I've been looking for a freeware app which will just poke some character
into a process (say, Accuterm or wIntegrate) every n seconds/minutes. We've
got a rather short logoff timeout at a client, and I don't have access to
the setting.

Has anyone seen such an animal? I've found mostly IE/Internet keep alive
apps, but no freeware to just send a character into a process I can name.

I know I could run a program inside the Pick TE, but that's a pain compared
to a constantly running desktop program with an activity timer...

Thanks,

Ed

ED,

Is this a setting from the Operating System (Linux?) or Database (D3?)
- if the latter, then I don't think keepalives will do the trick, as
the input has to be "seen" by the application.

If from the OS, then Accuterm DOES have a "Send Keepalives" checkbox -
click the "advanced" button in the telnet box on the "connection" tab
(assuming you have a reasonably recent version)


HTH

Ross Ferris
Stamina Software
Visage > Better by Design!


Ed Sheehan wrote:

I was using Accuterm as an example. I'm actually using Dynamic Connect
(IBM's dumbed-down version of wIntegrate).

It's on windows, so I'm looking for a windows app that will let me specify
the window title string, then send a character I specify if the window
hasn't had activity for a specified amount of time.

The Accuterm keepalive would be perfect if it were available on DC, but no
such luck.

Ed

"Ross Ferris" <rossf (AT) stamina (DOT) com.au> wrote

Good luck with that ! I take it the timeout is OS based then?

I have no knowledge of DC, but even to achieve what you are after would
imply some form of scripting capability ... does DC have a VBA variant
- maybe set a timer there & reset on activity (or not) ... if it's not
documented, I doubt you are going to find anything "free", so ATWIN may
still work out to be a cheaper option than having someone write some
one-off code for you .... have you tried IBM support or the U2 group?


Ed Sheehan wrote:

Hi

Very simple CPP application with timer.

case WM_TIMER:
Search desktop windows with Accuterm text
Send group of messages like WM_KEYDOWN and WM_CHAR

I can write such program. But it is not good decision. It should be
done on server side or by Accuterm. For example BRIZ have sets of
timeouts.

regards,
Grigory

you could always setup one of those perpetual motion birds by the
keyboard!

I tried that once, but she kept doing her nails instead of hitting the
keys!

dzigray wrote:

Trained monkeys were proposed for the oriignal Microdata systems to do IRI
when system hung (sorta the opposite of what you need, though).

Chandru

"Rick Kann" <him (AT) comp-ware (DOT) net> wrote

Ed:

I haven't seen anything in your posting that states which OS you are
using. I don't know Linux / Unix-based systems, but I am on Win 2k /
Win 2003 / XP, and I have to change the setting in the registry, in
Pick Systems (RainingData on 7.4.x), using REGEDIT (HKey_Local_Machine
/ Software / PickSystems (or RainingData) / D3 / CurrentVersion / D3VME
/ Pick0). Click on the folder "Pick0", and In the pane, right side of
window, double-click "TelnetDisc", change to "0".

Every time I install D3, I have to change this setting, or my
connection(s) will time out, based on whatever the TelnetDisc value is
(usually, it is "1"). I'm sorry if I have misconstrued your question,
but your problem sounds very familiar to one that I haev experienced.


Jim Cronin




Ed Sheehan wrote:

"JJCSR" wrote:

Export common registry preferences into a specific directory on your
server. When you install D3 or other software, just double-click the
file to import your preferences.

A long time ago I wrote a D3 routine that would read/update the
registry. This allowed the D3 environment itself to be more
self-maintaining, and to serve more as a system administrative tool
than a financial application environment. I dunno, this was yet
another of my hair-brained ideas that I thought was pretty cool but
others don't seem to understand or appreciate.

T