CL Works Great just the way I wanted it to. -- MIDRANGE-L

Just to let you know, I do have a pc, I do have Ops
Navigator and I do know a lot of the commands you are
speaking of. If the company found out I wrote this little
CL which works great by the way, I would get fired.  Yes I
spend my money and take classes and try to learn, but If I
do anything other than my operator responsibilites I will
be fired. I've already tried 3 different times (and came
up with some useful tools) but was told one more time and
my job will be terminated. That is something someone
doesn't want to hear when they are trying their best to
help a company that has hardware and software and don't
even know how to use it and won't let anyone show them.
Believe me I spend as much time as I can learning. But
they have my hands tied behind my back. I can't make a
move in fear of losing my job.

Thank You I took nothing personal. I just wanted to share
with you what I'm having to deal with.


Thank You
Troy

John Ross <jross-ml@netshare400.com> 12/09/02 01:33PM >>>

I hate to say it but it looks like someone needs an
attitude adjustment.
Instead of looking at it like a boring job you need to
think of it as an
opportunity to learn while getting paid.

Also instead of looking at how to run these commands you
need to determine
what information you are getting from these commands, and
automate that.
With QSYSOPR most just put that in *BREAK mode at a
certain level to get
the messages right away. But you could look at putting a
"Break handling
program" on the message queues QSYSOPR and QFAXOPR and
sending certain
messages to your user profiles message queue, or sending
break messages to
your work station, answering some of the messages, etc.
With the WRKACTJOB
you could look at the API's that do the same thing using
an RPG program and
send messages about what ever you are looking at it for.

I have always wanted to look at the writing a  RPG program
using Acquire to
see if I could send information to another workstation
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/BOOKS/qbkaqv00/11.20.1?
you could do that with your message handling program.

You could read Scott Klement's Socket Tutorial
http://klement.dstorm.net/rpg/socktut/index.html
to get an understanding of sockets and then learn Java and
write a program
on the AS/400 in ether RPG or Java and a PC program in
Java that displays
and allows replies to messages.

You could look at loading Operations Navigator and see
what that has in it
for watching the system, and what else if offers.

  Or you can just keeping looking at a green screen,
cashing your checks
and automating the running of commands.

Sorry if I sound mean, that is not how I wanted it to
sound. But I talk to
people all the time who are out of work and would love a
paycheck, and who
are having to try and learn new stuff on their own time
and money. I
understand you may not have access to a PC, but you have
to look at what
you do have access to and what your company will allow you
to do and see
how you can use that to learn.

Regards
John Ross