RE: Accessing documents in IFS with Excel from the iSeries

STRPCCMD  ('START \\SERVERNAME\REPORTS\ITDEPT\SALESRPT.PDF')


You're missing the server name.

Charles Wilt
iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
ph: 513-573-4343
fax: 513-398-1121
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of R Allen
> Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 4:06 PM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: Accessing documents in IFS with Excel from the iSeries
> 
> 
> I tried you suggestion but cannot get mine to work, what is 
> the share name
> gdisys or rob?
> 
> The actual path is /REPORTS/ITDEPT/SALESRPT.PDF
> I have a share named REPORTS over the /REPORTS directory
> 
> I tried: STRPCCMD ('START REPORTS\ITDEPT\SALESRPT.PDF')
> 
> I tried: STRPCCMD ('\\REPORTS\ITDEPT\SALESRPT.PDF')
> "The system cannot find the path specified"
> 
> I tried: STRPCCMD ('START \\REPORTS\ITDEPT\SALESRPT.PDF')
> "Network path not found"
> 
> None of these worked, what am I overlooking doing wrong? 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> John
> 
>