It sounds like what you want to do is similar to a web services type call… Scott Klement did some neat stuff with that a while back…
Take a look at this web page:
http://www.scottklement.com/httpapi/

You should be able to use this code to have an RPG program attach to the URL on your server, and then receive the return response (just like a browser would) back into a stream file. You can then parse the stream file to review the results of the URL call…

Hope this helps
Phil C

So, one option..
Can you call that process from a command line on the server?
There is an FTP command called “QUOTE” which allows you to send a command to the FTP server. Of course, it all depends on permissions, paths, etc – but you might be able to call the process via FTP. Google is your friend for help with that.

Another option -
When you upload the file, the properties of the file should indicate when it was changed. It might be possible to set up a CRON job on your web server to check that file – and if the file has changed since the last time it was checked then process the file.

Regards
Mike

What I am trying to do is: I am FTP to a web server to dump a data file to update product availability on our web site for people to purchase. I am dumping this file for update every fifteen minutes. Once I have the file dumped, I am wanting to invoke the URL to update the web server database with the file I just sent. I can call the AS400 CL from my desktop which allows the STRPCO command to work, but when I try to run the CL in a batch job, it does not work. I understand that is because I am not using a PC to invoke the job with an AS400 5250 emulator session. I thought about invoking the URL once i was on the server within the FTP script, but I’m not sure how to code that in the FTP script. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Bob