Re: Running S21 tasks from outside S21 -- SYSTEM21

One other difference, if I remember correctly. EXCAMTASK allows you to
specify the 'run environment' i.e. you run a default task in the 'PRD'
environment.  With RUNAMTASK the task has to be defined in your 'run
environment' - If task SL   03 1234 is called it will use the 'blank'
environment  library list so you must set up the task as SLPRD03 1234 if
you wish to use the PRD environment.

Richard Caldicott
Director of Implementations
& Efficiency
Tandy Brands Accessories
817-548-0090 extn 146


                                                                           
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RUNAMTASK works just fine, although it doesn't have the help text that
graces EXCAMTASK, is undocumented and it is a trifle pernicketty.  It
requires you to specify the PGM parameter, even though this would not
appear necessary - given that you've just specified the task code!  If
you've got the brute to work, I'd carry on using it.

Regards

Mike

system21-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 21/04/2005 11:20:28:

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>
>
> Hi,
>
> We need to run a S21 (bespoke) task in order to extract some data to be
> used by a PC progarm.
>
> A search of the archives comes up with with the suggestion of using
> EXCAMTASK.  Unfortunately when I try this in Aurora it does nothing. The
> old RUNAMTASK does seem to work, but a very wise person has advised that
> this is an old command that we shouldn't use.  Does anyone have any
advice
> on that subject?
>
> The second part of the question is whether it's better to use FTP,
Client
> Access or some clever stuff with database triggers (i.e. the PC program
> uses ODBC to write to an AS/400 DB file that has a trigger on it).
Again,
> I'd be grateful for any advice on this.
>
> Best Regards
> Chris
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