RE: PL/I for AS/400 -- MIDRANGE-L

Title: RE: PL/I for AS/400

If it is running v1r2, you might as well attach the system to a rope and use it as a boat anchor.

The modern Iseries AS/400 is a great machine, but the one you have is 10 years old at that release level.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Weatherly, Howard
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 8:53 AM
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: PL/I for AS/400

Not sure about the code you got but I am sure that 1.2 is way out of date!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: mi�rcoles, 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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