Status of PPP connection

Does anyone know of a way to check for the status of a PPP connection after
the STRTCPPTP command is executed?

I have a CLP that runs unattended in batch mode. It dials up a remote sever
(WinNT) and initiates a TCP/IP PPP connection using the STRTCPPTP command.
After this PPP connection is established, I run an FTP script to log on to
the remote server and transfer a file. Usually, everything works fine but
occasionally the FTP script fails because the PPP connection has not been
fully established. Currently, I'm just using a DLYJOB command to allow time
for the PPP connection to be established before starting the FTP script.
What I'm looking for is a way to determint that the PPP connection has been
successfully established and is ready to be used.  Any Ideas?

TIA,

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Brian D. James
Integrated Systems Development, Inc.
Email: bjames@isdsolutions.net

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