File system

BlueZone saves all of its settings in files, called configuration files. All of the parameters for each session are saved in a single file. BlueZone registers the file extensions to Windows during setup. Double-clicking a configuration file starts the corresponding BlueZone emulator, and loads the saved settings. Double-clicking the configuration file multiple times, opens multiple, identical BlueZone sessions.

Users can open their saved configuration files in Session Manager. Session Manager displays the configuration files that are in the \Config folder in the user's working directory. Refer to BlueZone Session Manager for more information on Session Manager.

Starting new BlueZone sessions

When starting new BlueZone sessions without specifying a session profile (using Session Manager or /F switch) the user is prompted to select an existing session profile or create a new one.

Saving in profile mode

The configuration file used to launch the session displays on the session title bar. File → Save saves any changes made to the session to the session profile. File → Save As prompts the user to create a new file which saves all the current settings in the emulator.

BlueZone can automatically create a backup of the session profile each time a save is performed. When this feature is enabled, the last version of a session profile contains the words Backup of added to the beginning of the file name.

For example: Test.zmd becomes Backup of Test.zmd

Important: If multiple sessions are open using the same session profile, the last session to perform a save overwrites any settings saved from previously saved sessions.

This feature can be turned on by selecting the Auto-Backup settings in Profile Mode check box, which is located on the Options tab in File Properties.

Opening session profiles in profile mode

Performing a File → Open in a BlueZone session loads the settings from the selected session profile into the session. The session profile name displays on the BlueZone title bar.

Cloning sessions in profile mode

To clone the current session, select File → Open Session and then choose the session or sessions that appear in the fly-out menu (it will be the name of your current session). BlueZone will launch a new session using the session profile from the current session. If you are using the IBM Mainframe Display or the iSeries Display emulator and you have the corresponding printer emulator installed, you will see the name of that emulator in the fly-out menu as well. Using the Open Session tool bar button is a convenient way to clone and launch sessions.

Note: If you want to prevent end users from opening more than one session from a particular profile, you can make a change to the setup.ini file. Refer to Profile sharing feature for more information.

Auto-launching sessions using File → Properties → AutoLaunch

The user can automatically launch up to four additional sessions by selecting the check box and selecting the session type to launch. The session profile to use when launching each session must be specified in the Switches field using the /F command line switch. For example, /Fmysession.zmd.

CAUTION:

Failure to specify a session profile results in an unconfigured session launching.

Launching BlueZone FTP from a BlueZone Display session

BlueZone FTP sessions can be launched from a BlueZone Display emulator session using Transfer → FTP. The first time a FTP session is launched, the user is prompted to select a FTP session profile. Upon subsequent launches, BlueZone FTP loads the previously selected session profile.

Launching a pre-configured BlueZone FTP session

If you prefer to launch a preconfigured BlueZone FTP session, create a BlueZone FTP profile with the same name as the display session profile you want to launch it from.

For example, if you want to launch BlueZone FTP from a Mainframe Display session, and the name of the profile used to launch the Mainframe session is MAINFRAME.ZMD, then create a BlueZone FTP profile called MAINFRAME.ZFT.