Re: Web Page/Green Screen Integration

> There are a few issues with this approach that you may need to consider:
> 
> a) It's limited to 123 characters at a time.  Though, it should be 
> possible to build a batch file this way if you really need to allow more.
> 
> b) Some 5250 emulators don't allow this remote command feature. (It can be

> a security exposure since a user running a green screen program may not 
> expect that it'll do something on his PC.)
> 
> c) The format of the command string that you send to the PC is different 
> depending on the operating system that the PC is running. The one I sent 
> you is for Windows, but it wouldn't work if the user was running Linux or 
> Mac or whatever.

For the users involved we are a Windows-only, Client Access only shop.
While I had limited STRPCO and STRPCCMD to QSECOFR only, we don't have a
problem opening it up to the profile used by the order entry system [should
I be thankful that we are a manufacturing facility, wholly owned by a UK
firm, and not subject to SOX?].

The 123 character limit might be a problem at some future point.  

Thanks for the heads up.