RE: CA TRANSFER OF CSV,BAI OR XLS FILES (& KEYVIEW)

I am using CA file transfer.  If I tell it to use the fdf, it transfers for
again each record in the 400 is layed out different depending on the lengths
in the csv record.  for example:
csv record:     
rec1-   "19960202","Preauthorized withdrawal","100.00"
rec2-   "19960202","Check#",1000.00"

So when it transfers to the AS400 it basically leaves it like that on each
line so I can not say Check description is in positions 13 thru 19 and
amount is in positions 21 thru 30, because it's not on every field. 

If I say to transfer by file type and select CSV I get an invalid token on
the transfer in the SQL statement, which I have no idea what to look for or
fix there.


>What are you using to upload the file?  Depending on the file transfer
>utility, you have several options.
>Client Access and others will handle csv files.  If you go to some trouble
>in Excel you can convert the csv to prn(fixed length text) which ought to
>work with just about anything. 
>

>> 
>> HELP!!!!!
>> Our bank gave us a new software program called KEYVIEW.  We 
>> pick up our file
>> from them with our check reconcilliation.  The software gives 
>> us the ability
>> to export the data out to either .csv or .bai format.  I have 
>> typed a file
>> with .xls extension to create an excel file also and it allows this.  
>> 
>> Now for the problem, when I transfer any of these files up to 
>> the AS400 the
>> fields are not in the same positon.  I transfer it up to a 
>> 300 char line
>> file.  Because the fields are not fixed length on the pc file 
>> they are just
>> separated by a comma on the 400 file.  I really do not want 
>> to get into
>> having to read the 400 file char by char to determine the 
>> beginning and
>> ending positon of each field.  If I put the file into excel 
>> first, it looks
>> great on excel, each field is separate.  If I save it as .xls and do a
>> transfer it transfer 1 record and it is encrypted!  The file 
>> really has
>> about 900 records.  Is there something I can do, or does 
>> anyone else use
>> keyview and how did they handle this?
>> 
>> 
>> Thank you in advance, Angie  
>> 
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