Retreive Document Object name from IFS folder in CL
Hi, Can anyone let me know the CL Command which will retrive the Object name stored in an IFS folder. The document name will vary everytime i.e the file name format is MLnnnnnn.TXT where nnnnnn -> is a numeric sequence. The CL should retreive the file name if the document is present in the given [...]

Answer Question   |  March 3, 2009  1:37 PM
CHKDLO, CL Commands, IFS, IFS Folder, IFS objects

CPYTOIMPF – PC .TXT file displaying as ‘garbage’
Hi, We are using a simple CPYTOIMPF command to move a Physical file to the IFS in a .TXT format. CPYTOIMPF FROMFILE(S4CMREP) TOSTMF(&TOIMPTF) + MBROPT(*REPLACE) RCDDLM(*CRLF) + STRDLM(*NONE) FLDDLM(*TAB) Where &TOIMPTF is a IFS Folder & file name. This was working correctly until we recently applied operating PTF’s to the AS400. Now when we try [...]

Answer Question   |  February 7, 2011  10:52 AM
AS/400 administration, Copy To Import File, CPYTOIMPF, IFS, Physical File

I am trying to get a signature into ACOM software on the AS/400
Does anyone out there use ACOM software to print their checks? I am trying to get a new signature into the software, but it keeps printing out as garbage. I’ve got a bitmap on my PC and I successfully get into a folder in the IFS on the 400, but when I try to use [...]

Answer Question   |  February 4, 2009  8:32 PM
ACOM Software, AS/400 printing, IFS

Retrieving data for IFS files via the RTVDSKINF command
How would I OBTAIN FILE SIZE, ETC ON IFS FILES BY UTILIZING THE RTVDSKINF COMMAND ON AN AS/400 SYSTEM ?

Answer Question   |  January 29, 2009  3:23 AM
AS/400 administration, IFS, Retrieve Disk Information, RTVDSKINF

Create .csv file on IFS folder in AS/400
Please help to create .csv file in as/400 (V4R3). Please provide me the steps to create .csv file on IFS path on AS/400.(V4R3).

Answer Question   |  September 25, 2009  8:11 AM
AS/400 administration, AS/400 import/export, Comma Separated Values, CSV file format, IFS, V4R3

can’t open ifs doc
I have an excell spread sheet on the IFS, I have a drive mapped. I can see the spreadsheet (it’s small). When I click on it to open it will sit there saying it’s downloading but then I get the error “Can’t Open File”. It has worked in the past this just started happening. Thanks

Answer Question   |  January 29, 2009  9:43 PM
Excel error messages, IFS, Microsoft Excel, Reading from the IFS

I want to copy the IFS fIle from one directory to another file and i want to ftp that file
I want to copy the IFS fIle from one directory to another file and i want to ftp that file..I need a solution how to perform this??

Answer Question   |  January 17, 2009  6:40 AM
AS/400 administration, AS/400 FTP, IFS, Integrated File System

CPYTOIMPF and EXCEL defaults
I have an issue when copying an AS400 file to the IFS. One field that is defined as 15 charachter and contains numeric data does not show up in .csv format correctly without reformatting the column to special. I also tried defining the field as numeric, and had the same result. Example of data displayed: [...]

Answer Question   |  January 20, 2009  8:39 PM
CPYTOIMPF, CSV format, IFS, Microsoft Excel

move document to AS400 (Iseries) folder
How do you move (or copy) a document from an IFS directory to an Iseries folder?

Answer Question   |  December 24, 2008  6:49 PM
IFS, IFS Directory to iSeries Folder, IFSFile, iSeries

InfoPrint – Spool File to PDF mapping object
have got spool file to pdf working using infoprint, stored in IFS and sent as email. Does anyone have example of mapping object so change directory path and name of pdf file when stored in ifs? System uses job name etc. which will be variable. Thanks

Answer Question   |  February 9, 2010  3:58 AM
AS/400, AS/400 output files, IFS, IFS objects, InfoPrint Server, Integrated File System, iSeries, Spool File to PDF

CPY an IFS file from one directory to another
I have a file in a folder on the IFS -we will call the folder MYFILES and the file is FILEA. I want to copy a duplicate of the file to folder YOURFILES with the name FILEA. The command is: CPY OBJ(‘/MYFILES/FILEA.csv’) TOOBJ(‘YOURFILES/FILEA.csv’) REPLACE(*YES) I get the following error: CPFA0A9 Object not found. Object is [...]

