Re: Access iSeries from windows and odbc question

[vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxx]

To add to another post, NetServer provides Windows networking capability for 
the iSeries. That means you can map network drives and network printers to 
shares on the iSeries. Creating the shares is done, usually, with iSeries 
Navigator, which is part of iSeries Access (the software formerly known as 
Client Access formerly known as PC Support). You can STRTCPSVR *NETSVR to 
activate NetServer.

More information can be had at http://www.iseries.ibm.com/netserver

Then you can install the client stuff by going to the QIBM share that is 
predefined

\\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx\qibm\ProdData\CA400\Express\Install\Image

Replace the x's with the IP address of your iSeries. There is a SETUP.EXE in 
that folder.

The only bits that are not free with iSeries Access are 5250 emulation and data 
transfer. Everything else is free to use - and, of course, take up all kinds of 
room on your PC. You can't install only ODBC - you also have to take Navigator 
and other stuff. But the client stuff is "free" when you've otherwise bought 
the iSeries Access licensed product ($11,000 list for a P10 last November).

HTH
Vern
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> 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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