Re: Client Access questions

Not loco, you are correct, the portions of CA/400 you noted are a FREE part
of OS/400.  No Charge.  (For V4R3? and above you can use NetServer for
shared folders.)  We recently solved the same problem you noted by
installing the base comm package as follows:

Client Access, ODBC Installation and Setup  on a Win95/NT Client/AS400

CA/400 Installation:

1. Start Microsoft Windows 95.
2. Select Run from the START menu.
3. Type ...\CA400\IMAGE\SETUP.EXE.  Select the option for a MINIMUM
installation. Follow the prompts to complete the installation.  (Do not
install the desktop icon; unclick “view readme”).
4. Reboot the PC.
5. This PC will now have base CA/400 support which includes connection
configuration, shared folder support, and ODBC support.
 
Apply CA/400 Service Pack:
 
1. The latest CA/400 service pack is required for CA/400.
2. Type ...\CA400\SPACK\SETUP.EXE.  Follow the prompts to complete the
installation.  (Get from web and put in ...\SPACK\).
3. Once this is complete you can configure your AS/400 and ODBC
connections. Access AS/400 connections from the Client Access folder and
follow the prompts to create an Environment/Connection to the AS/400.  
4. You can access the ODBC Administrator from the Client Access Folder or
from the Windows 95 control Panel.

HTH,


Jerry



At 12:34 PM 8/30/1999 -0500, you wrote:
>I must be going a little loco....
>
>I was under the impression that a portion of client access was no-charge.
> This portion of CA/400 included Ops Navigator, ODBC, etc.  It did NOT
>include TN5250E, Netsoft Router, File Transfer.
>
>The problem I am trying to solve is twofold:
>1) ODBC access from Excel, VB, etc.
>2) Access to IFS through network neighborhood.
>
>If anyone has any answers, I would love to hear them.
>
>Regards and thanks in advance,
>John
>
>John W. Cirocco
>Director, Information Technology
>Pierce & Stevens Corp.
>710 Ohio Street
>Buffalo, NY 14203
>John_Cirocco@PierceStevens.com
>Phone 716-856-4910 Ext. 201
>Pager 1-800-670-7039
>   or 6707039@pagemci.com
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Jerry Draper, Trilobyte Software Systems, since 1976
Specializing in connecting PC's, Windows, MAC's, and LAN's to the AS/400
Representing Synapse, Apple, IBM, UDS, Nlynx, MI, Perle, Netsoft, etc.
(415) 457-3431; (415) 258-1658fax; jdraper@wco.com
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