RE: api/socket solution to talk to a PC

["Haas, Matt" <Matt.Haas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mark,

It's been a long time since I looked at any of this stuff but I think that 
there are some Active X's that come with Client Access that can be used to look 
at data queues and other OS/400 objects. If you install the application 
development stuff as part of Client Access, there's a bunch of samples that 
have this type of thing in it. It may be a better approach than writing your 
own communications routines.

Matt

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark A. Manske [mailto:mmanske@minter-weisman.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 5:25 PM
To: RPG400-L (E-mail)
Subject: api/socket solution to talk to a PC


I am out on a limb here - and desperate for a quick study -

Here is the scenario -

On V5R1, ile/rpg running, I want it to talk to a PC Visual basic program
running on the same PC as the 5250 emulation program is -
will have three copies of rpg running, but only one pc will have the VB
program on it,

The VB program will be written by a company to control a switch to turn off
a conveyer
when my RPG program does not say it was a valid/good scan (bad customer
number/order# ect.)
or time out due to reading eye being out of alignment -

my question is this ---

What the heck am I trying to do (api/socket programming or play space
invaders)
and if so, where can I learn how to do this by the end of the week???

I love putting my foot in my mouth before I look up how to do something -

Thanks for the advice and help


Mark A. Manske
Fleming CSD - Plymouth Division
Sr. Project Lead
Phone      (763) 545-3700 extension 273
Web Site  http://www.minter-weisman.com
E-Mail      mailto:mmanske@minter-weisman.com




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