RE: Any way to pull data from a spool file

yes you can,
there are many ways to skin this cat - however;
one thing to remember is that you will be getting page headings,
and for each report, you must have a program to extract out the data,
since you know where it is located at - packages that do this will
have you fill out a template for starting and ending locations
and allow you to name the field, works well too, depends on how
much time you are willing to spend on the project.

Basically you can do a copy spool file to a text file, transfer it
to a "pc" file either on your IFS or a network drive, or to a hard
drive on the PC you are working with.  Strip out the headings either
on the AS/400 or on the PC after the transfer, or in your VB program
choose to ignore them.

Another approach is to modify the report program to dump data
to a file that is already formatted, then your VB can ODBC to
the file and just read the data - depends on how much support
time and personal you have at your disposal.

On the other side of the coin, if you know what files and what
logic is being used to create the report, the VB program can
simply do the same thing (re-invent the wheel as it where) via
odbc to the database files on the AS/400.


HTH

Mark A. Manske

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I wanted to connect to an AS/400 spool file and take the text and place it
into certain fields. Is this possible. I have had consultants say that there
programs can in fact connect to spool files and puts the data into fields
that can be pulled out by a visual basic program. I just can see how someone
could idenitfy the text to know where to go.
Any help is much appreciated!!
Jon



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