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

One problem I've seen is that QNTC doesn't seem to work with domain names >
12 characters. It only sends the first 12 on the line. Or domain name
happens to be TECHSOFTWAREINC which is valid in windows, but only
TECHSOFTWARE gets sent down the line. It's a low enough priority problem
that I haven't addressed it with IBM, but just in case you get hit with it I
figured I'd mention it.

-Walden

PS V5R1


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-----Original Message-----
From: Andy Nolen-Parkhouse [mailto:aparkhouse@attbi.com]
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 14:44
To: midrange-l@midrange.com
Subject: RE: Copy a file from IFS to an NT box on network


Rick,

Yes, a solution exists.  Your iSeries can participate in a Microsoft
peer-to-peer sharing network over TCP/IP.  The Win2k server would define a
shared folder on one of its drives.  The iSeries would reference that share
in the QNTC file system.  Security can get sticky and you're better off
having the program which copies from the iSeries to the Win2k box run under
a profile/password which is defined on both boxes.

Check the section on the QNTC (page 70) file system in the manual at the URL
below.  It should give you a good introduction and may be enough to get the
whole job done.

iSeries Integrated File System Introduction Version 5
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/pubs/html/as400/v5r1/ic2924/info/ifs/rzaaxmst.
pdf

Regards,
Andy Nolen-Parkhouse

> On Behalf Of Richard B Baird
> 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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