Re: Connecting UNIX through AS/400

Srinivas,

If you just need to "TRANSFER" a file, and not do anything else, like
data conversions or calculations on the data, then a simple "batch"
FTP will do the trick.

If you want to, you can dynamically build a file that contains the
user, password, files to transfer, and other FTP commands in an RPG
program, by simply writing out to a source PF.

If you need something a bit more complicated, like transforming the
data during the transfer, or including only certain records, or
showing a progress graph on the terminal screen, or whatever, then
I'd suggest doing calls to the socket API.

Depending on what exactly you're doing you may need to write programs
on both ends of the conversation (both on the AS/400 and on the Unix
system)

I've written a few sockets programs in RPG IV that are designed to
talk to our Unix system, and also have written several on the unix
system (in C) that talk to the AS/400.

I've also done similar things in Windows, both from Windows to AS/400
and Windows to Unix.

But REALLY, I'd try to do it the "easy" way first...   you'll save
yourself a lot of time, and not have to reinvent the wheel.  Look at
batch FTP!

Scott Klement
Information Systems Manager
Klement's Sausage Co, Inc.


"G.R.Srinivas" <srinivasgr@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> Kindly suggest how to connect to UNIX system through RPG program,
> transfer files to and from UNIX, execute UNIX commands/files on UNIX
>
> Srinivas.
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