Re: Upload Excel spreadsheet to AS/400

Simon / Clay,

thanks very much for your replies - we have a very happy A/P.

Between both your replies she was able to figure it - thanks to
everyone elsefor your input.

Regards, Mike Hennessy
Doubleday Australia.




"Simon Coulter" <shc@flybynight.com.au> on 07/12/2000 14:48:42

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Subject:  Re: Upload Excel spreadsheet to AS/400





Hello ,

You wrote:
>How would you upload to the as400 from an excel spreadsheet with numeric
>data in it--considering that IBM does not like spaces in numeric fields.

     o Export it as a .CSV
     o FTP it to the AS/400 (if you didn't directly export it via
NetServer or ClientAccess)
     o Use CPYFRMIMPF to copy the CSV into a normal database file
(assuming you are on a release with that command)

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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