Re: PC XMODEM Async comm to AS/400

["Eduard van den Braken" <eduard.van.den.braken@xxxxxx>]

I know of a package called ASCIIplus from DCS in Dallas Texas.

some information out of a old folder.

Some of there keywords:
PC Polling
PC dial-up
File & Record transfer

Features:
over 130 CL commands for creating applications
XMODEM, YMODEM and KERMIT protocols are supported
Menu-driven configuration
ASCII <-> EBCDIC translation

telephone:
(214)705-8200  or  (800)999-2495


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> Van: Neil Palmer <npalmer@nxtrend.com>
> Aan: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Onderwerp: PC XMODEM Async comm to AS/400
> Datum: woensdag 14 mei 1997 2:21
> 
> I'm hoping someone out there has an answer to this.  It's probably not
> that complicated, but if anyone has already done this, knows someone who
> has, or knows of an available software comm solution that can be
> purchased to do this, I would appreciate knowing.
> 
> Present application (distributed at over 200 locations) has a PC DOS
> based application that dials up to a Unix box and using Async XMODEM 
> comm uploads flat files.  An AS/400 then runs a regular job that does
> SLIP TCP dial to the Unix box and FTP's any new data back to the 400 for
> processing.  The PC application can't really be changed (so having them
> do a SLIP TCP dialup to the 400 and FTP the file directly is out) due to
> the problems of getting it distributed to all required sites (half of
> which have 386 or older PC's) - but what we would like to do is
> eliminate the Unix box and have the PC's call the 400 directly and
> upload the data.
> It would have to handle the communications from the PC without changing
> the PC application.
> 
> Any ideas ?
> 
> TIA
> 
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