RE: PL/I for AS/400

[Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>]

WITH  V1R2 software is  is for sure a CISC 
system and a very early model at that.

At 08:52 AM 02/08/2001 -0500, you wrote:

> Not sure about the code
> you got but I am sure that 1.2 is way out of date! were up to 4.5. The
> 9404 is a good machine and can do most anything you need it to do (except
> for PL/I it seems). I would get IBM to give it a once over though! On the
> other hand If you are thinking of dumping it, I might be interested in
> taking it off your hands. 
>
> Do you know if it is a CISC or has it been upgraded to RISC (Or were all
> 9404s RISC?) 
>
> For what it's worth, unless you are doing a great
> deal of bit manipulation, you might just want to convert to COBOL and for
> the programs that do have some of the more exotic features of PL/I you
> could use 'C' or RPG or even Fortran.
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Robert Sitko
> [mailto:solarsystems@email.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 07, 2001
> 16:34 
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com 
> Subject: PL/I for AS/400 
>
> Hello all, 
>
> We're considering converting our Wang VS system to an
> IBM AS/400 because 
> we're concerned about Wang dropping support for the
> VS line.  So last week 
> we picked up an obsolete AS400 and thought we might
> be able to get some 
> hands on testing.  The system came with two
> tapes (version 1.2 of OS/400) 
> and a PTF tape, and it has what looks like two full
> height and one half 
> height disk drives.  It also came with two
> operator consoles. 
>
> When we power it on, we expected it to IPL, but
> instead, a code of 999 
> appears on the operator console.  Should I just
> throw this machine out and 
> get a newer model from IBM, complete with
> documentation and up to date 
> Operating system?  Or does this one have any
> value (training value, that 
> is). 
>
> But, since all our Wang applications are written in
> PL/1, and I just found 
> out that IBM does not market PL/1 for the AS400 any
> more, maybe I should 
> look into other platforms.  And, I'm told, the
> PL/1 that used to be 
> available was really a very limited subset (no
> language support for writing 
> interactive programs, for
> example). 
>
> I'd appreciate some insight into these
> problems: 
>
> 1. Is the AS400 I just bought useless?  I think
> it's a model 9404, but I 
> have no documentation on it
> whatsoever. 
>
> 2. Should I just trash it, if it's no good, or try to
> sell it for a few 
> bucks on ebay or through a used
> market? 
>
> 3. Is PL/1 available for the AS/400; if not from IBM,
> then from anyone? 
>
> 4. Can someone tell me how to IPL this thing? 
> Just to see if it works? 
>
> Thanks, 
>
> Bob 
> Solar Systems 
>
> ------Original Message------
> From: Dimitri Efimov
> <defimov@wiese.com.pe> 
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com 
> Sent: February 7, 2001 8:08:56 PM
> GMT 
> Subject: RE: Help using SNDEMAIL
>
> Angie, 
>
> Do You mean SNDDST command? 
> We have a AS/400 connected to Microsoft Exchange and
> send e-mail via: 
> SNDDST TYPE(*LMSG) TOINTNET((&EMAIL))
> DSTD(&ASUNTO) MSG(&MENSSAGE1) 
> LONGMSG(&MENSAGETXT) 
>
> Only thhe name of the user who send e-mail has to be
> defined in DS. 
>
> Here U can find how setup SMTP:
> http://www.as400network.com/Resources/ClubTech/TNT400//bo400ng/as400smtpsetu
> p.htm 
> <http://www.as400network.com/Resources/ClubTech/TNT400//bo400ng/as400smtpset
> up.htm> 
>
> Hope this information can be
> usefull 
>
> Have a nice day, 
>
> Dmitri 
>
> -----Mensaje original----- 
> De: Angela Wawrzaszek
> [mailto:wawrzaszeka@AUSTEEL.com]
> Enviado el: miércoles, 07 de febrero de 2001
> 12:15 
> Para: Midrange Mail List (E-mail)
> Asunto: Help using SNDEMAIL 
>
> I have been using this command in a few CL programs
> however the recipient 
> has always been "hard coded".   I
> am now trying to use this from an RPG 
> program and I cannot send parms.  I tried just
> calling a CL program that 
> executes the SNDEMAIL command and pass the email
> address.  However I get 
> that the path contains null characters.  How can
> I pass an email address to 
> this command or the CL without having to basically
> recreate the whole 
> program again. 
>
> I see from the CL that Address is 7847 characters
> long to account for 
> multiple recipients.  Do I have to define a DS
> and then pass the whole DS in 
> specifying where each address could appear, 
> name of recipient and the type 
> (ie. *PRI...)  or can I somehow just pass an
> email address and message to 
> the command and except all other defaults so the DS
> will get created when 
> the CL is called? 
> Angie Wawrzaszek 
> M.I.S. Department 
>
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