Receive resources and AFPDS data sent to network files

To make receiving resources and Advanced Function Presentation™ data stream (AFPDS) data as easy as possible, you should be aware of the following:

• Make sure you do not send line data or mixed data (AFPDSLINE data) to network files.
• The AFPDS files, as they exist on S/390®, are in variable-length record format. Make sure the S/390 site converts the AFPDS files to a fixed-length record format. If this is not done before sending the AFPDS files, large amounts of iSeries™ server disk space will be required. You need to reach an agreement with the S/390 site as to what fixed-length record format you will use; for example, 4000 bytes. AFPDS records longer than the fixed-length record size must be converted into multiple fixed-length records. Pad the last record with blank characters if necessary.
• Before receiving AFPDS files from the S/390, you should consider creating a fixed-length physical data file to hold the files from the S/390. The CL command to do this is Create Physical File (CRTPF).

  The length of the records in the physical data file should be the number that you and the S/390 site agreed to; for example, 4000 bytes.

When resource data is received from S/390, convert the resources to a format that can be used by i5/OS™. These commands are in the Create AFP™ resources topic.

Create a physical file

Many types of resources are sent to the iSeries server. Administratively, it is more convenient to store the different types of resources in separate physical files. That is, put all the font data in a physical file that contains only fonts, the overlay data in a physical file that contains only overlays, and so on.

This command creates a physical file that can receive resources and AFPDS data:

CRTPF FILE(MYLIB/MYFILE) RCDLEN(4000) MBR(*NONE) MAXMBRS(*NOMAX) LVLCHK(*NO)

Examples of using the Work with Network Files (WRKNETF) and Receive Network File (RCVNETF) commands

Use the Work with Network Files (WRKNETF) and Receive Network File (RCVNETF) commands to receive, delete, browse, or submit (print) files.

This command lets you work with the network files for USR1 and prints the output with the job's spooled output. This command can only be issued by USR1, a member of the USR1 group, or a user with security officer authority.

WRKNETF USER(USR1) OUTPUT(*PRINT)

This command lets you work with the network files for all users and is written to the first member of the specified database file. If the file exists in a library on the library list, the existing file is used; otherwise, the file is created in library QGPL. If the file did not exist, or did not contain any members, a member with the same name as the file is added to the file. Otherwise, the first member of the file is cleared and used. Only a user with security officer authority can issue this command.

WRKNETF USER(*ALL) OUTPUT(*OUTFILE) OUTFILE(NETFILES)

This command receives the network file SCRIPT, member $REPORT, into a physical file named MYFILE in library MYLIB. The new member in MYFILE is $REPORT.

RCVNETF FROMFILE(SCRIPT) TOFILE(MYLIB/MYFILE) FROMMBR($REPORT)

Related tasks

Create AFP resources

Print data sent to iSeries from S/390

Receive AFP resources from another system

Send data from zSeries® to iSeries servers

Related reference

Create Physical File (CRTPF) CL command

Receive Network File (RCVNETF) CL command

Work with Network Files (WRKNETF) CL command