RE: Link AS400 database wirh Access Database

Why would these programmers use Access to analyze data on the iSeries? 
What's the matter with Query/400 or DBU or one of the many other tools?


Paul Nelson
Arbor Solutions, Inc.
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Yes you are right. There is already set of logical files and the 
processing/reports etc go perfectly fine in production env. I just wanted 
to do this for the new programmers who keep analysing data by opening 
files and running SQLs time and again. We do not have a separate test 
box:)

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There are many ways to solve your dilemma. One is, unless you really
have your heart set on doing this through Access, is to use a logical
file keyed in the sequence you want your query in and run your query
over the logical view.  Using this logical view will reduce the amount
of time and CPU your query uses.  And yes, it will take some CPU to
build the logical view, but you can schedule it to be created/installed
during slow hours.

If your file is really enormous you may be better off writing a program
to spin through it, filter out records you don't want to report on,
write those that you do want to report on to a separate physical file
and run your query over your new file. 




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