Just a brief editorial comment. A file transfer link inherently means the application interactions will be batch-oriented. That is, Application A (and probably others) won't know the same information as new Application B. New Application B will always have untimely information.
Does that untimeliness matter? It depends on the applications, but often yes, it's bad because it's not what the business wants. Or at least the business users soon realize it's not what they want, and then unnatural acts are performed. Be careful you're choosing the correct connectivity for the business requirements. File transfer (of any sort) may not be the correct choice for that and possibly also for other reasons (such as security). If file transfer is the correct choice, I'll drop a hint and ask if you have looked at z/OS UNIX System Services pipes. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples GMU VCT Architect Executive (Based in Singapore) E-Mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
