RE: Access iSeries from windows and odbc question

[dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Thanks Charles,


On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:14:27 -0400, Wilt, Charles wrote
> Time for a new BP I'd say.
> 
> >From the iSeries Access users guide:
> 
> iSeries Access for Windows(5722-XE1) is a licensed program product. 
> Some components require an IBM iSeries Access (5722-XW1) license 
> before you can use them.
> 
> The following components require an iSeries Access for Windows license:
> 
> ·     PC5250 Display and Printer Emulator
> ·     Data Transfer
> 
> Everything else can be used for free.  IBM has always licensed CA 
> this way.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Charles Wilt
> iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
> Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
> ph: 513-573-4343
> fax: 513-398-1121
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of 
> > dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 4:06 PM
> > To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> > Subject: RE: Access iSeries from windows and odbc question
> > 
> > 
> > Our business partner told us that we needed to purchase a 
> > separate copy of 
> > client access even to use the odbc drivers, quoted price was 
> > $250 a copy
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:55:12 -0400, Wilt, Charles wrote
> > > 1) Look up iSeries Netserver in the info center.
> > > 
> > > 2) What $250 are you talking about?  The ODBC driver is free you 
> > > don't need a client Access license to use that portion.  The same 
> > > goes for Ops-Nav and a few other pieces of CA.  In general, the big 
> > > piece you do need a license for is the 5250 emulation.
> > > 
> > > Charles Wilt
> > > iSeries Systems Administrator / Developer
> > > Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America
> > > ph: 513-573-4343
> > > fax: 513-398-1121
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of 
> > > > dpalme@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 3:49 PM
> > > > To: Mid Range List
> > > > Subject: Access iSeries from windows and odbc question
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > This is actually two questions in one, can someone point me 
> > > > in the direction 
> > > > I need to go in order to figure out, learn and expirment with 
> > > > accessing docs 
> > > > and files on our iSeries via a windows XP Pro workstation? 
> > > > Without using FTP 
> > > > that is.
> > > > 
> > > > In addition, aside from the ODBC drivers that comes with 
> > > > iSeries Access for 
> > > > Windows, is there any other way for us to access tables and 
> > > > PF and LF from 
> > > > some of our inhouse applications? I'd hate to pay 250 each 
> > > > just for the ODBC 
> > > > drivers.
> > > > 
> > > > 
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