Re: Starting an AS/400 program from mainframe

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Hello Peter, 

You wrote:
>Therefore, what we need is a way to start the receiving program from the
>mainframe, if and when information is available.

Trying to remember what was available at VRM320 is taxing my tiny brain but 
here goes:

VRM320 did not have RUNRMTCMD so using the remote command execution of TCP 
is not available however you may be able to use the FTP QUOTE command to 
issue a mainframe program start request, kick of some JCL, or whatever.

You might also be able to use the SBMNETJOB command to start something on 
the mainframe.

Failing that, if you have the the Communications Utilities program product 
5763-CM1 installed (or can install it from your product tapes -- although 
that may be a chargeable component -- it certainly was at one point) then 
you can use the SBMRJEJOB or SNDRJECMD to send a job request to the 
mainframe.  I don't think you need anything special installed on the 
mainframe but you will need to configure the appropriate communications 
devices.  See the RJE Guide for more details.

Failing that you could probably configure SNA devices to issue a program 
start request on the mainframe when varied on but I can't remember enough of 
that anymore.

Last resort is to write a CPI-C or sockets program that could initiate the 
program start request.  See the CPI Communications Reference or the Sockets 
Programming manual for more details.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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