Re: Using STRITF

["Art Tostaine, Jr." <atostain@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Rob Ward wrote:

> I have a user who is dialing into a bank's mainframe to retrieve account
> info.  They are currently using a PC to do this but we were throwing around
> the idea of doing it from the As/400 just to see if we could do it.
>
> I found some code on midrange computing's website for dialing into a BBS via
> the AS/400 and I've used that as a model but I can't seem to get anywhere
> with the STRITF (Start Interactive Terminal Facility) command.  Anyone ever
> try to do this before and get it to work?  My main problem is I receive a
> comm failure but don't get any messages as to why it failed.  I never hear
> the modem dial out as well.
>
> Rob Ward
> M-C Industries, Inc.

Rob:

Are you using your ECS line & modem?  If yes, you have to set it to ASYNC.  If
you have already done that,  run STRITF and watch the modem.  If the TR light
goes on, you've got the right resource name.  Type ATDT 5551212, and see if
Transmit or Receive lights flicker (TD & RD).  If yes, you're talking to the
modem correctly.

You could try to run a comm trace and see what the modem is returning, STRCMNTRC

--
Art Tostaine, Jr.
Creative Computer Associates, Inc.
Parlin, NJ
atostaine@crecomp.com


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