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Darlene, Where is the data going to live? Are you only going to have one daatabase that is accessed (via DDM or SPECIAL device) by the remote systems? Or is each system going to have its own database, running update jobs to synchronize the local/remote data? These types of issues dramatically alter the possibilities. If you have independent databases, I would probably just create an "export" utility for the AS/400 to read from your multi-format logical and write the record images into a S/36 non-described file. Shouldn't take more than a dozen lines of RPG code to produce a file that your s/36 could read. Actually, something like this would probably work: (pretty sloppy, but hey! its free! :) FMFLogical IF F 500 DISK FS36OUT O F 500 DISK IMFLogical NS 01 I 1 500 IMAGE C 01 EXCEPT OUT OS36OUT E OUT O IMAGE 500 ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ Darlene, In a message dated 98-05-21 16:45:43 EDT, you write: <<snip>> > On the AS/400, I've used the format selector program, created separate > physical files for the files that had multiple record types, and created > multiformat logicals for those physicals. Using legacy code, it works > great! The problem is that some of the sites will still be on a SYS/36 > and need to access files on the AS/400. The SYS/36 doesn't know what to > do with a multiformat logical file on the AS/400! The AS/400 also needs > to access files on the SYS/36s. <<snip>> What platform is actually responsible for creating records in this file? Sounds like the solution needs to start there... Regards, Dean Asmussen Both systems (AS/400 & S/36) are creating records. Both systems need to share records created on another systems. Darlene Brengle Norsoft, Inc. +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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