RE: EDI and Inovis from Library Data

["Wilt, Charles" <WiltC@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't put it into the DB file at all.  Use the IFS APIs to write directly to a 
stream file.

If you have to put it into a DB file, then use the IFS API's to move it to a 
stream file.  But this
will be harder as you'll have to take out the extra spaces.

Scott Klement has a nice IFS tutorial:
http://www.scottklement.com/rpg/ifs.html


HTH,
Charles


 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Reger, Bill
> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 8:03 AM
> To: 'Midrange Systems Technical Discussion'
> Subject: RE: EDI and Inovis from Library Data
>
> As you suggested, the problem is not with the ASCII 
> translation, but with the fixed record length of the database 
> file.  It's really strange that this works beautifully with 
> other FTP sites and other VANs.
>
> What is the best command to use to copy a database file to 
> true stream file (with no fixed record length)?  CPYTOSTMF, 
> CPYTOIMPF, something else?
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wilt, Charles [mailto:WiltC@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 4:54 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: RE: EDI and Inovis from Library Data
>
>
> Bill,
>
> EDI is stream data, not particularly compatible with a PF.
>
> What's the data look like in the PF?
>
>
> If I were going to try this, I'd send an IFS stream file. 
>
> HTH,
> Charles
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx 
> > [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Reger, Bill
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 4:15 PM
> > To: 'midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx'
> > Subject: EDI and Inovis from Library Data
> >
> > I am attempting to send an EDI 997 transaction to Inovis (a 
> VAN).  I 
> > am doing an FTP PUT operation directly from a native Database File 
> > using the format PUT library/file.member to a folder/file 
> on Inovis.  
> > I have tried to do all manner of ASCII conversions - or 
> have attempted 
> > to - using the QASCII table, specifying the AScii operation within 
> > FTP, etc.
> >
> > Nothing seems to work.  Inovis keeps kicking out my data and I'm 
> > getting terribly frustrated.  Inovis has closed my Support 
> call since 
> > "we are  not using Inovis' software" to generate the 997 
> and send to 
> > them.
> >
> > Someone must be doing outgoing EDI documents (without an EDI
> > Ttranslator) to Inovis.  Help!
> >
> > Bill
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