Re: access as/400 database files w/Visual Basic 6

Thanks for all your help.  The reason why I want to learn how to access
AS/400 database files is becuase I'm trying to learn how to use VB as a
front end to my RPG applications.  I don't know how it all works and I want
to learn.

Frank W. Kany IV
The Law Offices of Burr & Reid
www.burr-reid.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walden H. Leverich" <WaldenL@TechSoftInc.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 2:53 PM
Subject: RE: access as/400 database files w/Visual Basic 6


> Frank,
>
> Get a "in 21 days" book for VB that includes database access (probably
> something called ADO or Active Data Objects.) Learn this with Access or
MSDE
> as the backend database. Once you understand data access from VB to a
> database you can change the ODBC driver for Access for the one for the
> iSeries and you'll have a good start.
>
> As for Joe's comments on cross-file relationships. I would look strongly
at
> using "stored procedures" to do the updates. These SPs can be RPG (or
Cobol)
> programs on the iSeries. Of course, if you're willing to understand the
> cross-file relationships then you can issue updates from VB as well.
>
> But, first things first, learn VB data access against a local database,
then
> worry about the iSeries, it's not really any different.
>
> -Walden
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Frank W. Kany IV [mailto:frank.kany@burr-reid.org]
> Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 14:19
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: access as/400 database files w/Visual Basic 6
>
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> I would like to LEARN how I can have my VB6 applications connect to our
> AS/400 and access data to use in my VB6 applications.  I am a beginner at
> VB6.  I'm just going to write simple VB6 applications to
update/delete/write
> records to an AS/400 database file.
>
> Does anyone have any kind of pdf documents or websites that would point me
> in the right direction?
>
> TIA,
>
> Frank W. Kany IV
> The Law Offices of Burr & Reid
> www.burr-reid.org
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