How to Hide the wc3270 emulator processsing

[Aravind Raghavan]

Hi Team,

I have been using Python py3270 to connect with wc3270 emulator. Is there a way to hide the emulator process. 

Thanks,

Aravind

[Randy Syring]

Maybe use the s3270 binary or whatever the windows equivalent is.

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[Isaac]

I can do something like this and it seems to hide the process: 

host = "yourmf"

e = ModEmulator(visible=False)

e.connect(host)

[Aravind Raghavan]

Hi Issac,

which import library do you for ModEmulator. I am getting below error.

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "C:/Users/aragk/Documents/Personal/Work/Interlink/Pre Assembly/PythonScrapper V14.py", line 15, in <module>

    from py3270 import ModEmulator

ImportError: cannot import name 'ModEmulator'

Thanks,

Aravind

[Isaac]

Oh sorry, I just copied and pasted and didn't check it.

I'm using this: 

from py3270 import Emulator

But I have a custom class inheriting from Emulator called ModEmulator.

So instead of my first post try this (just rename ModEmulator to Emulator):

host = "yourhost"

e = Emulator(visible=True)

e.connect(host)

[Aravind Raghavan]

Hi Issac,

This one works fine but I am trying to find a way to hide the emulator processing. It doesn't work if I make the visible condition to false. 

it will be helpful if  you can share the 'custom class inheriting from Emulator called ModEmulator'. 

from py3270 import Emulator

# em = Emulator(visible=False)

Error:

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "<input>", line 14, in <module>

  File "C:\Users\aragk\PycharmProjects\PreAssembly Automation\venv\lib\site-packages\py3270\__init__.py", line 358, in connect

    self.exec_command(command)

  File "C:\Users\aragk\PycharmProjects\PreAssembly Automation\venv\lib\site-packages\py3270\__init__.py", line 308, in exec_command

    c.execute()

  File "C:\Users\aragk\PycharmProjects\PreAssembly Automation\venv\lib\site-packages\py3270\__init__.py", line 82, in execute

    return self.handle_result(result.decode("ascii"))

  File "C:\Users\aragk\PycharmProjects\PreAssembly Automation\venv\lib\site-packages\py3270\__init__.py", line 102, in handle_result

    raise CommandError(msg.decode("ascii"))

py3270.CommandError: SSL: InitializeSecurityContext: error 0x80090322 (The target principal name is incorrect.)

Thanks,

Aravind

[Isaac]

Maybe I misunderstood what you are trying to do. What I posted will just hide the wc3270 window from showing when you run your script.

Can you explain more on what you are trying to do?

[Isaac]

Oh also, it looks like it runs a different executable on Windows when you set "Emulator(visible=False)". The exe that runs is "ws3270.exe" which I think is the headless version of "wc3270.exe". Maybe "ws3270.exe" isn't in your PATH or in the same location as your "wc3270.exe"?

[Aravind Raghavan]

Hi Issac,

Thanks for the suggestion. I set the Emulator (visible=False) and it runs the ws3270.exe but there is a blank exe window getting opened.  Is there a way to hide that one as well ?

Thanks,

Aravind

[Isaac]

I do not know, sorry. When I set that I don't get any windows.

[Aravind Raghavan]

Hi Issac,

It is working fine...The blank exe window appears but I guess that is used for displaying print statements..

thanks,
Aravind

[Randy Syring]

The problem you are having is more of a Windows issue than a py3270 issue.  It's just the way they handle windows.  This may help:

https://superuser.com/questions/62525/run-a-batch-file-in-a-completely-hidden-way

Randy Syring
Husband | Father | Redeemed Sinner

"For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world
and forfeit his soul?" (Mark 8:36 ESV)

[STaRNiGHT]

Hi,

I use

em = Emulator(visible=False, timeout=30, app=None, args=["-model", "3279-2", "-charset", "spanish-euro"])

This forces py3270 to use the executable ws3270 which has no echo on the screen.

Unfortunately, if the python program does not have console view Windows generates a unnecessary black screen, 
if it's a problem, you can hide using win32com



def enum_callback(hwnd, results):
 winlist.append((hwnd, win32gui.GetWindowText(hwnd)))

toplist = []
winlist = []
win32gui.EnumWindows(enum_callback, toplist)
winws3270 = [(hwnd) for hwnd, title in winlist if 'ws3270' in title.lower()]
if len(winws3270) > 0: win32gui.ShowWindow(winws3270[0], win32con.SW_HIDE)

The solution is not very elegant and I am always thinking about improving it but it works fine.

Regards

Josse