Re: Batch automate connecting to AS400's

[Bob Larkin <blarkin@xxxxxx>]

Andre Nortje wrote:
> 
> I would like to write a CL/RPG set of programs that will run in
> batch. At 4 different locations (other AS400's) nightly jobs are run
> that produce files to upload to a central AS400.
> 
> I would like a batch job to run at 06h30 that will passtrough to the
> remote AS400's, receive the network files, restore them at central
> head-office. When done, end passthrough and connect to the next
> AS400.
> 
> When all data is received, a batch job will then print a consolidated
> report.
> 
> So my question is: What are DDM files, how do they function, and how does
> one apply this to run remote commands.

Just a thought, but why not use SNDNETSPLF from each of the remote
machines. You could then receive the files on your main machine and
proceed with the process.

If you wish to use DDM, you would create a DDM file that would allow the
main CPU to run a program that would read the DDM file (In actuality, a
file on a remote), and process the record.

Passthru would not be necessary, nor would remote commands, unless you
wish to actually execute a process on one of the remotes, in which case
the remote could write the output to a DDM file that would actually be a
file on the main system.

-- 
Bob Larkin
Larkin Computer Consulting
blarkin@wt.net
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