RE: IBM Expedite for AS/400

Thanks Bill!

I downloaded the Expedite Base/400 Programmer's Guide from the IBM website.
I had a few fires to fight today, so it'll be tomorrow before I can start
reading.  I did see where there's also a TCP/IP FTP gateway to the
Information Exchange network.  I wonder if I could just FTP my text file to
the target mailbox?  I know I will have to go through the proper procedures
(PPP connection, network password, userid, etc.) but I don't see why it
couldn't be done.  Have you or anyone else ever transmitted to an
Information Exchange mailbox via the TCP/IP FTP gateway?

Thanks again for your help!

Harold Morgan
Programmer/Analyst
Southern General Financial Group
cmorgan@inshse.com


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com [mailto:owner-rpg400-l@midrange.com]On
Behalf Of Bill Meecham
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 11:24 AM
To: RPG400-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: IBM Expedite for AS/400


Harold,
You will need an account before you can test drive over a network but you
can run the expedite base command using the correct parameter to analyze the
scripting that you've entered.  Doing that will load the expedite output
files.

Expedite runs a program that reads through files that you load with scripts.
You should have a book that lists the script commands and parameters.  There
are 2 types of script commands.  One type is connection and profile
information and the other is data related.   Each type must be entered in a
different file.

When I was with Extol I created a set of commands that would actually create
the correct script line in the expedite files but I don't think ExtoL will
sell the interface separately, you have to first buy their EDI product.  The
commands were much better than playing with the scripting but of course it
took awhile to create them to behave with the correct dependencies, etc.

I think the expedite software was written for the mainframe which is why the
documentation for the 400 is oddly written but they are written!  They tell
you how to do set up and scripting, it's best to get copies of them!

Good luck!!
Bill


----- Original Message -----
From: Harold Morgan <harchar@bellsouth.net>
To: <RPG400-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2001 8:54 PM
Subject: IBM Expedite for AS/400


> Hello all,
>
> Is anyone familiar with IBM's Expedite application?  I need to transmit
data
> to a state department's mailbox on the IBM Information Exchange network.
> They suggest using Expedite for this process.  I downloaded the files from
> IBM's website, FTP'ed them to the AS/400, and restored the libraries
> (downloaded files).  Since there were no instructions for setup, beyond
the
> forementioned steps, I took a guess and ran what I think is the driver CL.
> It kicked out with an error saying, "no profile found."  Can I set up a
> dummy profile or do I need to set up an account with Information Exchange
> before I can take a test drive?  Any help will be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Harold Morgan
> Programmer/Analyst
> Southern General Financial Group
> cmorgan@inshse.com
>
>
>
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