Re: PING in a CL-program

At 08:46 AM 8/6/97 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Staffan, 
>
>
>Excerpts from mail: 6-Aug-97 PING in a CL-program Staffan
>Lofberg@netorom. (974*) 
>
>> Hello 
>
>> I am trying to check if another host is active in batch mode. I am using 
>> PING. How can I determine if I get the message TCP3206 in a CL-program? 
>
>> Greatful for any help. 
>
>> Staffan Lofberg 
>
>TCP3206 is sent first as a STATUS type message (if *VERBOSE was
>requested on message mode parameter of the ping command) to the external
>queue of the job message queue.  It is then sent as an informational
>message.   You should be able to monitor (MONMSG) for the status message
>in the CL program (though I personally have not tried this).  

I played with this.  TCP3206 is sent as an informational message.  An
escape message will not be sent is the RMTSYS parameter is valid.

Al



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