Answer Question   |  December 10, 2008  10:05 PM
CPYF, IFS

Creating a text file from AS/400 for a purchase order
I would like to create a text file from the AS400, I need to be able to have a header line followed by line details. It’s a Purchase Order which I need to email as a text file. What is the best way of doing this?

Answer Question   |  December 10, 2008  6:58 PM
AS/400 Purchase Order, AS/400 Text File, IFS

calling java function running on websphere from as/400
How to call a java program running on web sphere application server from System i? We are able to call a java program deployed on System i on IFS directory using RPG ILE.

Answer Question   |  December 9, 2008  2:22 PM
IFS, iSeries, Java, RPG ILE, System i, WebSphere

Mapping to IFS from another domain
Iseries and AD profiles are synch’d for mapping IFS Shares. We now have other users from another domain accessing the shares, If the get the windows Signo window what need to be inputted?

Answer Question   |  December 5, 2008  4:53 AM
IFS, Integrated File System, iSeries, iSeries Access

IFS maximum record size
I retrieved a file via FTP and placed it on the AS/400 IFS drive. Then when I viewed the data all the records wrapped at 4096 characters. Is this a system limit or is there a system config that can be changed to allow longer record lengths?

Answer Question   |  December 11, 2008  8:30 AM
AS/400 administration, AS/400 FTP, IFS, IFS record size, Integrated File System

Copying an externally-described file to the IFS
Hello, I need to copy several externally-described files to the IFS. What is the best way to copy an externally-described file on the iseries to the IFS on the same iseries? I am wanting the file on the IFS to be in either EBCDIC, ASCII, BINARY, or Comma Separated Variable format. I thought about using [...]

Answer Question   |  November 26, 2008  10:13 PM
Copying from iSeries to IFS, CPYTOIMPF, IFS

How do I convert a Unix text file from IFS to a DB file on AS400?
I’ve got a flat text file that I want to convert from AS400 IFS to a Database file. First I want to convert to a flat file just to prove I can. The File is being Sent via FTP from Unix to AS400/IFS. Files have been sent in both unix txt format and MDOS format. [...]

Answer Question   |  December 1, 2008  12:22 AM
AS/400 FTP, Copy From Import File, CPYFRMIMPF, Database conversion, Flat files, IFS, Integrated File System, Unix

Mapping IFS drive using Vista and IBM i V5R1
Is it possible to Map a Drive (IFS) using Windows Vista and V5R1? I have searched the Web and I see that IBM does not support Vista until V5R4 but we are a software developer and we need to support V5R1 customers. And I know just because IBM does not support it does not mean [...]

Answer Question   |  December 29, 2008  7:32 PM
AS/400, IFS, Mapped drives, V5R1, Vista, Windows Vista

PDF saved as stream file
I’m using the as400 to convert a spool file to PDF and store in the IFS using the IBM supplied mapping object. The stream file never gets saved to IFS because the writer keeps ending when every a spool file to be save as PDF in IFS is released. I do not see a cause [...]

Answer Question   |  November 17, 2008  7:46 PM
AS/400 Spooled Files, IFS, PDF, Stream files, WRKPDFMAPE

CPYTOIMPF performance problem
Since moving from V5R4M0 to V6R1M0 our program that copies from a PF to an import file on the IFS using the CPYTOIMPF command has had major performance issues. What used to take 30 minutes to copy now takes as much as 24 hours.

Answer Question   |  November 13, 2008  4:47 PM
CPYTOIMPF, CPYTOIMPF performance, IFS, V5R4, V6R1