Re: Automating data from AS/400 to Microsoft Access.

:::Weekly, a user have to print a report from AS/400 to get the information 
:::that she needs then manually find and type it into an Excel spreadsheet 
:::along with some other informations.  I want to incorporate the datas she 
:::needs automatically by linking or exporting from AS/400 to Microsoft 
:::Access.
:::
:::At first, I try to create a physical file out of the report's spool file 
:::then export to excel, then extract it in Access.  But there are so many 
:::data problems arises.
:::
:::So, I decided to trace the report's source files and do some linking 
:::from there, I used the command DSPPGMREF to do it.  It gaves me a report 
:::listing several program files and input files.  I look some of the input 
:::files, some are report headers, some informations.  I don't know how to 
:::piece together these files.
:::
:::Any suggestions or advise.
:::
:::Please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Vuong.



Vuong --

You may be able to link your Excel spreadsheet to your AS/400 data by simply
writing an RPG program!

Say gang ... did you know that? Did you know that it is possible -- WITHOUT
Client Access -- to put data from your AS/400 right into an Excel spreadsheet
by using an RPG/ILE program?

Peace,

-- Don Schenck
www.SchenckTech.com

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