On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Ken Foskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2008-05-29 at 15:23 -0500, jm wrote: >> does anyone have a sample script for a 3270 connection via perl? >> i've read all i can find for the x3270, x3270-script, c3270, etc. but >> i can't quite wrap my head around how the scripting should work. i've >> done telnet connections with Net::telnet so i am familiar with the >> basics but i can't find anything as 'straightforward' for 3270 >> connectivity. >> >> thanks for any and all help, >> joe > > I assume you have http://search.cpan.org/ > > A couple of suggestions: > > There is openmvs which is a unix shell. This might give you the > ability to script then push the data down to the server. > > There is the ability to run web applications on MVS so this might be an > easier option. > > You could connect via LU6.2 and have a conversation rather than trying > to scrape screens. I don't know how, just giving you something to think > about and ask about. > > Can you remotely connect to the database and avoid the applications? > > > Ken > >
thanks. i did go through cpan, the URI module was the only thing that referenced 3270 connectivity, but it didn't appear to be anywhere near what i need. i'll look into openmvs but was really hoping to find something i could use as an integral part of a perl script so i could gather and forward the desired data seamlessly. unfortunately, i can't connect to the data backend; has to be through a 3270 frontend. thanks for the suggestions. joe -- since this is a gmail account, please verify the mailing list is included in the reply to addresses
