Re: ODBC from IFS

My particular problem was wanting to access files
residing on Windows PC's using Java (or even RPG)
applications that reside on the iSeries.
ODBC can be used for other databases, i.e. dbase
III/IV, MS Access, etc.

These databases exist because different departments at
our organization has aquired applications (for one
reason or another) that run on PC's and utilize these
databases.  I would like be able to run applications
strictly off of our Enterprise System (iSeries) to
access & manipulate these heterogeneous databases.

I currently have been writing Java programs that
reside on the PC's and I will kick them off from our
iSeries (i.e. runrmtcmd, or PC Scheduled jobs, etc).

Not being able to do this from the iSeries is killing
my argument with management to expand our iSeries' &
NOT our server farm.  But when we are able to access
any application's (including iSeries) database from an
application residing on a PC, and not from an iSeries,
then my argument becomes moot.

I have discussed this with people at IBM & others.
Joe Pluta at one time turned me onto the SQL 2000 JDBC
type IV driver, which helps with the SQL 2000 access,
but not the others.

Don