Re:Using STRITF

>I have a user who is dialing into a bank's mainframe to retrieve account
>info.  They are currently using a PC to do this but we were throwing around
>the idea of doing it from the As/400 just to see if we could do it.
>
>I found some code on midrange computing's website for dialing into a BBS via
>the AS/400 and I've used that as a model but I can't seem to get anywhere
>with the STRITF (Start Interactive Terminal Facility) command.  Anyone ever
>try to do this before and get it to work?  My main problem is I receive a
>comm failure but don't get any messages as to why it failed.  I never hear
>the modem dial out as well.

Chances are fair to middling that your modem needs to be configured differently.
Trouble is, you can't *reach* the modem to issue new AT commands!  One work-
around is to configure a temporary leased line to talk to the modem.  Issue your
AT commands (&C1&D2 if I remember rightly...), then try the switched line again.
You basically need to get the modem to bring DSR up properly.  May need &S1...
Be sure to write the commands to perm. memory (&W) so you don't have to go
through it again.  You may need to tinker for a while.  When you find the proper
combination, tape it to the top of the modem so you can re-create it when this
modem dies...

hth
Buck Calabro
Commsoft, Albany, NY

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