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RUNRMTCMD

Asked by: CompTech810

I'm using RUNRMTCMD to run RTOPCB on a PC that isn't on the same network, to pass an AS/400 file to a PC.  I'm using the following command values: RUNRMTCMD CMD ('c:\edi\company\EDI2PC.BAT') RMTLOCNAME('12.34.56.78' *IP) RMTUSER(USER) RMTPWD(PASSWORD).  After pressing enter it appears that the command works.  I checked the spooled file and there is a print of the commands that are in the batch file from the PC.  I checked the PC and the command did not run.  Does anyone know what I am missing?

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2009-07-01 at 13:39:22ID24537770
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AS/400 Client Access Iseries

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Programming for iSeries / AS400

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Answers

 

by: Gary_The_IT_ProPosted on 2009-07-01 at 16:43:08ID: 24759261

If you see the commands from the BAT file in the job log, then it ran.  What makes you think it didn't?

A few thoughts:

  • Is it an old job log? 
  • Are you certain that you have the correct IP address of the target machine? 
  • Is there a bug in your EDI2PC.BAT file that is causing you to think that it isn't working?  A common bug is to use a mapped network drive in your BAT file that isn't mapped in the service that handles RUNRMTCMD requests.  You generally need to use UNC names instead of drive paths (\\servername\sharename\myfile.out instead of z:\myfile.out). 

Try this:

RUNRMTCMD CMD ('dir c:\ > c:\runrmtcmd.test.txt') RMTLOCNAME('12.34.56.78' *IP) RMTUSER(USER) RMTPWD(PASSWORD)

Or, stick a command at the top of your BAT file that does something similar that you can check.  Make sure you write output to a local drive or a UNC name.

Then check the root folder of the target PC for a file called runrmtcmd.test.txt.  If it is there, then you are successfully running commands.

- Gary Patterson

 

by: CompTech810Posted on 2009-07-07 at 06:31:05ID: 24794020

Sorry late getting back to this.  I'm the only IT guy and had a couple fires to put out.

I tried the command that you specified and it worked.  The commands in my batch file are all local to the c:\ drive.  I'm going to try your suggestion and run a part of my batch file at a time to see where it is failing.  

Do you know if there is a log I can check on the remote PC for errors?

 

by: Gary_The_IT_ProPosted on 2009-07-08 at 07:51:41ID: 24804415

A few things you can do:

  1. Post a copy of your BAT file and we may be able to make some suggestions as to likely problems. 
  2. In Control Panel - iSeries Access Administration - Diagnostic Tools, you can configure a Detail Trace.  Filter it to the Incoming Remote Command service.  Don't forget to turn it off when you are done.
     
  3. Use the following command to start your BAT file:  yourfile.bat > c:\diag_file.txt 2>&1  This will redirect standard output and standard error to the file c:\diag_file.txt (nothing magic about that name or location).  You can then view the diag_file.txt file to see any error messages produced.  For more on input and output redirection, see:   

- Gary Patterson

 

by: CompTech810Posted on 2009-07-08 at 08:01:47ID: 24804517

I figured it out.  The RUNRMTCMD can run PC OS commands.  I had "RTOPCB /S C:\TRANSFER.TTO" in my batch file.  I then replaced it with the command "RXFERPCB c:\TRANSFER.TTO username password"  and it is now working.  Not sure if the PC couldn't run the RTOPCB command, or it needed to use RXFERPCB with user and password.

 

by: Gary_The_IT_ProPosted on 2009-07-08 at 08:56:36ID: 24805140

Great!  Thanks for posting back with your final resolution.

- Gary Patterson

 

by: CompTech810Posted on 2009-07-10 at 12:16:57ID: 24826523

How do I select my solution as the accepted solution?  

 

by: Gary_The_IT_ProPosted on 2009-07-10 at 12:25:39ID: 24826618

You probably needed to provide an AS/400 user ID and password, which is why RXFERPCB worked and RTOPCB didn't.

Odds are, all you need to do is use step 3 from my reply above, 24804415, and you will be able to see the error being generated.

- Gary Patterson

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