RE: Got an XLS spreadsheet. Need a DB2/400 file. What's the easiest way to get from one to the other?

... or use SQL (might be a little more complex, but you can exactly select
what you want) instead of CPYFRMIMPF

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From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces-+hD5IHI5Xscn3HwCXmMcX9BPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org> On Behalf Of Jack
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Subject: Re: Got an XLS spreadsheet. Need a DB2/400 file. What's the easiest
way to get from one to the other?

  1.
export as csv
  2.
transfer csv to IFS
  3.
CPYFRMIMPF

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/i/7.6.0?topic=ssw_ibm_i_76/cl/cpyfrmimpf.html



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Subject: Re: Got an XLS spreadsheet. Need a DB2/400 file. What's the easiest
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