Re: Testing a TCP/IP RPG application

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On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 15:00:04 +0100, "Darren McBride"
<darren.mcbride@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Folks,
> 
> I have written a set of programs for the AS/400 and the PC that enables
> RPG
> applications to read PC databases, control Outlook/Word/Excel, browse to
> web
> pages etc. So from a 5250 screen for example, users can press an F-key
> and
> Word will popup with a predefined template with data from the AS/400 or
> you
> can send an email via Exchange from an RPG program. This are small
> examples
> of how it can be used. 
> 
> The problem is that it is working fine in two sites, and I have sent it
> to
> two other sites for evaluation. In the new sites under evaluation, the
> communication of data between the AS/400 and the PC does not work and I
> do
> not have access to their AS/400's. I have asked all the relevant
> questions
> (is TCP/IP started, what are the network addresses etc.) and all the
> answers
> appear fine. The PC simply does not receive the information from the
> AS/400
> that the RPG programs is sending using the sockets API. I don't know what
> minimum TCP/IP configuration on the AS/400 is required to make it work
> (*DFTROUTE in a routing table or something).
> 
> Is there anyone out there with their own AS/400 or with a test AS/400
> that
> would be willing to take a copy of my programs and test it under
> different
> TCP/IP configurations (or at least tell me the minimum of what is
> required).
> I can assure you that the programs will not destroy or damage anything on
> you and a single library is all that is required on the AS/400.
> 
> In return for this gracious favour I can either pay a small reward, make
> a
> dontation to the charity of their choice or give them a worldwide licence
> of
> the software to use in their/their clients company for free (how's about
> that then!!).
> 
> All I need to find out is what is required with this damned thing to make
> it
> work on an ethernet network in any AS/400 site.
> 
> I would ask that people reply to me privately so as not to clog up the
> midrange lists.
> 
> Many thanks in advance,
> Darren
> 
> 
> 
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