I was incorrect.  He does use PCAnywhere, but only for real-time access.  He has
his scripts set up in Procomm +.  He tried it in PCAnywhere, but found it was
too unstable (no error checking, and one session was connected the entire night
- resulting in a $600 [US] long-distance phone bill).

Anyway, Procomm + has a dos version and a windows version, and they interoperate
cleanly.  It should be very inexpensive now.

-Adam

Ruben Jvnsson wrote:
>
> Date sent:              Wed, 18 Oct 2000 16:01:16 -0400
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> From:                   "M. Adam Davis" <adavis@UBASICS.COM>
> Organization:           Micro Basics
> Subject:                Re: [OT]:Comm software between a dos computer and a windows
>                 computer.
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> > Well, I was already to suggest PCAnywhere, as an associate of mine
> > uses it to download video store information and statistics each
> > evening to the main office, where access makes its report for the boss
> > the next morning.
> >
>
> Is the scripting done between a dos version and windows version of
> pcAnyWhere. The docs says this won't work.
>
> > He also had issues getting scripting to work, but after a week he
> > seemed to have everything resolved.  Alternately it wouldn't be too
> > difficult to write your own software that does what you need.
>
> This was my first thought too but when reading the add for pcAnyWhere
> it seemed like it would be a good candidate for the job.
>
> >
> > -Adam
> >
> > Ruben Jvnsson wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Anybody knows of a communication software that can operate under the
> > > following circumstances:
> > >
> > > 1. One stationary windows 95 computer has to automatically connect
> > > to various remote mobile dos computers over a GSM mobile phone modem
> > > at predefined times, a couple of times every week, to transfer files
> > > between the stationary windows computer and the mobile dos
> > > computers.
> > >
> > > 2. The communication software in the dos machine should run idle in
> > > the background until an incoming call wakes it up, where it should
> > > either suspend the main task or continue running in the background,
> > > starting to transmit and receive files on commands from the main
> > > windows computer.
> > >
> > > 3. When the transfer session ends, the com software should return to
> > > idle mode waiting for another call, while it lets the main
> > > application continue.
> > >
> > > 4. Preferably the windows software should be able to carry out some
> > > sort of scripting, with which it should be able to delete
> > > successfully transferred files, both locally and on the remote
> > > mobile dos computer.
> > >
> > > I have tried pcAnywhere but have not got it to work. Mainly because
> > > of incompatibilities in script processing between the dos computer
> > > and the windows computer. I have also tried to run the dos version
> > > on the windows machine with no success.
> > >
> > > The application is a data logger for garbage trucks, where the
> > > collected data is id of the garbage bin and wheight for the emptied
> > > garbage which is used for billing information for the customers.
> > > Route lists are also downloaded to the computer in the garbage
> > > truck.
> > >
> > > Anybody knows of another communication software that I could use
> > > here?
> > >
> > > Regards, Ruben.
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> Box 9124, 200 39 Malmv, Sweden
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