We have a PC running a Reflection session with a COBOL program that is
doing nothing but file transfers to a fax server (in the NT network), a
credit card authorisation server and so on. This program also looks for
files on the HP or in any directory on the NT server transfers them to
the required platform and eventually streams other jobs and threats the
output again if required. All this is written in simple COBOL using the
Reflection Command Language (some escape codes and RECEIVE, SEND, ...
commands). I can provide you the source or part of if you want. It works
just great.

Another tool we are using a lot is NetBase Client APIs in a Windows
environment and we doing pretty much the same with that, but it is a
little more complicated to do this kind of stuff.

If you need more info, please mail me directly.


Patrick Muylaert
Virgin Express
Information Systems
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> ----------
> From:         Klaus Franke[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Reply To:     Klaus Franke
> Sent:         dinsdag 23 september 1997 15:52
> To:   [log in to unmask]
> Subject:      AGAIN Filetransfer Question
>
> Hi admins,
> this was my first mail:
> ***START***
> one of our customers has the following problem:
>
> he has:
>     - mpe xl 4.0 (and no support)
>     - ns
>
> he does not have
>     - lots of money
>     - ftp on the 3000
>     - netware/ix
>
> He wants to do a filetransfer from a job on the 3000 to a pc or a
> novell fileserver.
>
> I can't see a chance to do so, but perhaps one of you knows a solution
> to this problem (HP arpa services and dscopy???).
>
> Kind regards
>
> Klaus Franke
> *** END **
>
> A few of you responded 'use reflection', so it seems to be neccessary,
> to clear one point:
>   - they want to transfer a file from a  j o b, this means - initiated
> from the hp3000 -, so reflection won't help.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Klaus Franke
>