does anyone here know anything about OS/2?

[dawtcalm]

At work we have this old app that runs on OS/2, but it crashes every now and then. I would like that server to notify another pc on the network when it is down.
In NT you could have aWindows scheduled task run every couple minutes to see what exes are running, identify if the exe in question is running, and if not send a msg to my pc on the same network that it is down.

I know nothing about OS/2 so have the following questions
1. Can you create "cron jobs" in OS/2?
2. Is there something like "net start" function in OS/2
3. Is there something like "net send" in OS/2?
4. or can you use tcp pipes in OS/2?
5. what is the preferred scripting languages in OS/2, so I can start searching for some useful resources on the net...

[linuxguru]

Try the forums on www.os2world.com

Been too long since I used OS2

[cdnLilWolf]

You can try contacting derek at finnsoft.com. He's an old acquaintance from my SOHO days. His website is a bit dated, but he is still active on the SOHO-CAN listserv and I know he knows OS2 (or did).

[number9]

The current version of OS/2 is sold as "eComStation" - see www.ecomstation.com
There are many eComStation and OS/2 related sites on the web.
eComStation includes networking features including support for TCPIP.
Your version of the OS may or may not include networking.
See "http://www.ecomstation.com/support/" for a list of newsgroups. (bottom left of page).



I know nothing about OS/2 so have the following questions

1. Can you create "cron jobs" in OS/2?
- Don't know for sure but "cron" probably ported to OS/2.

2. Is there something like "net start" function in OS/2
- Yes.

3. Is there something like "net send" in OS/2?
- Yes.

4. or can you use tcp pipes in OS/2?
- Don't know but most likely you can.


5. what is the preferred scripting languages in OS/2, so I can start searching for some useful resources on the net...
- OS/2 uses the REXX scripting language.
- you can also create batch files to execute desired programs.

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Not in the know about networking but nevertheless hope this helps.
- number9

[dawtcalm]

thanks guys!