RE: PC Support, er...CA question

["DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This was always my big frustration with PCS file transfers (uploads).  

You are required to supply the FDF (File definition) which describes fields
and their attributes, before uploading to the as400.  The easiest way to
make one is to download the file to the PC, saving the FDF on the PC.  Then
create you upload request, specifying the FDF created by the download.

Newer version of CAX (Express) have the upload wizard, which can analyze the
PC data for field definitions, and then creates an FDF and resulting upload
file on the AS400, automagically.  I think this is one of the best (most
useful) wizards I've seen in a while.

Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-898-7863 or ext. 1863



-----Original Message-----
From: James Newman [mailto:jabezinc@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 3:23 PM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: PC Support, er...CA question


Running CA 3.2.0 on 9402-200 with 3.2 and haven't done an upload in a while.
I'm able to download fine but when I upload I get a message saying the file
I select must be a .FDF file.  I'm selecting the text file by browsing to
it.  Should I be selecting the upload description instead?  If so, how do I
create it?
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