Invoking a PC Application through CL Program:

From a CL we can invoke and PC applications like Notepad, MS Work, Calc, etc.
STRPCCMD allows you to launch an application on a personal computer that is attached to the host iSeries system. It is the only PC Organizer (PCO) function supported by Host On-Demand for 5250 sessions. STRPCCMD can be invoked directly from the iSeries command line or through the Client Access/400 Organizer menu.
To use STRPCCMD, do the following:
1. Start a 5250 session.
2. Log into the iSeries host system.
3. Start PC Organizer. Enter the following command at the iSeries command line:
STRPCO PCTA(*NO)
Host On-Demand does not support the PC Text Assist (PCTA) function of PC Organizer. You must specify a value of *NO for the PCTA parameter.
4. To run STRPCCMD, do one of the following:
o From the Client Access/400 menu, select option 7 (Start a PC Command).
o Enter the following at the iSeries command line, then press the PF4 key:
o STRPCCMD
5. Specify the full path name of the application (for example, C:\winnt\notepad.exe) at the PC Command prompt.
o STRPCCMD PCCMD(C:\WINNT\NOTEPAD.EXE’)
6. Specify whether the computer should pause after running a command. Enter one of the following:
*YES
The computer pauses after running the PC command, then returns to the iSeries session. If the PAUSE parameter is set to *YES, Host On-Demand waits for the PC process to complete and is blocked until the process exits. Host On-Demand waits for the parent process to complete even though the PC process executes a child process.
*NO
The computer returns directly to the iSeries session.
Please try out this program to open a notepad application from your AS/400 System.
PGM
MONMSG MSGID(CPF0000 IWS4010)
STRPCO PCTA(*YES)
STRPCCMD PCCMD('C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE’) PAUSE(*NO)
ENDPGM