*TOOLS/HOSTTEST Test *plus/cs/spawn Interface
Invocation
CALL "*tools/hosttest"
Description
This utility will test your system to confirm that WindX can spawn a subordinate task using the *plus/cs/spawn (*plus/spawn) utility. When using WindX, it can be run to confirm your setup or to assist in analyzing what might be wrong should you find you are having trouble with the spawn logic.
It runs the following tests:
Format and contents of the %PXPLUS_HOST$ global variable
Valid Host name and Port number provided
Access to spawning queue management file (*plus/cs/queue)
Server provided and Port can be accessed by the WindX workstation
Spawn of known test program works
(The HostTest utility was added in PxPlus 2022.)