Re: Launch 5250 session from Windows Task Scheduler

[Steve McKay <smckay@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The macro runs an interactive screen that is a vendor provided screen to 
delete abended batches.  It doesn't really lend itself to the iSeries 
job scheduler.  (Although I suppose I could attempt to launch the 5250 
workstation app on the PC via a remote command initiated from the iSeries.)


On 12/3/2013 5:04 PM, Roger Harman wrote:
> Not directly an answer to your question but....
>
> Why not run the necessary commands/tasks from the IBM Job Scheduler?
>
>
>
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>
> We have a VM with iSeries Access installed.  On this VM, we have a green
> screen session that runs a macro which signs on to the i and cleans up
> abended batches.
>
> This macro runs (loops) all day from whenever I start it until midnight.
>    I have been able to end it at midnight successfully from Task Scheduler. I
> would like to be able to start it at 6:00 AM but cannot get it to work.
>
> I have tried to launch it from Task Scheduler using the same information
> contained on the shortcut properties that I use to launch it manually with
> no success:
>
> "C:\Program Files\IBM\Client Access\Emulator\pcsws.exe" "C:\Program
> Files\IBM\Client Access\Emulator\Private\abend.WS"
>
> I have also created a .BAT file that, when I click on it, launches the green
> screen session but will not launch the green screen session from Task
> Manager.  The .BAT file is a one-liner that has the same info as the
> shortcut properties.
>
> I can tell from running the emulation session interactively that PCSCM.EXE
> and PCSWS.EXE have to be running.  Both of these are launched when the Task
> Scheduler fires but they only sit and do nothing.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas regarding how I might get this to work?
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
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