RE: Import taking over 24 hours

That is so stupid.  I hate vendors like that.  I can understand the source 
being locked down but the bloody file layouts?  I mean, what harm could 
come from that?  Unless I'm being naive here however.  What would happen 
if you needed to do a conversion to a new system?  You have no idea of 
what the old system entails?  Sounds like bad business practice.  Almost 
makes you want to leave that vendor doesn't it?

Ron Power
Programmer
Information Services
City Of St. John's, NL
P.O. Box 908
St. John's, NL
A1C 5M2
Tel: 709-576-8132
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No, that's what I am trying to get or at the least, the file layout so we 
can extract the data directly.....

On Mon, 9 May 2005 11:50:48 -0500, Bob Cozzi wrote
> Do you have the COBOL source? You could simply "read" it and create 
> your own RPG IV "D" specs from it.
> 
> -Bob Cozzi
> www.RPGxTools.com
> If everything is under control, you are going too slow.
> - Mario Andretti
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> From: rpg400-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
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> On Behalf Of Douglas W. Palme
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 11:06 AM
> To: RPG programming on the AS400 / iSeries
> Subject: RE: Import taking over 24 hours
> 
> Part of the problem is the files are a cobol stream file and we do 
> not have the file layout, the vendor that wrote that program is 
> unwilling to provide us with that information....I am trying to 
> negotiate a deal with them for the info, but so far they have 
> claimed its proprietary.
> 
> On Mon, 9 May 2005 11:15:16 -0400, Jon Paris wrote
> > Why not access the RS/6000's file system through the IFS route and 
process
> > the flat files directly with an RPG program?  Why waste time going 
through
> > tab delimited etc?
> > 
> > Jon Paris
> > Partner400
> > 
> > www.Partner400.com
> > www.RPGWorld.com
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