RE: Accessing IFS from RPG

[Joel Fritz <JFritz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Depending on your exact need, CPYFRMIMPF may do what you want.  If the data
is fixed length (fielded) text, FTP to a database file might work.  If you
need to parse out the data, you'll need to look into the UNIX Type APIs.
The RPG Redbook (Sorcer's Guide...) has a good introduction with lots of
sample code.  I think reading IFS files directly with RPG is probably the
slowest method.

This really isn't much different from processing a tape from an external
source.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Collins [mailto:bacollins@twitchellcorp.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 9:35 AM
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Accessing IFS from RPG
>
>
> I am wanting my customers to ftp files to my AS400. I then want to be
> able to pull the data from these files and build Externally Described
> files on the AS/400 to hold the data. Has anyone done this and if so
> could I get some examples.
>
> TIA
>
> Bruce Collins
>