Bridge Core Training
Bridge Commands
F1= Clear Home
F7= EOP
F2= Clear Screen
F8=
F3= FORMS
F9= Specify
F4= All Erase
F10= Local
F5= All Clear EOP
F11= Receive
F6= Del and Backspace
F12= Transmit
Bridge Commands
- on the numeric keypad is a dash
+ on the numeric keypad is a TAB
<ENTER> is a return to the next beginning field.
<Shift><Home> to clear the screen.
<Shift><Tab> to BackTab
<PageUP> to go to next page
<PageDown> to go to previous page
SIGNON to Local Health Network
Enter: **
Response:
SRI Parsing Started
Enter: /SIGNON,KY????
Enter: Password
Enter: <HOME><XMIT>
SIGNON to Patient Encounter
System
Enter:
Enter:
Enter:
Enter:
Enter:
Enter:
Enter:
Enter:
XEBAHEL
<Space>
4 character operator number
<Space>
Security Number
<Space>
Your District/Location/Site
<XMIT>
Example:
XEBAHEL JOJO 54 037037<XMIT>
SIGNOFF to Patient Encounter
System
Enter: F1 to clear screen
Enter: XEBABYE
Enter: <XMIT>
SIGNOFF to Local Health Network
Enter: F1 to clear screen
Enter: **
Enter: <XMIT>
Response:
SRI Parsing Started
Enter: /SIGNOFF
Enter: <XMIT>
File Menu
New Configuration/New Environment
When selected, a new configuration file can be created.
Open Configuration/Open Environment
Allows an existing configuration file to be opened. A
standard dialog box will appear allowing the selection of a
configuration file to open.
Save Configuration
The settings for all environments currently open will be
saved to the current configuration file.
Save Configuration As
A standard dialog box will appear allowing the entry of the
name of the configuration file to be saved.
File Menu – Cont.
Close Configuration
Closes the current configuration. After the configuration is
closed there will be no active terminal environment.
Save Screen To Disk
Save the current terminal screen to disk.
Save Form To Disk
Allows the terminal screen to be saved to disk.
Restore Form From Disk
Allows a form, saved via Save Form To Disk, to be read
and displayed on the current terminal page.
File Menu – Cont.
Print
Sends text from the terminal screen to the printer.
Print Preview
Allows review of data to print prior to printing.
Printer Setup
Allows specification to be made as to how documents
should be printed.
Configurations
A list of recently used configurations is listed prior to Exit.
Exit
Exists Bridge.
Edit Menu
Undo
The result of the last edit function will be un-done.
Cut
The selected test is removed from the screen, and placed in
the Clipboard.
Copy
A copy of the currently selected text is placed in the
Clipboard.
Paste
Contents of Clipboard are placed into the current screen.
Clear
The selected text is removed from the screen.
Note: Use this pull down window
to view key commands.
Cursor Ctrl Menu
Home
Places the cursor in the upper left corner of the screen.
Insert Line
Moves the current line down and places a blank line in its
place.
Delete Line
Deletes the line containing the cursor and moves all lines
below it up one position.
Insert Char by Line
A blank is placed at the position of the cursor and all
characters on the line are moved to the right one position.
Delete Char by Line
The character at the position of the cursor is deleted.
Cursor Ctrl Menu – Cont.
Insert Char by Page
A blank is placed at the position of the cursor and all
characters to the right and below the cursor are moved to
the right one position.
Delete Char by Page
The character at the position of the cursor is deleted and all
characters to the right and below the cursor on the page are
moved to the left one position.
Clear Home
Clears the screen and places the cursor in the upper left
corner of the page.
Clear EOP
Clear the screen from and including the cursor position to
the end of the page.
Cursor Ctrl Menu – Cont.
Clear EOL
Clears from and including the cursor position to the end of
the line.
Next Word
The cursor moves to the beginning of the next word.
Previous Word
The cursor is moved to the beginning of the previous word.
Logical EOL
The cursor is moved to the logical End-Of-Line.
Note: Use this screen for Command
review and to create Macro keys.
Special Menu
Transmit
Puts the emulator into transmit mode.
Receive
Allows the terminal to receive data from the
communication line.
