RE: STRPCCMD -- RPG400-L

What you could do if you have a webserver running on the as400 is make a
cgi page to handle dynamic links.

I would set it up this way:

if you have 5 shipments that you want clickable tracking numbers for
user Bob you could make a file to accept some variable like
http://www.think-solutions.com/tracking.cgi?username=bob
which would then take the username bob and show the 5 tracking numbers
in a table or list.

1Z...
1Z...
1Z...
1Z...
1Z...

each as links. You could have your program write these numbers to a PF
file that the cgi program would read. Each record could be named that
users name so it would be setup like this:
BOB
tnum1 = 1Z...
tnum2 = 1Z...
etc.

then when the cgi program reads that file it could take each variable
and use it to create the links.

This is a little vague but I think I could be more specific if you need
me to be. I am new at RPG programming so my coding looks a little more
like php than rpg but I know something like this would work.


On Wed, 2004-07-07 at 12:33, CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Only thing I could think of would be to create a batch file that accepts the
> 5 tracking numbers
> 
> You could put the batch file on a server, that way you won't need it on each
> PC.  The strpccmd then becomes
> \\server\share\trackups.bat xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx
> xxxxxxxxxx
> 
> the batch file can then be:
> 
> start http:\\www.ups.com\tracking\......
> 
> whatever it needs.
> 
> Depending on how the UPS web site handles the URL when you pass less than 5
> tracking numbers, you might have to do some additional work in your batch
> file to find the parms that are empty.
> 
> 
> Other option:
> The newer 5250 emulators can recognize a web URL and create a hotspot for
> it.  Haven't used this myself, but you might be able to use this
> functionality instead of STRPCCMD.  Your users would need to use the mouse
> to click the URL hotspot on the green screen.
> 
> HTH,
> Charles
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 11:56 AM
> > To: rpg400-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: STRPCCMD
> > 
> > 
> > I am writing a program that will allow users to view UPS's  
> > tracking system
> > on the web from a RPGIV program. I have been successful when 
> > there has been
> > only one tracking number. I use the STRPCCMD command to initiate the
> > process. However, when trying to use multiple tracking 
> > numbers the PCCMD
> > parameter exceeds 123 characters and the program 
> > malfunctions. Has anyone
> > had any kind of experience with this and can tell me how to 
> > possibly get
> > around this problem?  Thanks.
> >  
> > Gary Fraser
> > IS Manager
> > Peerless-Winsmith Inc.
> > (716) 592-9310 x527
> > fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >  
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