Re: fuel meter data to pc to as400

Would polling the PC ona  regular basis work? You could install some kind
of REXECD and set it up to allow a dedicated non-interactive user from
AS/400 to execute a program on the PC. It could be a VB or Access app that
sends back data from a certain date/time.

Or this could have the ftp command, based on a batch-like script, in it.

Client Access has such a server. Win2K/NT have one, but you may need to
install it. It has the drawback that lots of other stuff gets installed
that you probably don't need.

I saw this on the net, at <http://www.denicomp.com/rexecd95.htm>. Cost is
about $40, single license. There's a version for NT.

At 09:58 AM 5/5/02 -0400, you wrote:
> > 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