Overview

CIC includes a rich set of tools for accessing mainframe and AS400 data through terminal emulations. A standalone scripting application, Interaction Host Recorder, is included to ease the process of defining fields, screens, and screen transitions. The scripts you create with Interaction Host Recorder are called host profiles.

Also included are Host Interface tools for use within your host-connectivity handlers. There are two types of tools: high-level and low-level. The high-level tools perform actions prescribed in the host profiles, dealing primarily with logical fields and screens. The low-level tools operate independently of the host profiles, and provide support for lower-level operations, such as waiting for a string, sending keystrokes, and so on. Both types can be used in a single handler.

The handler shown in the following figure demonstrates how Host Interface tools are used in a handler.