RE: interface from an AS400 to Unknown.

Create a TCP/IP Socket Server.  Anything can connect to it from any where.
Extremely Fast and can handle multiple connections simultaneously.  I have
examples if you need help.  All in RPGLE.  Basically I read the socket,
translate to EBCDIC and send to a data queue.  Other programs processes the
data queue entries, which I have several instances running, and send the
response back to the socket server.  All you need to keep is the socket id
that the transaction originally came from so you can route the response
back.

Christopher K. Bipes    mailto:ChrisB@Cross-Check.com
Sr. Programmer/Analyst  mailto:Chris_Bipes@Yahoo.com
CrossCheck, Inc.                http://www.cross-check.com
6119 State Farm Drive   Phone: 707 586-0551 x 1102
Rohnert Park CA  94928  Fax: 707 586-1884

***** Note to Recruiters *****
I nor anyone that I know of is interested in any new and/or exciting
positions. Please do not contact me.


-----Original Message-----
From: Fred Mitchell [mailto:fred@fredmitch.freeserve.co.uk]
Sent: Friday, September 03, 1999 12:23 AM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: 


I am currently specifying an interface from an AS400 based sales order
system (JBA) to an external warehousing system.  At the moment, I do not
know which warehousing system this will be or indeed the platform (AS400, NT
or Unix).  I have done this before but the difference this time is that the
interface is to be done interactively, not in batch, in the past I have used
FTP to send and retrieve files to the remote host.

Does anyone have a suggestion for a possible solution to the problem.  This
is still at an early stage so I have a good chance of pushing this the way I
want it to go (AS400).  Whatever the remote host is to be, I am sure it will
be running TCP/IP so would the use of sockets be the way to go?  If so where
do I start (RPG preferred).

TIA,

--
Fred Mitchell
Newcastle upon Tyne, England

+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator:
david@midrange.com
+---
+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---