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<title>Virtual Terminal APIs</title>
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<h2>Virtual Terminal APIs</h2>
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<p>The virtual terminal APIs allow your iSeries<SUP>(TM)</SUP> application programs to
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interact with an iSeries server that is performing work station input/output
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(I/O).</p>
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<p>A <strong>virtual terminal</strong> is a device that does not have hardware
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associated with it. It forms a connection between your application and iSeries
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applications, representing a physical work station (possibly on a remote
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system). The i5/OS<SUP>(TM)</SUP> licensed program manages the virtual terminal, which
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directs work station I/O performed by an iSeries application to the virtual
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terminal. The virtual terminal APIs allow another iSeries application, called a
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<strong>server program</strong>, to work with the data associated with the
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virtual terminal.</p>
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<p>In a distributed systems environment, the requesting program is called a
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<strong>client</strong>; the answering program is called a <strong>
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server</strong>. The client and server programs may reside on the same system
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or may be distributed between two different systems. The server program
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generally runs on behalf of (or in conjunction with) the client program.
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Together, the server program and the client program allow a work station to be
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supported as if the work station were connected locally.</p>
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<p>You must specify a work station type when a virtual terminal device is
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opened. A server program can select several different types of work stations.
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See the <a href="QTVOPNVT.htm">Open Virtual Terminal Path</a> (QTVOPNVT) API
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for a list of the types of work stations that are supported.</p>
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<p>Select one of the following for more information:</p>
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<li><a href="vt1b.htm">Distributed 5250 Emulation Model</a></li>
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<li><a href="vt1c.htm">iSeries Job Information</a></li>
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<li><a href="vt1d.htm">iSeries Subsystem Information</a></li>
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<li><a href="vt1e.htm">Data Queues</a></li>
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<li><a href="vt1f.htm">Preparing to Use the Virtual Terminal APIs</a></li>
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<li><a href="vt1g.htm">Creating Your Own Virtual Controllers and
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Devices</a></li>
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<li><a href="vt1h.htm">Developing Client and Server Programs</a></li>
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<li><a href="vt3a.htm">Virtual Terminal Run-Time Example</a></li>
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<p>The virtual terminal APIs are:</p>
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<li><A HREF="QTVCLOVT.htm">Close Virtual Terminal Path</A> (QTVCLOVT) closes one or all open virtual terminal paths.</li>
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<li><A HREF="QTVOPNVT.htm">Open Virtual Terminal Path</A> (QTVOPNVT) opens a path to a virtual terminal.</li>
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<li><A HREF="QTVRDVT.htm">Read from Virtual Terminal</A> (QTVRDVT) reads data from the virtual terminal into a data buffer.</li>
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<li><A HREF="QTVSNDRQ.htm">Send Request for i5/OS Function</A> (QTVSNDRQ) sends a request to perform a particular function.</li>
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<li><A HREF="QTVWRTVT.htm">Write to Virtual Terminal</A> (QTVWRTVT) writes data to a virtual terminal from a data buffer.</li>
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