RE: Copy a file from IFS to an NT box on network

["Andy Nolen-Parkhouse" <aparkhouse@xxxxxxxxx>]

Rick,

Yes, a solution exists.  Your iSeries can participate in a Microsoft
peer-to-peer sharing network over TCP/IP.  The Win2k server would define
a shared folder on one of its drives.  The iSeries would reference that
share in the QNTC file system.  Security can get sticky and you're
better off having the program which copies from the iSeries to the Win2k
box run under a profile/password which is defined on both boxes.

Check the section on the QNTC (page 70) file system in the manual at the
URL below.  It should give you a good introduction and may be enough to
get the whole job done.

iSeries Integrated File System Introduction Version 5
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v5r1/ic2924/info/ifs/rzaax
mst.pdf

Regards,
Andy Nolen-Parkhouse

> On Behalf Of Richard B Baird
> Subject: Copy a file from IFS to an NT box on network
>
> hey all,
>
> when answering, keep in mind that i am decidedly not well versed in
the
> mysteries of networking - iseries, NT, novell, etc. - but i've been
asked
> to recommend a way of doing the following:
>
> situation: Iseries (v5r1) on corporate network - a mixture of NT and
> Netware.
>
> they currently have software that monitors an outq dataque, and
creates a
> .PDF file from reports that appear on that outq, and places the pdfs
in
> the
> ifs.
>
> we would like to modify this, so that it will do one of the
following...
>
> in addition to the IFS, write the .pdf to a pc disk too (probably
Win2k,
> or
> similar) also on the network.
>
> or
>
> monitor for new files in that path on the ifs, and copy the files to
the
> pc
> disk.
>
> the idea being that users can access the files, without being given
any
> authority to the iseries IFS.
>
> prefer to use rpg and/or cl.
>
> so, I guess what I'm saying is, can as/400 programs recognise other
> network
> paths?  is it just a matter of specifying '//computername/c$' or
similar
> instead of using an ifs path?
>
> I'd appreciate any recommendations, or even a little direction.
>
> thanks a bunch,
>
> rick