Re: [SYSTEM21] Running S21 tasks from outside S21

[MWaite@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

RUNAMTASK works just fine, although it doesn't have the help text that 
graces EXCAMTASK, is undocumented and it is a trifle pernicketty.  It 
requires you to specify the PGM parameter, even though this would not 
appear necessary - given that you've just specified the task code!  If 
you've got the brute to work, I'd carry on using it.

Regards

Mike

system21-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 21/04/2005 11:20:28:

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> 
> Hi,
> 
> We need to run a S21 (bespoke) task in order to extract some data to be
> used by a PC progarm.
> 
> A search of the archives comes up with with the suggestion of using
> EXCAMTASK.  Unfortunately when I try this in Aurora it does nothing. The
> old RUNAMTASK does seem to work, but a very wise person has advised that
> this is an old command that we shouldn't use.  Does anyone have any 
advice
> on that subject?
> 
> The second part of the question is whether it's better to use FTP, 
Client
> Access or some clever stuff with database triggers (i.e. the PC program
> uses ODBC to write to an AS/400 DB file that has a trigger on it). 
Again,
> I'd be grateful for any advice on this.
> 
> Best Regards
> Chris
> 
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