Re: AS/400 Access from NT

*SNIP
I would like to get suggestions on the following :
a) Methods that can be used for the NT server to check that the AS/400 is
up/available before initiating the transfer of data.
b) Methods of getting data files from the AS/400 to the server
c) A method of checking a User ID & Password keyed into a sign-on screen on
the server against the password for the same User ID on the AS/400 (to
allow
password control to be centralised on the AS/400)
*ENDSNIP

Irene,

One of many ways to see if the AS/400 is up is to try a call to the
dataqueue interface.  Another idea would be to try and start an FTP
session, although the AS/400 could be there and the FTP server might be
down in that case.  Check the System API reference, there may be some API's
you could use.

In order to get files to/from the AS/400, why not just move the data onto
the IFS and mount the NT server onto the AS/400 IFS.  That way the data is
all on the AS/400 with its security, back up/recovery, etc. and the NT
applictation can continue to use it.  Any AS/400 application program can
read/write to both DB/2 and the IFS so you can build the backend any way
you would like.  There is a good redbook on the IFS mounting techniques.
It is called.Exploring NFS on AS/400  (SG24-2158-00)

You can call API's to check the user profile and password.  There is a
security API manual on the old softcopy CD.

HTH

Jim


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