CA's VM:Operator has 'session' facility to automate a 3270 session using Rexx; >From the client side you just have to login to a VM userid and execute an EXEC >that runs the VM:operator stuff.
> -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:ib...@listserv.uark.edu] On > Behalf Of Ian S. Worthington > Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 1:42 PM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Eliminating screen-scraping > > Hi. > > As a proof of concept I've thrown a client/server app together using > HLLAPI > and screen-scraping. > > The concept having been successfully proved I'd now like to rip out > that > interface and replace it with something that stands some chance of > being > reliable. The question is what? > > My app, after logging in to VM, needs to be able to DEF STOR, mount > tapes, > and IPL a non-CMS system. Via the terminal emulator I can do all that > and > get the responses from it all. > > Is there any other interface I could use to perform those types of > commands > (TCP/IP REXEC maybe?), that would leave the VM system up and > reconnectable > if the connection dropped? > > Failing that, I remember from my misspent youth that we used to connect > to > VM via TTY type devices. These strike me as potentially much easier to > interface with than a 3270 session. Is that support, or support for > some > other line-mode type connection, still present in VM? > > Any suggestions welcome. > > i This e-mail, including any attachments, may be confidential, privileged or otherwise legally protected. It is intended only for the addressee. If you received this e-mail in error or from someone who was not authorized to send it to you, do not disseminate, copy or otherwise use this e-mail or its attachments. Please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete the e-mail from your system.
