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Communicating between an OpenVMS and Windows via an IPDaemon FTP Server?
I have two applications; an application on an OpenVMS system the other on a Windows PC. The OpenVMS application would execute TCPIP/DCL commands to the Windows application. The windows application is coded with VS2010 C++ and IPWorks V5.
The problem: perform work on OpenVMS then using a DCL command, wake up the PC client application and finish the work on the PC.
FTP and TELNET are the options to communicate with the PC application. I am considering creating an embedded FTP server in the Windows application, associate a task to a file name and do work when an empty file is received on the FTP server. This approach isn't elegant but appears very functional as I could, from the OpenVMS system, transfer any number of files, each associated with a dedicated PC task. If you have a better approach, please send it along.
IPWorks Help, embed IPDaemon in my C++ Windows app. Let me know your thoughts on the approach. If you have example code you can forward, it would be very much appreciated.
Current tools available, IPWorks V5 C++, IPWorks V8 .Net.
Many thanks!
Tim
The problem: perform work on OpenVMS then using a DCL command, wake up the PC client application and finish the work on the PC.
FTP and TELNET are the options to communicate with the PC application. I am considering creating an embedded FTP server in the Windows application, associate a task to a file name and do work when an empty file is received on the FTP server. This approach isn't elegant but appears very functional as I could, from the OpenVMS system, transfer any number of files, each associated with a dedicated PC task. If you have a better approach, please send it along.
IPWorks Help, embed IPDaemon in my C++ Windows app. Let me know your thoughts on the approach. If you have example code you can forward, it would be very much appreciated.
Current tools available, IPWorks V5 C++, IPWorks V8 .Net.
Many thanks!
Tim
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Interesting. Would I create a Telnet Server listener in my Windows C++ application? I understand the Telnet create.. but am confused on what I should be checking on the Windows side. Last night located an FTP server written in C++ which was being integrated to the app. A telnet solution would seem to be a better / cleaner solution. Can you offer more details of the process with more detail on the windows side?
Many thanks!
Many thanks!
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I located an example listener. Thanks NOCI!
Tim
Tim
You can better wait for a connect on the windows system. (listen...).
On VMS you can use TELNET /CREATE to create a TNAnnnn device you can use to send command through to the remote system.
The TNAnnnn device can be opened using OPEN/READ/WRITE lnm TNAnnnn
and you can send data using WRITE lnm "xxxx"
etc.
This is much less overhead.