Use the Rumba+ Submit Remote Command tool to start and control non-interactive programs on an AS/400 host from your PC without opening an AS/400 display session. Commands can be sent individually or together, and they can be saved in an ASCII file for re-submission. Return codes are received but program data cannot be returned from the host system.
For an example of using Submit Remote Command, imagine your accounts receivable department prints a group of reports every morning which requires them to enter a series of AS/400 commands. You can streamline the process in the following way:
The Submit Remote Command utility also has a command line interface which allows you, for example, to execute Submit Remote Command from a PC batch file and send AS/400 commands in a specified .txt file.
The Rumba+ Submit Remote Command tool is located under . Submit Remote Command is also a legacy API and available as an ActiveX control in the Rumba+ ObjectX Development Kit.