Re: fuel meter data to pc to as400

> Simply FTP from the PC to the AS/400.
It's the automation on the pc side that's got me. Fuel meter to wireless to
a pc "server". No one operates that pc, except for management reports.
I have as400 based retail app that has to immediately invoice the fuel
and other services. Is there an automated pc program to watch a file and
ftp to 400 when it gets a record? like we think of data queues? This is
a pc "package" and we want to not customize it, just get it's data. I could
"get" the data from the 400 if I add an ftp server to each pc like like
WS-FTP
on every pc, start it at boot up (hope it never crashes).
Looking for best but reasonable method. Must be reliable. This is 24x7
airport fueling like Dulles Airport in Washington, with no technician on
site.
Retail clerk has less training than Burger King, and fueler only sees his RF
unit.
jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Larkin" <blarkin@wt.net>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: fuel meter data to pc to as400


> Simply FTP from the PC to the AS/400. You might consider using an FTP Exit
> Program t on the iSeries o kick off processing of the received data.
> Bob
>
> Jim Franz wrote:
>
> > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > --
> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > Looking for ideas or products to keep pc ascii text data real-time
> > automated updated to as400. We are looking at AVTRAC fuel meters
> > doing wireless update to pc with their software. We want to do
> > unattended update to as400 so counter sales can immediate invoice.
> > This at over 20 locations wide area network.
> > Any other Aircraft Fuel Meters? I can see ftp but pc would need
> > server software (maybe in W2K?). Am familiar async/bysync but
> > not pc side.
> > jim franz
> >
> > --
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