Re: Running a program on an RS6000 via FTP

[Neil Palmer <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Carl Galgano wrote:
> 
> I have a client who has an AS400 & RS6000 on an ethernet network.  We are
> currently using FTP to transfer files and it works fine.  The AS400 is the
> client and the RS6000 is the server.
> 
> We now have a requirement that the AS400 run the program on the RS6000 that
> creates the file that is to be transfered to the AS400.  I would like to add
> an FTP command in my FTP script that will allow me to do this.  The RS600
> programmer to me to use the following to execute the program from a $ prompt
> on the RS6000:
> 
> run pgmname
> 
> I thought I could use the QUOTE subcommand to do what I wish to do what I
> need, something like this:
> 
> QUOTE run stc.322gatex
> 
> However the server comes back and says that RUN is not recognized.  See the
> screen below.  Does anyone sknow if this can be done, and if it can, how do
> I do it.

One solution is software to allow you to submit jobs to the REXECD
daemon on the RS/6000.  One such piece of software is "IBM Connection
Program/400" (5798-RZB for CISC, 5798-TBE for RISC) that provides a CL
command called STRUNXCMD.
It also contains a STRUNXWTR command, to allow you to direct AS/400
output queue to the RS/6000, as well as 5250 emulation from the RS/6000
for ASCII workstations & Xstations.
It also provides access from RS/6000 to AS/400 database via remote SQL.
Communication is either TCP/IP or SNA.

You may not care for the price - $3,220 Canadian - or US$2,400.

The STRUNXCMD looks like this:

                         Start UNIX Command (STRUNXCMD)             
                                                                    
 Type choices, press Enter.                                         
                                                                    
 Connection Type  . . . . . . . . CONTYPE      > *TCP           
 TCP/IP Remote System Name  . . . RMTSYS                            
                                                                 
 Command to Execute . . . . . . . CMD                               
                                  
 Remote User  . . . . . . . . . . USER                              
 Remote User Password . . . . . . PWD                               

or for *APPC
                         Start UNIX Command (STRUNXCMD)      
                                                             
 Type choices, press Enter.                                  
                                                             
 Connection Type  . . . . . . . . CONTYPE      > *APPC       
 APPC Remote Location Name  . . . RMTLOCNAME                 
 Command to Execute . . . . . . . CMD                        
                                                           
 Remote User  . . . . . . . . . . USER                       
 Remote User Password . . . . . . PWD                        

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