Re: fuel meter data to pc to as400 -- MIDRANGE-L

The rexecd product looks interesting. Most likely our pc servers will not
have CA running. The vendor has warned us not to put their software
on a pc with "lots of other stuff". Should be standalone. I know there have
been previous discussions here on remote command to NT. This will be
Win2K(pro) or WinXP(pro). Really looking for most reliable "hands-off".
jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vernon Hamberg" <vhamberg@attbi.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: fuel meter data to pc to as400


> Would polling the PC ona  regular basis work? You could install some kind
> of REXECD and set it up to allow a dedicated non-interactive user from
> AS/400 to execute a program on the PC. It could be a VB or Access app that
> sends back data from a certain date/time.
>
> Or this could have the ftp command, based on a batch-like script, in it.
>
> Client Access has such a server. Win2K/NT have one, but you may need to
> install it. It has the drawback that lots of other stuff gets installed
> that you probably don't need.
>
> I saw this on the net, at <http://www.denicomp.com/rexecd95.htm>. Cost is
> about $40, single license. There's a version for NT.
>
> At 09:58 AM 5/5/02 -0400, you wrote:
> > > Simply FTP from the PC to the AS/400.
> >It's the automation on the pc side that's got me. Fuel meter to wireless
to
> >a pc "server". No one operates that pc, except for management reports.
> >I have as400 based retail app that has to immediately invoice the fuel
> >and other services. Is there an automated pc program to watch a file and
> >ftp to 400 when it gets a record? like we think of data queues? This is
> >a pc "package" and we want to not customize it, just get it's data. I
could
> >"get" the data from the 400 if I add an ftp server to each pc like like
> >WS-FTP
> >on every pc, start it at boot up (hope it never crashes).
> >Looking for best but reasonable method. Must be reliable. This is 24x7
> >airport fueling like Dulles Airport in Washington, with no technician on
> >site.
> >Retail clerk has less training than Burger King, and fueler only sees his
RF
> >unit.
> >jim
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Bob Larkin" <blarkin@wt.net>
> >To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
> >Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2002 11:03 PM
> >Subject: Re: fuel meter data to pc to as400
> >
> >
> > > Simply FTP from the PC to the AS/400. You might consider using an FTP
Exit
> > > Program t on the iSeries o kick off processing of the received data.
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > Jim Franz wrote:
> > >
> > > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> > > > --
> > > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> > > > Looking for ideas or products to keep pc ascii text data real-time
> > > > automated updated to as400. We are looking at AVTRAC fuel meters
> > > > doing wireless update to pc with their software. We want to do
> > > > unattended update to as400 so counter sales can immediate invoice.
> > > > This at over 20 locations wide area network.
> > > > Any other Aircraft Fuel Meters? I can see ftp but pc would need
> > > > server software (maybe in W2K?). Am familiar async/bysync but
> > > > not pc side.
> > > > jim franz
>
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