Call AcuCobol Program in Unix from Windows and obtain the output

Hi, sorry for my english and my Cobol skills. I have a little question,
can i run an Acucobol Program what resides in a Unix Server from a
command line of a PC running windows 2000, and obtain/view the output (
like a DOS command, but using some Cobol Exe ) ?


Thanks,=20

Mart=EDn Olivares
C=F3rdoba - Argentina

martin.olivares@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi, sorry for my english and my Cobol skills. I have a little question,
> can i run an Acucobol Program what resides in a Unix Server from a
> command line of a PC running windows 2000, and obtain/view the output (
> like a DOS command, but using some Cobol Exe ) ?
> Thanks,

Hi Martin,

The quickest and easiest way would be to use the "AcuConnect" product
from AcuCorp.  This is exactly what this product was designed for.

You could also write your own client/server programs using "C$SOCKET"
command.

Regards,

Ray Smith
ray@RaymondSmith.com

Thanks for your help. The Acuconnect alternative did you mention is
using the thin client or another technique (like an EXE) ? I need to
access the program in a synchronously mode from a .Net assembly thats
wraps the programs call.

Regards,

Mart=EDn Olivares

martin.olivares@gmail.com wrote:
> Thanks for your help. The Acuconnect alternative did you mention is
> using the thin client or another technique (like an EXE) ? I need to
> access the program in a synchronously mode from a .Net assembly thats
> wraps the programs call.

Hi Martin,

The Thin Client product and AcuConnect use the same base TCP
communication tools, but AcuConnect has no GUI component.

AcuConnect installs itself as a service on the host computer.  Then any
other computer running AcuCOBOL can "call" any program on the host
computer just as easily as calling a program on the same computer (with
appropriate security and setup details).

Regards,

Ray Smith
ray@RaymondSmith.com