in PCOMM

Provide imbedded ActiveX support in PCOMM
over 7 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Protocol enhancement 1 Delivered

JRE issue with PCOM - RFE (based on SR 08803 442 000)

Currently-existing versions of IBM Personal Communications utilize a natively-installed version of Java provided by IBM through the source files. However, that version is well out of date and our organization recognizes that there are security &am...
over 7 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Protocol enhancement 1 Delivered

Provide non-display data entry from VB script in PCOMM

Provide the ability for non-display input (password) to a VB script under PCOMM
almost 8 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 1 Delivered

Add right-click function window to PCOMM similar to HOD

Add a similar right-click menu in PCOMM to what is provided in HOD to allow copy and paste and other functions.
almost 8 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 2 Delivered

Store PCOM Color Scheme in a separate file

When storing emulator session color customization, store the settings in a separate file instead of the *.ws file.
about 8 years ago in IBM Personal Communications / Front End 2 Delivered