Re: fuel meter data to pc to as400

["Patrick Townsend" <patownsend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jim,

I believe the WS_FTP product can do this. Perhaps something with Watchdog
could do the trick, too. Avoid WAR_FTP (free) due to reliability concerns.

Patrick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Franz" <franz400@triad.rr.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 05, 2002 6:58 AM
Subject: Re: fuel meter data to pc to as400


> > 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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