Reading Windows files from Pick

Ross Ferris

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May 21, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/21/99

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Kieran

As you have the files in a Unix (aka AIX) directory AND you are
familiar with IMPORT/EXPORT, why not simpy use that method ? IMPORT &
EXPORT both work ?

As a guide, the following MD entry should give you an idea of how to
setup your super-Q pointer (taken from SCO, but should still be valid)

001 qs
002
003 unix:/etc
004
005
006
007
008
009 L
010 30

Regards,

Ross

In article <37449493...@mtd.com.au>,
Kieran Murphy <kie...@mtd.com.au> wrote:
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> Does anybody know how I can directly read/transfer some windows files
from
> D3.  I must confess to knowing virtually nothing about Super-Q
pointers,
> the hosts file or such things and have not found my way around the
Help
> screens yet.  I also confess to being a bit of a Unix goon - if
only
> every stayed native I would only have to learn one operating system!
> The Windows files are stored via SAMBA on the same AIX server that
D3
> runs from.  I would like to be able to import and export price
lists
> that come to us in dos .txt format.
> Currently we use Wintegrate to handle the import and export in
Australia. 
> In New Zealand we run AP/Pro, and can achieve the desired result by a
simple
> Pick IMPORT verb.
> I would appreciate any tips you can give.
>  
> Regards
> Kieran Murphy
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joseba real de asua

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May 21, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/21/99

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Hi Kieran:

On D3

You should know were SAMBA mounts the Windows directory, let's say
/my_samba_dir

Any Unix/WIndows directory is a Pick File, any Unix/WIndows File is a
Pick Record

You can name the file as:

ed dos:my_samba_directory my_pick_record_unix_file

You can use this names on any D3 procesoor (aql,basic,proc,tcl,etc.)

Hope this help

joseba real de asua
frel...@sarenet.es

Mark Brown

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May 21, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/21/99

to Kieran Murphy

The problem is your Qpointer. Try this instead:

testrt
1) Q
2)
3) unix:/pcserver/user/KIERAN/mrfs

then list testrt should give you roughly the same results as your ls
command.

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Sincerely,

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Mark Brown
Manager, Continuing Engineering
Pick Systems, Inc. USA

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