Re: CD write from 400

["Bob Crothers" <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,

There are others who provide low end AS/400 SavXXX to CDR.  News400 had
a list in their street talk column (online) several (as many as 6)
months ago.  I might have the links at work.  Yell if you need them.

Bob


-----Original Message-----
From: John Bussert <jbussert@stecnet.com>
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 4:07 PM
Subject: RE: CD write from 400


>Yea, I know who you are talking about, I have too had discussions with
them
>and just don't see the value in the price.
>
>I will take another look at it to see if it can be "smoothed out as a
>process.
>
>Thanks
>
>john
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
>> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Bob Crothers
>> Sent: Friday, April 02, 1999 9:59 AM
>> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>> Subject: Re: CD write from 400
>>
>>
>> John,
>>
>> That is the way you must do it.  Save your stuff to tape.  Then run
>> CDIT.  CDIT will then read all of the stuff saved on the tape and
put
>> the files in the IFS directory you specify on the command.
>>
>> All of the low end AS/400 save stuff to CDR works this way.
>>
>> There  is only one alternative that I know of.  But it costs over
>> $5,000 and I personally do not like the attitude the company has.
Very
>> arrogant and just plain @$#holes.  This was especially insulting to
me
>> since I am an ISV also.  Gives us all a bad name.  I vowed that I
would
>> not do business with them.  But, I have their name & web site at
work
>> and can get it for you next week if you would like.
>>
>> If the save files you are taking to CDR are all "one of's", there
are
>> ways around the tape stuff, but they require programming and
probable
>> modification to your install procedures.
>>
>> If what you are taking to CDR is NOT SAVOBJ/LIB stuff, then you can
>> skip the tape step. And I think CDIT handles this situation.
>>
>> Re the poor support experience with Bavarian, I can not comment on
that
>> as I have always dealt with their developers.  In fact, one of them
>> (the author of CDIT in fact) hangs out on Midrange-L so I would
expect
>> him to chime in shortly on this thread.
>>
>> Bob Crothers
>> Cornerstone Communications
>> http://www.faxserver401.com    <--Get your FREE working demo of our
>> Internet Fax Software!
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Bussert <jbussert@stecnet.com>
>> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
>> Date: Friday, April 02, 1999 10:36 AM
>> Subject: RE: CD write from 400
>>
>>
>> >I'll get the details.  I had someone do it for me and they said
that
>> >something about having to save to tape first, then somehow copying
>> from tape
>> >to the 400, then the CD.  It sounded awful complicated, but
>> truthfully, this
>> >is second hand.  He did talk to the tech support at the vendor, but
>> got more
>> >confused than helped.
>> >
>> >I will have to look into it more, I was just hoping that this was a
>> nice
>> >simple process.
>> >
>> >Thanks
>> >
>> >john
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
>> >> [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Bob Crothers
>> >> Sent: Friday, April 02, 1999 7:28 AM
>> >> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
>> >> Subject: Re: CD write from 400
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> What is not working with CDIT?  Can you give some more details?
I
>> use
>> >> CDIT and it works like a champ for me.
>> >>
>> >> Bob Crothers
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: John Bussert <jbussert@stecnet.com>
>> >> To: Midrange-L <midrange-l@midrange.com>
>> >> Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 7:33 PM
>> >> Subject: CD write from 400
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >Has anyone used the CD write tool CDIT from Bravarian software?
We
>> >> have
>> >> >tried a demo and can't get it to work.  They were not much help
on
>> the
>> >> >phone.
>> >> >
>> >> >If not, does anyone else know how to create a CD from 400 saves?
>> >> >
>> >> >Thanks
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >John Bussert
>> >> >jbussert@stecnet.com
>> >> >Swift Technologies, Inc.
>> >> >847-289-8339
>> >> >847-289-8939 fax
>> >> >
>> >> >+---
>> >> >| 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
>> >> >+---
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> +---
>> >> | 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
>> >> +---
>> >>
>> >
>> >+---
>> >| 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
>> >+---
>> >
>>
>> +---
>> | 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
>> +---
>>
>
>+---
>| 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
>+---
>

+---
| 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
+---