Using an ASCII display

This section describes how to use an ASCII display instead of the graphical user interface.

Instead of using the graphical user interface, you can:

Use an ASCII editor to create voice applications
Start the import and export utilities from the AIX command line
Use a text-based interface (the ASCII console) for system management

Using an ASCII editor to create voice applications
You can use an ASCII editor instead of the Blueworx Voice Response user interface to create the code for state tables, prompts, and 3270 server scripts. ASCII-format code can be stored in an external code repository, imported into Blueworx Voice Response, and then debugged using the Blueworx Voice Response windows. There is a command-line interface for importing ASCII state tables and prompts, so you can schedule jobs to import all changed files from your code repository automatically. User-specified version control information can be retained, after importing files into Blueworx Voice Response.
Command-line import and export utilities
The import and export functions available from the window-based user interfaces are also available from the AIX command line. Using the command-line import and export utilities, you can develop applications at a central location and then distribute them to remote locations, without leaving the office. You can also import applications from a remote location, so that you can examine or debug them.
The ASCII console for system management
If you don't have a graphical display, you can still perform many of the tasks using the ASCII console (AC). This is a text-only front end for the Blueworx Voice Response software. Because it does not depend on graphics, you can start it from any terminal that AIX supports. For example, you can use a terminal connected to the Power System through the RS-232 (serial) interface either directly or via a modem link.