Re: RPG Screen to URL Link

[Scott Klement <rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> If you don't want to use STRPCCMD, then you can use the Retrieve Device
> Description Information (QDCRDEVD) api.  Get the ip address of the 5250
> session and then use RUNRMTCMD.
RUNRMTCMD is even better than STRPCCMD.  There's a much smaller limit on 
the commands you can run, it doesn't require an open emulation session, 
and it's more of a standard.
However, the need to run an incoming remote command service makes it much 
more complicated to set up.  Plus, you either have to leave it wide-open 
for anyone to run any command on your computer, or you have to somehow 
provide a userid/password when you run RUNRMTCMD, making the programming 
on the iSeries side much more complicated too.
STRPCCMD doesn't require iSeries Access, many emulation programs support 
it. Granted, there are still some that dont, and that might be a 
deterrent (it was for me for a long time, particularly since nothing 
supported it on FreeBSD until I wrote my own) but it's certainly much 
easier.