Downloading a File from iSeries IFS to Windows

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Downloading a File from iSeries IFS to Windows
Example 181A - Rating: advanced
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This is an example of some of the ways that you can download a file from the IFS file system on your iSeries to your desktop.





Notes and suggestions

This example creates three files on the designated IFS directory with the same data:
  • A file with the name SETPSLnnn.TXT. You can view this file from the browser once a department has been selected by clicking on one of the Click Here buttons. Once opened with the browser, you can save it on any location on your PC.
  • A file with the name SETPSLnnn.XLS. You can open this file with Excel. You can customize the field delimiter character, alphanumeric field delimiter character and character at the end of each line by changing some of the CPYTOIMPF command parameters in the CLP called SET181CPYS.
  • A file with the name SETPSLnnn.DTA. When you click on the Click Here button for this file, you will be prompted for a location where to save this file.


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ExcelExample 181A