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Downloading to an Excel using net.data

Asked by: rharivenkatesh

Hello Gurus,

Can someone let me know how to download to an excel using net.data in IBM Mainframe. We are using net.data 6.0

Regards.
Hari.

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2008-10-07 at 05:11:11ID23793392
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Answers

 

by: rharivenkateshPosted on 2008-10-07 at 20:08:31ID: 22665767

Hello All,

Any updates on this downloading to Excel using net.data?

Regards.
Hari.

 

by: gheistPosted on 2008-10-08 at 02:38:35ID: 22667340

What version od UNIX you are using (uname -a)

 

by: giltjrPosted on 2008-10-10 at 04:20:34ID: 22685831

How is the Excel file getting to the mainframe?  Is it being created on a PC and then uploaded?  Or are you trying to create an Excel file on the mainframe??

What OS are you running on the mainframe?

Do you have a ftp server running on the mainframe?

 

by: gheistPosted on 2008-10-11 at 13:35:27ID: 22695247

net.data is ODBC cleint application just like Microsoft Excel.

if you have selected "Microsssssssoft Query" when installing excel you have option to import SQL data using ODBC.

 

by: rharivenkateshPosted on 2008-10-12 at 00:10:08ID: 22696597

Can we do that Query for Mainframe to Microsoft. This is basically downloading data to Excel from IBM Mainframe using net.data.

Regards.
Hari.

 

by: gheistPosted on 2008-10-12 at 02:06:04ID: 22696769

net.data is high level application like excel.
you have to use same ODBC setting to connect to same mainframe net.data v6.0 connects

 

by: giltjrPosted on 2008-10-12 at 13:08:05ID: 22698691

How is the data stored on the mainframe?

Using ODBC would only work if the data is in DBMS on the mainframe and you have the required drivers.

Again, what OS is running on the mainframe.

Another question is how is the data stored on the mainframe?  DB2, IDMS, flat file, VSAM or something else?

 

by: gheistPosted on 2008-10-12 at 15:01:54ID: 22699057

http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/net.data/

Sad - dinosaurs died before ice age...

WebSphere is different world - JDBC, java etc.

 

by: giltjrPosted on 2008-10-13 at 04:25:50ID: 22701503

gheist --> I forgot about that product.  I was thinking of a .net stuff.

rharivenkatesh -->

Here is an write up on how to generate documents in various formats using net.data:

     http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/i5/february01/tipstechniques/8753p1.aspx

It deals with iSeries servers, but it should work the same interacting with z/OS.

 

by: gheistPosted on 2008-10-13 at 09:07:50ID: 22703582

So you think about ADO.NET  or something like that? Excel does not use that.
It actually uses ODBC down below. Some drivers do export ADO apis, rest can bridge thru ODBC.

 

by: rharivenkateshPosted on 2009-09-30 at 03:34:11ID: 31503790

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