RE: Downloading a PF from AS400

["Dhatha Thriyan" <deardhath@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

How do I setup Netserver to connect to PC ?
After copying my physical file tostream file in IFS folder, how do I move it
to pc?

Thanks,
Dhatha


> From: "Dhatha Thriyan" <deardhath@hotmail.com>
> Reply-To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> To: rpg400-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Downloading a PF from AS400
> Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 20:36:34 +0000
>
> 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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