Date:         Wed, 4 Feb 1998 07:46:53 -0500
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From:         Phil-Reaston <PReaston@OFFICEDEPOT.COM>
Subject:      Re: Using CICS client
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You can do this without using CICS clients. Ensure that CICS sockets is
anabled in the CICS region you will use and then write your Win95 app as
a normal sockets enabled app, connecting to the IP address of your MVS
system using the port that CICS is listening on. The first message you
send after connection should contain the CICS tranID to start in the
first four bytes, followed by any parameters e.g. sneding 'SC01,2101'
will start tran SC01 and pass 2101 as a parameter. The CICS part of this
is documented in the CICS Sockets Guide. I have done this successfully
using Visual C++ on Win NT, and also have seen it done with Visual Basic
from NT.
 
Phil Reaston
Senior Developer
Office Depot, Delray Beach, FL
 
 
 
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> From:         SAJANVM[SMTP:SAJANVM@INF.COM]
> Sent:         Wednesday, February 04, 1998 7:57 PM
> To:   CICS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
> Subject:      Using CICS client
>
>      Hi there,
>
>      Am trying to develop a Win '95 app which needs to execute a CICS
> txn
>      on MVS.
>
>      I understand that using CICS client V2.0.2 and greater, you can
> use
>      TCP/IP to achieve this.
>
>      Is there anything that I have to set up on the host to enable
> this ?
>
>      What are the pre-requisites or co-requisites required ? (on host
> as
>      well as client)
>
>      Am completely new to this, so basic info will also help .
>
>      Thanks in advance
>
>      Sajan Mathew
>