Re: Where did I see code to communicate with a bank?

Bob

At 09:02 PM 5/29/1998 -0700, you wrote:
>I recall reading a good article on communicating from the AS/400 to a
>bank or clearing house, but now I cannot find it. I think it was in a
>AS/400 magazine, but I can't find it now.
>
>Problem is that I need to write a program to retrieve reconciliation
>data from a bank.
>
>Anyone remember seeing this article, or have I lost my mind (again)?

You'd probably need to look at Midrange Computing's or NEWS400's CDs or
archives.

We're looking at a product called ZMOD/400. Amongst other things, it
implements the ZMODEM file tranfer protocol of bulletin board fame. It lets
you write scripts that wait for responses from the bank, then send
appropriate characters.

This is pretty neat. It probably uses ICF files to implement the process,
but it's transparent to you, and cheaper than writing something.
Information at

>TrailBlazer Systems
>449 Guilford Cir
>Marietta, GA 30068 USA
>Phone: 7708506966
>Fax: 7708506974
>Web: http://www.softwarejungle.com
>
>Product: ZMOD Open
>TCP/IP, LU6.2, Bisynch, and more; support for EDI, e-mail, and file
transfers 
>System(s): AS/400
>
>Product: ZMOD400
>Communications facility with XYZ modem support, scripting, and BBS access
directly from an AS/400 
>System(s): AS/400

HTH

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55401-2499
(612) 371-1111 x480


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