brada@bardlover.Eng.Sun.COM (Brad Albom) (01/10/91)
Hi- I've got a fairly typical & hopefully simple requirement. I need to transfer data files over phone lines from a DEC VAX/VMS to an IBM PC/DOS environment. The DOS end is running Windows 3.0. I'd like to be able to do this either on demand or on a scheduled basis from the DOS end. I've been told that the VAX has a version of Kermit available. What's the best way to accomplish this ? Can kermit be caused to dial out, initiate a seesion, transfer a file & wrap up from a single command line or batch file or does it require human intervention at some point ? Does Windows provide any mechanism for scheduling a program to be run in the future ? Thanks in advance, -brad albom Software Engineering Solutions, Inc Office: (707) 552-5248 - Probably get our machine Office: (415) 969-0141 - Probably get a secretary FAX : (415) 961-3050 - Probably get a high pitched tone email : brada@eng.sun.com - Best Bet
early@3988.dec.com (Robert W. Early) (01/12/91)
In article <5595@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>, brada@bardlover.Eng.Sun.COM (Brad Albom) writes... >Hi- > >I need to transfer data files over phone lines from a >DEC VAX/VMS to an IBM PC/DOS environment. The DOS end LCTERM, which is a variation on KERMIT, comes with sample script files which describe how this may be done. The latest KERMIT package from Digital Press, which is a book and a PCdos floppy disk (about $15.00+postage) claims to be able to do this, but so far I've only used LCTERM. However, some business groups DO NOT WANT their emplyees using automated processes with their computer systems (some companies have 'firable' rules regarding the placing of system access command in script files (security and all that stuff). >Can kermit be caused to dial out, initiate a seesion, >transfer a file & wrap up from a single command line >or batch file or does it require human intervention at some Kermit claims it not only can do this, but can actually run itself on during a certain time window (lets say: from 9:32 pm to 10:05 pm), and makes itself unavailable for logins at all other times. Both LCTERM, Kermit, cpm/Kermit DOS/Kermit all seem fully compatible with VMS KERMIT32. You need to be careful about VMS - VMS Kermit or DOS to DOS Kermit, because the default for "local" and "remote" terminal disconnects is excatly the same, and can cause a lot of grief by having both ends going into "server" mode or "local" mode. It causes the modem to hang, because during this operation DTR is held hiugh by the software at both ends. And although you can get one end to drop by releaseing the DATA/TALK switch, the other end is a bit tricky (unless there's an alternate dial up path, and you can attach to that process. RobertW +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Usual Disclaimer: I'm solely responsible for my actions. | | Bob Early early@3988.dec.com | | Please reply by electonic mail only. Thanx | +------------------------------------------------------------+