Again using MS-Access and our experience with the host
environment, we developed a software product that will
provide automatic, unattended file transfers.
Here are the basic steps executed:
 Automatically
Logon to a TSO or CICS region
Initiate a File Transfer with the Host using DSN and PC
File name
Monitor the Download or Upload process until completed
successfully.
Construct an Activity Log to record exactly what occurs.
The system utilizes a table based approach to storing
the Host File Transfer parameters in order to completely
automate the download process. Your User ID and up to
8 different Passwords are used for the automatic logon
process. Automatic password resetting is performed by
the system and the active password is maintained.
Each different File Transfer is defined as a record in
a table to allow for multiple automatic, unattended file
transfers to occur. The system even handles generation
datasets that change daily, weekly, monthly, etc. A Time
Start method was used to wait until a specific time of
day and then initiate the file transfer process. |
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