RE: Copy a file from IFS to an NT box on network -- MIDRANGE-L

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This is a medium size topic that's hard to cover well in a single e-mail.
Short answer is yes.  You should look at the ability to mount different file
systems in the IFS.  NetServer and QNTC are the key to M$.  I don't have any
experience with Novell, but I'm sure there's a way.  The Client Access and
IFS intro manuals will get you started.

One caveat--QNTC file shares depend on your release of OS/400 and the M$
operating system.  QNTC file shares did not work for us at v4r3, worked
great at v4r5.  We're currently waiting for an OK to IPL in order to apply
the ptf that may make it work under v5r1--then again, it may not be the
answer.

Under v4r5 we used it in a couple of nightly processes to copy database
files as text files--straight cpytoimpf from database file to
/pathname/filename.  It worked flawlessly and was faster than creating a
test file in the IFS and then sending it via FTP.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard B Baird [mailto:rbaird@esourceconsulting.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 11:16 AM
> To: midrange-l@midrange.com
> Subject: Copy a file from IFS to an NT box on network
>
>
> hey all,
>
> when answering, keep in mind that i am decidedly not well
> versed in the
> mysteries of networking - iseries, NT, novell, etc. - but
> i've been asked
> to recommend a way of doing the following:
>
> situation: Iseries (v5r1) on corporate network - a mixture of NT and
> Netware.
>
> they currently have software that monitors an outq dataque,
> and creates a
> .PDF file from reports that appear on that outq, and places
> the pdfs in the
> ifs.
>
> we would like to modify this, so that it will do one of the
> following...
>
> in addition to the IFS, write the .pdf to a pc disk too
> (probably Win2k, or
> similar) also on the network.
>
> or
>
> monitor for new files in that path on the ifs, and copy the
> files to the pc
> disk.
>
> the idea being that users can access the files, without being
> given any
> authority to the iseries IFS.
>
> prefer to use rpg and/or cl.
>
> so, I guess what I'm saying is, can as/400 programs recognise
> other network
> paths?  is it just a matter of specifying '//computername/c$'
> or similar
> instead of using an ifs path?
>
> I'd appreciate any recommendations, or even a little direction.
>
> thanks a bunch,
>
> rick
>
>
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