Re: fuel meter data to pc to as400

The rexecd product looks interesting. Most likely our pc servers will not
have CA running. The vendor has warned us not to put their software
on a pc with "lots of other stuff". Should be standalone. I know there have
been previous discussions here on remote command to NT. This will be
Win2K(pro) or WinXP(pro). Really looking for most reliable "hands-off".
jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vernon Hamberg" <vhamberg@attbi.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 10:18 AM
Subject: 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
>
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