Comments on: connecting from RPG to a web browser

By: yuva47

yuva47 — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:24:39 +0000

Hi burtmis,

Is it possible to include the link to that article?

Thanks,
YuVag

By: tomliotta

tomliotta — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:47:16 +0000

Forget STRPCCMD (except in particular circumstances that don’t seem to apply in your case). It’s intended essentially for DOS-based Client Access, rather than modern Windows and iSeries Access and later. Use functions that are from appropriate modern technology. E.g., use RUNRMTCMD with an appropriate rexec service on the PC.

Current systems — even including recent Windows releases — are not going to allow a different system to simply reach across the network and execute programs on them. Allowing such an action implies incredibly lax security. Proper setup is required before it’s going to work in a rational, reliable manner. It’s hard to believe that people still think it should simply work because you execute a command on an AS/400 when the same people would be upset if it happened by executing a command on another PC in the network. How would you protect against viruses and other malware if this was a common and easy action?

Tom

By: burtmis

burtmis — Mon, 13 Jun 2005 08:48:31 +0000

In order to do what you want to is very simple. I found a article on the “search400.com” website on this. Insert a Web URL into your display file and enable the “Execute URL” option under the Hotspot Setup, which can be found on the PC5250 “Assist” menu. Then just press a mouse key or a cmd key and it should work. I have it working on about 40 PC’s right now. Hope this helps.