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

One other solution you could consider is creating a data file on the AS/400 
with the data you want on the PC.  I've found that if you create the data file 
using a Program Described Output File then you can also use edit codes, 
including the leading minus sign and decimal points for numeric fields.  

The file can then be transferred a number of ways, but I prefer FTP personally. 
The technique is fairly low tech but it works and is easy to maintain.


In <199812041358.FAA24761@law-f84.hotmail.com>, on 12/04/98 
   at 05:58 AM, "Vuong Nguyen" <vuongtn2@hotmail.com> said:

>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.

>______________________________________________________
>Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
>+---
>| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
>| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
>| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
>| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
>| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
>+---


-- 
-----------------------------------------------------------
boothm@ibm.net
Booth Martin
-----------------------------------------------------------

+---
| This is the Midrange System Mailing List!
| To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com.
| To subscribe to this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-SUB@midrange.com.
| To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com.
| Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com
+---