Comments on: Retrieve data from a PC to an iSeries http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/retrieve-data-from-a-pc-to-an-iseries/ Sun, 19 May 2013 03:14:28 +0000 hourly 1 By: tomliotta http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/retrieve-data-from-a-pc-to-an-iseries/#comment-83791 tomliotta Sun, 14 Nov 2010 11:18:35 +0000 #comment-83791 I have a PC guy programming the PC side to access the data from the balance station to a file which can reside on a PC server or the iSeries IFS.

Since this seems to be nearly real-time data, I probably wouldn’t put it into a file at all for the communication. The PC probably should log to a PC (or IFS) file, but I’d have it send to a keyed data queue on your AS/400. Your RPG program can then retrieve entries in near real-time with no need for a file. The entries will be on the data queue essentially at the second the PC puts them there.

A key may or may not be useful. It might come in handy for 2-way acknowledgments or to request retransmission. It might be used to log data on the AS/400 that could later be linked back to the log on the PC if reconciliation was needed.

Tom

]]> By: kwang01 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/retrieve-data-from-a-pc-to-an-iseries/#comment-47299 kwang01 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 03:51:44 +0000 #comment-47299 Hi,

I think “danjones” approach is easier; i am doing the same thing for DHL. All PC application sends their data as flat file to the i-series and this data will be handled in i-series by their application.

Cheers,
SK

]]> By: debratart http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/retrieve-data-from-a-pc-to-an-iseries/#comment-47300 debratart Mon, 27 Feb 2006 08:29:59 +0000 #comment-47300 “Danjones” responds,

“I am doing this with FedEx by their PC program using TCP/IP to a file that I created on the iSeries. The program adds and deletes records to/from this file. In fact, the program is also reading from several other iSeries files, as well.”

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