Local
Makes the terminal unreceptive to data being sent from the
mainframe. If a message is sent by the host while in
LOCAL mode, an ENQ message will appear on the status
line.
Specify
Sends a specify transmission to the mainframe.
Control
This selection is the same as pressing the CTRL Key.
Special Menu – Cont.
Write ETX
Places an ETX character at the current cursor location.
Show/Hide Monitor Mode
Allows the monitoring of datacomm activity.
Macro Recording On/Off
See Macro Section
Macro Editor
See Macro Section
Show/Hide Button Bar
Allows the displaying or hiding of Button Bar. The Button
Bar allows quick access to commonly used features.
Show/Hide Status Bar
Uses same test as above but for status bar.
Special Menu – Cont.
Dial Host
Not Used
Hang Up Phone
Not Used
TTY Mode On/Off
Not Used
Screen Ctrl Menu
Forms On/Off
Turns Forms Mode on or off when the screen contains a
valid form.
Next Page
Displays the next page.
Previous Page
Displays the prior page.
Next Environment
Moves to the next environment of a multi-environment
configuration.
Previous Environment
Moves to the previous environment of a multi-environment
configuration.
Screen Ctrl Menu – Cont.
Roll Up
Moves all lines on the screen up one line with the bottom
line moving to the last row of the screen.
Roll Down
Moves all lines on the screen down one line with the
bottom line moving to the 1st row of the screen.
Reverse/Normal Video
Reverse video will make the display interchange the screen
foreground color and the screen background color.
File SWEEP Menu
Not used in the Health Departments.
Configuration Menu
Configuration your system is covered in the next section.
Window Menu
Cascade
When selected, all currently open environment windows
will be arranged in a cascading manner.
Tile Vertically
When selected, all currently open environment windows
will be arranged in a tiled manner vertically.
Tile Horizontally
When selected, all currently open environment windows
will be arranged in a tiled manner horizontally.
Arrange Icons
Aligns icons of minimized terminal environments.
Help Menu
Index
Calls the Windows Help system to display information
about terminal emulation.
Using Help
Describes how Help should be used.
About Bridge 32 for Windows
Provides general information about Bride for Windows
Bridge Configuration
Creating a New Configuration
1. Double Click Bridge32.
2. If you currently have an existing configuration file opened,
select Close Configuration from the File menu.
3. Select New Configuration from the File menu to create
new configuration file.
4. The Datacomm Setup dialog will appear to allow a
transport and station to be associated with the environment.
5. The following pages will cover each of the other
configuration settings.
6. When complete, Select Save Configuration As in the File
menu to save all settings.
Datacomm Setup
Environment Name – Station Number
Transport – TCP/IP Transport
Datacomm Handling
Check – Add LINEFEED To RETURN
Check – ADD RETURN To LINEFEED
Check – Advance Cursor On ETX.
Check - SOH Clears Forms Mode
Check – Transmit Page When In Forms
DC1 Function – Stay in RCV
DC2 Function – Toggle Forms Mode
Keyboard Setup
- on the numeric keypad is a dash
+ on the numeric keypad is a TAB
<ENTER> is a return to the next beginning field.
<Shift><Home> to clear the screen.
<Shift><Tab> to BackTab
<PageUP> to go to next page
<PageDown> to go to previous page
Macro Bar
Check – Show Macro Bar
Check – Auto Adjust Width for Macro Title
Creating Macros in Bridge
1)
Prepare your environment or host application so you may
perform the actions your wish to record to a macro.
2)
Open the Special menu and choose "Macro Recording On". The
Record A Macro window will open.
3)
Enter a key which you may use to access your Macro. (The
function keys tend to be a good choice.)
4)
Choose [OK].
5)
Perform the actions you wish to record in a macro.
6)
When you finish, open the Special menu and choose "Macro
Recording Off". The Save Macro window will open.
7)
Enable the Permanent Macro option to save your macro for use
at a future time.
·In the Macro Type box, choose "Environment" to limit your macro to
only your present environment.
·In the Macro Type box, choose "General" to use this macro with all
environments in your configuration.
·If you would like your macro to appear as a button in the button bar,
choose “Assign To Button Bar”.
·To name your
macro, Enter a name
in the Macro Title
box.
8) Choose [Save].