RE: Downloading a PF from AS400

["DeLong, Eric" <EDeLong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

This is not the forum for this question.  Answer posted on Midrange-L.

Eric DeLong
Sally Beauty Company
MIS-Project Manager (BSG)
940-898-7863 or ext. 1863



-----Original Message-----
From: Dhatha Thriyan [mailto:deardhath@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 2:37 PM
To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
Subject: Downloading a PF from AS400


Hello All,

I need to download a physical file from AS/400 to PC.
(1) The file size is significantly large.
(2) The file has packed numeric fields

When I tried FTP (in ASCII mode) as a flat (TXT) file, the packed ones are
junk characters. When I FTPied in binary mode, I couldn't even view the
contents. I do not have any file transfer utility software or anything of
that nature and I have to do it manually. I just use the 5250 emulation.

(1) How do I doownload a Physical file (as a flat file or excel file) to PC?
(2) How do I transalte the packed fields to appropriate formate while
downloading ?
(3) Can anyone please detailed answer for this issue ?

Thanks much in advance.
Dhatha




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