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  3. June 2007

Re: Automate upload of Excel data

There's a product from Kemetech systems called CVTXLSDBF that will
handle the conversion from XLS to DB2 database file. I am currently
trying it out for a similar situation and it seems like it will handle
the XLS without any problems.

I am proposing that the user (vendor) ftp the file to me which will be
stored on a Windows FTP server in the DMZ, outside our Firewall. I
will then FTP it from there to the i5 into the IFS, where I will run
CVTXLSDBF to convert it into a database file.

Note: It may also be possible to use the IBM command CPYFRMIMPF if I
can get them to send it to me in a CSV format.

I believe the steps listed above should take care of items 1 and 2
that you listed. As for 3 and 4, I might suggest that you have the
provider add the needed column. Otherwise, I would just duplicate the
data using SQL into another file with the column added once it's on
the i5.

Disclosure: I am in no way employed by or representative of Kemetech systems.



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