Can I use CrossData/400 to send files to my PC users?
Yes. CrossData/400 can be used to convert AS/400 data to a format that can be used by most PC applications. As discussed above CrossData/400 can convert an AS/400 database file to CSV format which can be directly used by Microsoft Excel and Word. Many other applications like Symantecs ACT! can also import CSV or ASCII fixed length files. You have several options for getting the converted data to your users desktops. You can copy the converted file to a folder on the AS/400 that the user accesses with Client Access. Some of the CrossData/400 interfaces will do this copy for you. You can also leave the converted file in a library that the user can access with the Client Access Transfer function. The user can download the data to their PC with no data conversion. If you have a Web site on your AS/400 you can copy the converted data to a directory on the AS/400 that can be accessed by the user with a browser. You can also push the data to your users PC with FTP. If the user has the Microso
