Re: Automated Batch Data Transfers from AS/400 to PC (using TTO)

Yes Martin, your right only if comma separated is a must,
ftp converts from ebcdic to ascii and you can easly use a
fixed format import option in Lotus Approach. I mean CSV is
not the only one...
--- Martin.Cubitt@keymed.co.uk wrote:
> 
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> The reason we use Data Transfer is so that we can save
> the AS/400 database
> files as Comma Separated Value files (CSV) on the PC. 
> This will give us
> the option of importing these files into a Lotus Approach
> database during a
> disaster recovery scenario, so that users can access key
> information for
> some days until an AS/400 is set up ready for us to use.
> 
> So Sharing or FTPing will not work.. will it?  The data
> transfer is
> necessary for the data conversion we require.
> 
> Thanks..
> Martin
> 
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> 
> Marco Facchinetti <facchinetti@yahoo.com>@midrange.com on
> 13/09/2000
> 17:58:47
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> Subject:  Re: Automated Batch Data Transfers from AS/400
> to PC (using TTO)
> 
> If TCP/IP is running on your AS/400 the easy way is to
> install an FTP daemon (server side) on your pc (you can
> find one very nice at www.daemon.smartftp.com ). Once
> installed you can use AS/400 (batch?) FTP (client side)
> to
> transfer your file to the PC. The nice thing is that you
> don't even need to have client access on the PC. It's
> fast
> and you can choose to schedule, batch submit or
> interctive
> execute the procedure on AS/400. I mean AS/400 handles
> the
> transfer not the PC.
> 
> --- Martin.Cubitt@keymed.co.uk wrote:
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