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Wayne-- Forget ODBC for the VB-to-AS/400 connection and use OLE DB! Like ODBC, it comes with CA/400 (the part that doesn't need licensed) and makes a good realtime pipeline between your VB app and the AS/400. See www.as400.ibm.com/clientaccess/oledb for more details. OLE DB also makes a great real-time connection between Excel, Access and others to the AS/400. OLE DB is a woefully overlooked resource! It's not the most bulletproof, scalable option, but when it fits well, it makes a great solution. rp ----- Original Message ----- From: Wayne Capwell <wayne@redoaktech.com> To: midrange <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com> Sent: Friday, 19 November, 1999 11:14 AM Subject: SQL server and the AS/400 > An existing VB application accessing data on SQL server is to be > modified to get some of the data from the AS/400 directly. (Currently > the AS/400 data is downloaded to SQL overnight. This is what we want > to eliminate.) > > Can I just create a Client Access ODBC link from the server to the > AS/400 and get to the data directly? What changes must be made in the > VB app? Are there any special considerations regarding as/400 user ids > and passwords that need to be enabled in the VB app? > > About half of the users are on Rumba and want to stay that way. Are > there any considerations for this group? Can Rumba make use of the ODBC > connection created thru Client Access? > > Please point me to any magazines or websites that address this area. I > have visited Rumba and the Redbooks sites and come away less informed. > Thanks > Wayne > -- > ______________________________________ > Wayne W. Capwell > Red Oak Technologies, Inc. > 11301 Carmel Commons Blvd., Suite 114 > Charlotte, NC 28226 > 704-945-1067 > > Manufacturing...Production...Solutions > http://www.redoaktech.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 +---
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