Re: Got an XLS spreadsheet. Need a DB2/400 file. What's the easiest way to get from one to the other? -- MIDRANGE-L

Subject: Re: Got an XLS spreadsheet. Need a DB2/400 file. What's the easiest way to get from one to the other?
From: Mark Waterbury <mark.s.waterbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2026 20:54:35 +0000 (UTC)
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Hi, James,

IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS), the Java-based replacement for the old ClientAccess for Windows, (free to download and use) has a built-in "Data Transfer" capability that supports both Excel (.xlsx and .xls) and Open Database (.ods) files. :-)

It's right there on the main menu when you first launch iACS.

All the best,

Mark S. Waterbury

On Monday, March 2, 2026 at 03:46:06 PM EST, James H. H. Lampert via MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I've got this honking big XLS spreadsheet (over 20k rows), and I need to
replicate it as a database file. Can anybody suggest a "path of least
resistance" for this?

I have a vague recollection of doing something like this before, but I don't recall how. Maybe something involving CPYFRMSTMF?

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