Re: Batch conversion of OV/400 docs to Word docs

iSeries model 800 (smallest processor) 2 gig memory 50% disk usage
5 heavy headsdown users, 10 casual users (wholesale food dist)
all have pc desktops w/Word.
They are in green screen (client access all day, or Word)
We DO have a problem with them saving photo albums & music files
to IFS. They try and police it. IFS is now using more disk that RPG apps & files.
They are "not" in Word all day, but do keep every doc for years.
It is pretty easy to set up a directory in IFS, turn on Netserver if not on,
and test this with any pc on the ethernet with their existing iSeries?
If these are "monster" size docs you may think twice.
This site figured an extra 35 gig drive or two saved them from managing a win server..
We have not "yet" resolved our remote vpn access to site and mapping a drive
for docs remotely. There have been several threads on this, but I haven't had time to
determine & fix it. Using Bellsouth managed vpn & we think they are blocking
what netserver needs.
jim

----- Original Message ----- From: "Pat Barber" <mboceanside@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 1:15 PM
Subject: Re: Batch conversion of OV/400 docs to Word docs

How is their performance using the IFS for all their
users ???

This really sounds like the way to do this thing.

Word/whatever on each pc and all documents stored on
the IFS.

How many users on what size system ?

Jim Franz wrote:

If wanting to keep it simple, store the docs in the /home dir in IFS for
each user, map a drive on each pc to that dir, put Word (or if not heavily
formatted - Open Office (its free) on each pc. I wouldn't add a Win server
"only" for this. Have a customer with thousands of docs done like this
(using
Word). They don't want the addtl requirements to keep a win Server
always up, safe & secure. They are comfortable with the speed of
word processing (on an iSeries 800) and love that it is backed up with
iSeries data. No tech on site. No administrator. It just runs.
Have done the OV to rtf conversion, then saved as .doc but was
not automated. They hired someone for a month to do thousands of docs.
jim franz

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