Re: Getting a PC File to the AS/400 via Client Access (Windows 95)

[Chuck Lewis <CLEWIS@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Yep, I've tried that too, seems to be some deal with numeric data comming from 
the
Unix file...

Paul Tuohy wrote:

> Chuck Lewis wrote:
>
> > Hi Folks !
> >
> > I am TRYING to get a file from a PC to the AS/400...
> >
> > We are on a 620, V4R1
> > Windows 95
> > Client Access
> > Net Soft Router
> > TWIN-AX (BOS) emulation card
> > NO network (yet...)
> >
> > File is from a Unix system via a custom written utility that produces an
> > ASCII text file, "columnar" layout, no delimeters...
> >
> > WHAT is the easiet way to do this ?
> >
> > Thanks !!
> >
> > Chuck
> >
>
> Chuck, if I understand the problem correctly, what you need is an FDF file. An
> FDF file is the equivelent of an external description for the PC file, where 
>the
> field names etc. correspond to the file on the AS/400.
> The easiest way to generate this file is as follows:-
>
> 1). Create the required file on the AS/400. This is the file that will 
>eventually
> receive the PC data.
>
> 2). Transfer this file to the PC, ensuring that the PC file generated will
> conform to the layout of the PC file you will be uploading. Ensure that you
> generate an FDF file.
>
> 3). Transfer your PC file to the AS/400, ensuring that you specify the FDF 
>file
> generated in step 2.
>
> This works using the Transfer options in the Client Access Folder, not the
> Send/Receive options on PC5250.
>
> HTH
>
> Paul Tuohy
>
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