RE: Mount IFS directory over windows share

I also use the QNTC system for transferring files. The problem with
QNTC is the speed that it does not have. The Unix style NFS mounted
over a local directory is much faster. Also the third party software I
am using will not use the QNTC system but can use local IFS paths.

Christopher Bipes
Information Services Director
CrossCheck, Inc.

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Moland
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 4:10 PM
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Subject: RE: Mount IFS directory over windows share

We use to use the IFS directory over windows shares, but it was a bear
to try to get running once the PC we used it on died. Same symptons as
you describe. We found an easier way without having to load any software
on the PC. It had been on the PC so long we could figure out how we got
it working to shart with.

We put lots of things down to the pc to burned on to a DVD.
Mastered Iseries Save Libraries.
Save files for using FTP on the way back up.
Data files that can come back to the Iseries using the copy stream file
commands.

We just create a share name "c0203dvd on a PC named c0203 on the
network. The share is actually to a multi-level subfolder.

Then on the Iseries we add a link

addlnk obj('/qntc/c0203/CDPREPDVD') newlnk('CDPREPDVD')

Then in cl programs we can use the link name 'c0203dvd' to
read/write/delete an file using the share name.

For instance:
RMVLNK OBJLNK('/CDPREPDVD/SYS200.LIB')
Deletes a file named sys200.lib from the PC before a new one is written

CPYTOSTMF FROMMBR('QSYS.LIB/JUNK.LIB/sys200SAVF.FILE')
TOSTMF('/QNTC/C0203/CDPREPDVD/sys200.SAVF') STMFOPT((*REPLACE)
CVTDTA(*NONE) ENDLINFMT(*FIXED)

Replaces an as400 savefile on the PC.

This bypasses the IFS since want the stuff on a PC and not still on the
AS400 DASD.