ATM HOST INTERFACE FOR FOX 2.6A

[dougdancer]

Our program is written using Foxpro 2.6a. We are currently trying to develop an interface with an ATM sub Host called sparrow.
We would like help on how to develop this especially the interchanging o messages between the sub host and our HOST PROGRAMM

 

[DSummZZZ]

Kind of a broad topic.

It depends a lot on:
The type of communication between the two,; LAN, WAN, 'net, serial
The type of actions you need to perform; look for particular strings, signals, flags
What needs to happen on either end; update tables, replies, save stuff and so on.

If you could be a little more specific on your needs on certain topics we can surely help out or point you in the right direction.


-Dave Summers-

Even more Fox stuff at:

http://www.davesummers.net/foxprolinks.htm

 

[JRB-Bldr]

Depending on the answers you provide to Dave's questions above, this might be easy to accomplish or an upgrade to Visual Foxpro might be advised.

Just because your original program was originally written in Foxpro 2.6a does not eliminate the possibility of upgrading the application. In fact most of the FP2.6 code will continue to run in a VFP environment.

Good Luck,


JRB-Bldr
VisionQuest Consulting
Business Analyst & CIO Consulting Services
CIOServices@yahoo.com

 

[dougdancer]

Thanks for the reply

The type of communication is LAN based using TCP/IP or ISO async Protocol

Or program is to wait for a signal from the other program in form of a message, what we are not sure of is the format of the message.

Sparrow can connect to host either using TCPIP or ISO async
Protocol. As the inital hand shake its send 997 cr2 message to host.

Format of the message is fixed length. Consists of the fixed
length with differnt fields. All this messages are online sent to host. They
are not sent in a file

Since its online message its no file format. But for downloading
the balance and card details we use a file if host is not capable supporting
online message for this two type of message

This message are logged in our database and sent online

The size varies according to the type of host specs your developing. Max size doesnot exceds
470 Bytes

Thanks Charles

 

[DSummZZZ]

There really isn't a gracefule way to use Foxpro for TCP/IP communication. You may be able to get Winsock to work using REGFN(), but I can't provide any examples.
It may be easier to use Visual Foxpro (If you have it) to do the comm portion to the terminal, then send the message to Foxpro using a que table or raw file somehow.


-Dave Summers-

Even more Fox stuff at:

http://www.davesummers.net/foxprolinks.htm