User`s guide
PC*MILER-AS/400 MVS User’s Guide 30
6.0 Starting and Stopping the Mileage Server
At least one instance of PC*MILER|TCP/IP must be running before you can start
PC*MILER-AS/400 Multi-Version Switch (as400.exe). AS400.exe while running
maintains a list of available PC*MILER versions. It will find a newly started
instance of PC*MILER|TCP/IP and will remove a version which has stopped
responding.
If you edit StartMvs.bat and create a shortcut for it in your startup folder as
described in installation Step 4.4, the software you installed on your dedicated PC
will cause the interface to start automatically when the PC is turned on. If Client
Access Express is running on the PC, then click on the PC*MILER AS/400 icon
or reboot the PC. Client Access Express must automatically sign on with a user
ID and password, if unattended startups of the mileage server PC are desired. (To
automate the sign-on process by supplying a user ID and password, see Appendix
D for Client Access Express.)
When the mileage server (as400.exe) starts, it displays the connection status in the
mileage server’s log window. You can bring up this window by clicking on the
mileage server’s Window menu and choosing Display Server Log.
The Name of Mileage Request or Input data queue, and the library in which the
queue resides, are logged. The number underneath the data queue name and
library is the connection status return code. Good returns are: