RE: RAWT processing

Joe, you have the correct idea of what I would like to attempt in that I would like to initiate a GUI on the client by executing a command on the AS/400.  I didn't know about RUNRMTCMD and will look into exploring this option.  Although I have 10 years experince on the AS/400, I am new to JAVA and what it can bring to the AS/400.  I feel like I'm starting all over again!  I'll give you an idea of what I'm trying to attempt and maybe you could let me know if I'm going about it in theright way or if it's even possible.  I have written a new process that allows users to restore information from a 3995 optical server from remote AS/400 systems using ILE RPG.  This process takes anywhere from 2 to 4 minutes to run.   This is where I thought JAVA could play a role.  Instead of having the user look at a blank screen for 2 to 4 minutes, I thought a JAVA GUI called from the restore process showing them the status of the restore would be nice.  Maybe this is bells and whistles, but I thought it would give me an opportunity to jump into JAVA on the AS/400. 

-----Original Message-----
From:   Pluta@nexgensoftware.com [SMTP:Pluta@nexgensoftware.com]
Sent:   Monday, June 12, 2000 10:51 AM
To:     JAVA400-L@MIDRANGE.COM
Subject:        Re: RAWT processing




Rob, I can't help wondering why you want to use AWT rather than a Java
application on the client.  Is the idea that you want to automatically
initiate the GUI on the PC by executing a command on the AS/400?  If so,
you should be able to use RUNRMTCMD to start an application on the PC
(RUNRMTCMD just needs an REXEC daemon running on your PC - you can get
shareware versions of REXEC for testing purposes).  RUNRMTCMD only requires
the IP address of the client PC, just the same as RAWT.  An even more
elegant solution would be to use a client/server approach, where the client
registers itself and then waits on a data queue.

If you'd like to explore either of these options, just ask.

Joe Pluta
www.java400.net
www.plutabrothers.com
"Where the AS/400 speaks Java - with an RPG accent!"




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