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At 07:42 2/18/2004, you wrote:
I have a task where in I need to automate a file download from a PC to an
iSeries at V5.2 and again in the oposite direction as a monthly routine.
Only the names of the to and from files will change. I did a cursory
search in the archived and on the IBM site but came up empty handed for
any examples of how to affect this process. Does anyone know where I can
look for examples? Thanks in advance.
If you want to automate that from the AS400, you could create a mount point
in QNTC (mkdir) having the same name as the PC host name and then use
cpyfrmimpf or cpy to get the file. The path to the network file would be
/qntc/hostname/sharename/foldername/subfoldername[/..etc]/file.ext.
There are a few provisos though. The host name can be up to 15 bytes long
(I think), but the share name can only be 13 bytes. That can be a
significant limitation. There are also some problems dealing with DBCS and
SMB signing, which might cause troubles if you need to access any
semi-exotic network appliances.
There's an entire service program full of utilities for working with the
Unix type APIs in the ISeries Toolkit on Sourceforge. I've been using them
in production for over a year now. They have made interfacing with the PC
world MUCH easier.
Pete Hall
pbhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.pbhall.us/
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