RE: Tilde delimited fields in a PC file - how to upload & convert fields to AS/400 physical file -- MIDRANGE-L

Title: RE: Tilde delimited fields in a PC file - how to upload & convert fields to AS/400 physical file

Thanks for all the help everyone. I was hoping to not have to re-invent the wheel here. We seem to have some success with Client/Access spliting up the fields for us, and are also playing with CPYFRMIMPF.

Thanks again!

-----Original Message-----
From: boothm@earth.Goddard.edu [mailto:boothm@earth.Goddard.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, February 08, 2000 7:48 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Tilde delimited fields in a PC file - how to upload &
convert fields to AS/400 physical file

Did you find a solution? Here's my shot at it:

     C                   Z-add     1             I                 3 0
     C                   Z-add     1             J                 3 0
     C     '~'           scan      LongFld2,I    J
     C                   Eval      Field1 = %SUBST(LongFld2:I:(J-1))
     C                   Eval      I=J
     C     '~'           scan      LongFld2,I    J
     C                   Eval      Field3 = %SUBST(LongFld2:I:(J-1))
     C                   Eval      I=J
     C     '~'           scan      LongFld2,I    J
     C                   Eval      Field4 = %SUBST(LongFld2:I:(J-1))
     C                   Eval      I=J
     C     '~'           scan      LongFld2,I    J
     C                   Eval      Field5 = %SUBST(LongFld2:I:(J-1))
     C                   Eval      I=J

etc.... until done.

I didn't do this sample but it, or something near to it, should work
shouldn't it?

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"Peter Dow" <pcdow@yahoo.com>
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02/08/2000 03:04 PM
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----- Original Message -----
From: Stone, Joel
To: 'MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com'
Sent: Monday, February 07, 2000 8:05 AM
Subject: Tilde delimited fields in a PC file - how to upload & convert fields to
AS/400 physical file

An example record:
40354~KMART STORE# 37~3665 HWY
6~~DALLAS~TX~77478~~~~~713-980-8888~~~4362~~100~3~0~0~~0~
Are there any utilities to split a file with records as shown above into
an AS/400 PF? I would like the tilde's gone, where each tilde acts as the
delimiter to begin a new field.
Can Client/Access do this job by itself?
What other options to I have. Does anyone know of a magazine article with
a free utility program? Other options?
Must I build the DDS by hand? I have a listing of field names and
lengths.
The data is from a query tool on a Unix box.
Thanks!

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