Re: Speed up transfers via SNADS

[Neil Palmer <NPalmer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Andre Nortje wrote:
> 
> > Date:          Wed, 18 Jun 1997 23:16:18 -0400
> > To:            MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > From:          PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com (PaulMmn)
> > Subject:       Re: So I tried to CPYTOPCD a *SAVF
> > Reply-to:      MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > You -can- read a savf file from an RPG program...  once you've got
> > the save file created, you can read it and copy it to another file
> > of the same length (528 recl?), which you can CPYTOPCD.
> >
> > At the other end, CPYFROMPCD (FRM?) then use a 2nd program to read
> > the file and write to a Save File.
> >
> > We use this trick to copy save files between AS/400s.  Yes, you can
> > use SNADS functions, but they take so -long- (all that error
> > correction and retrying).
> >
> 
> Will it be faster to send a save file, converted to a disk file, via
> SNADS, then to send the save file itself? Sounds like it. How much
> faster?
> 
> How can one speen up SNADS transfers, is what I am really after.

No.  The fastest way is to save to a savefile specifying DTACPR(*YES)
and SNDNETF the savefile.


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