Re: Using STRITF

[Carl Galgano <cgalgano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Art:
Do you first need to crete a line desc for an async line?  Is there a
configuation panel to configure ITF?
Carl

At 08:44 AM 1/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
>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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