Re: IFS Link Question..

[Martin Rowe <martin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 08 Sep 2000, "Hatzenbeler, Tim" <thatzenbeler@clinitech.net> wrote:
> Is it possible, and if so how would you do it?
> 
> If I do a cpyfrmimpf i can convert delimited text files that reside on our
> IFS, but is it possible to connect to a remote computer, IE(my pc) and read
> the file directly, with out first moving it to the IFS?  I guess i'm trying
> to create a link to a remote PC connected via our intranet. 
> 
> I didn't know if there was a way to put in the IP address of my PC, in the
> 'From Stream File prompt:' or is there was a symbolic link I could create in
> the IFS to point to my PC...
> 
> Just curious, TIA, tim

I can think of a few possibilities, depending on what OS your machine is
running, and how it's connected. If you're running NT you could look at
the QNTC system that allows NT drives to be mapped to the AS/400. If you
run Linux then you can export an NFS directory to the AS/400, as the
AS/400 can act as both NFS server and client. I believe there are NFS
packages for Win9x, but I've no experience of them.

An alternative is to do the copy from your PC automatically, driven from
the AS/400 via RUNRMTCMD (telling your PC to upload it) or by batch FTP
(GETing it from your PC). The former requires Client Access, the latter
an FTP server package.

Regards, Martin
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