Re: Migrating from AS/400 to MicroFocus

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I believe there is a slightly shorter step available.  Define a logical over
the PF. Define the packed fields as zoned fields.  Then FTP the Logical file


The further advantage to that is that you can ignore some fields if they're
not needed, and also put them in the proper order for your new application.

If this is a conversion process with testing and all you might be happier to
define and populate a new file on the iSeries that is precisely as you'd
like it on the new platform.  Then do your FTP and testing.  Then on
MagicDay you can run the whole set of conversion programs and FTPs and
populate your new platform with a tested and accurate process.


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Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
Booth@MartinVT.com
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From: midrange-l@midrange.com
Date: Monday, December 23, 2002 14:10:41
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Migrating from AS/400 to MicroFocus

I did this for an HP9000 running Micro Focus COBOL. It's not difficult, just
time consuming. Things to remember are the EBCDIC-ASCII conversion (no big
deal, done automatically by FTP) and packed fields on AS/400 PF. Easiest way
to get around that is to take your DDS for the PF, change packed fields to
zoned, create a new PF (different name) from the changed DDS, and then do a
CPYF from the old PF to the new PF. This will expand the fields. You'll
obviously need to have some conversion programs on the COBOL side to map the
data into the new fields.





>From: Brad McDaniel <BMCDANIEL@ABSBC.ORG>

>Reply-To: midrange-l@midrange.com

>To: "'midrange-l@midrange.com'" <midrange-l@midrange.com>

>Subject: Migrating from AS/400 to MicroFocus

>Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:52:27 -0600

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>Hello All -

>

>We are about to start migrating some apps off the AS/400 to the Windows

>platform, and I was wondering if anyone had any experience with migrating

>data in physical files on the 400 to files on the Windows platform (ISAM?)

>that MicroFocus COBOL programs can read. Is there an easy way?

>

>Thanks,

>

>Brad McDaniel

>Business Systems & Development

>Annuity Board, SBC

>214-720-6546
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