RE: STRPCCMD -- RPG400-L

I know that this wasn't what he asked for. I was offering an alternative
or another idea for him to consider. 

That would be a good way to do it. I dont know much about using the
as/400 to open links but I know that if it were done with a webpage
interface you could add more options and maybe even use some frames to
keep the list of tracking numbers next to the ups tracking page...

On Wed, 2004-07-07 at 14:13, CWilt@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Jeffery,
> 
> I don't think you're following what the original poster wants.
> 
> He has a green screen program running in a 5250 session and he want the user
> to be able to hit a F-key and have a web browser open on the PC with the UPS
> tracking info for the given packages.
> 
> iSeries web server has nothing to do with what the original poster wants to
> do.
> 
> However, you've given me an another idea. (or perhaps this is something
> similar to what you were trying to say ;-)
> 
> Instead of opening the PC browser directly to the tracking site, the RPG
> program could build a static temporary web page with a redirect to the
> appropriate UPS URL then use STRPCCMD to open the browser to the local
> webpage just created by the RPG program.
> 
> Charles
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeffrey Lee [mailto:jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 2:38 PM
> > To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> > Subject: RE: STRPCCMD
> > 
> > 
> > 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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