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iBridge: Cross platform content management for IBMi generated spool files

Enables *SCS spooled file content to be migrated from the IBMi to alternative platforms such as Windows or a Unix Server, transformed to PDF, RTF , TXT conversion formats.

Once the file ibridge.zip has been downloaded to your workstation, use a unzip utility to extract the file, ibridge to your root directory c:\.
From the iSeries, log in as security officer, create a library, a save file, and start the FTP server.

 
CRTLIB IBRIDGE
CRTSAVF QGPL/IBRIDGE
STRTCPSVR *FTP

From Windows select 'Start', and choose 'Run'. When the run window appears, type 'Command' and press enter. After the DOS session displays, issue the command script shown below:

 
C:\>CD\
C:\>FTP 
FTP> username: 
FTP> password: 
FTP> bin
FTP put c:\ibridge qgpl/ibridge
FTP> quit
C:\>exit 

Returning to the iSeries session with the security offer user profile, issue the next command to restore the library from the save file.

 
RSTLIB SAVLIB(IBRIDGE) DEV(*SAVF) SAVF(*QGPL/IBRIDGE) MBROPT(*ALL) ALWOBJDIR(*ALL) RSTLIB(IBRIDGE)

iBridge has not been installed. Next the unlock software code needs to be installed. Type the following commands to enter the unlock code assigned:

 
ADDLIBLE IBRIDGE
GO IBRIDGE

the following menu appears. Select option 10 and when prompted enter the permanent or temporary license provided by your account manager. Once entered, the status of the license code will be reported. If the code has been entered correctly, iBridge is now ready to use.

iBridge can be administered from the below menu:

 IBRIDGE               iBridge Report Distribution System                       
                                                                                
   iBridge Administration                                                       
      1. Schedule iBridge out queue capture             SCDQQC                  
      2. Put Queue                                      MPUTQ                   
      3. Print Distribution Log                         IBRIDGELOG              
      4. Run iBridge API                                IBRIDGE                 
                                                                                
   iBridge Registration                                                         
     10. License iBridge                                LICQQC                  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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 F1=Help   F3=Exit   F12=Cancel                                                 

                       iBridge Spool to Network (IBRIDGE)                       
                                                                                
 Type choices, press Enter.                                                     
                                                                                
 Configure FTP  . . . . . . . . .   *FTP          Character value, *FTP...      
 Printer file name  . . . . . . .                 Name                          
 Job name . . . . . . . . . . . .                 Name, *                       
   User . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 Name                          
   Number . . . . . . . . . . . .                 000000-999999                 
 Spooled file number  . . . . . .                 1-999999, *LAST               
 Archive output queue . . . . . .                 Name                          
   Library  . . . . . . . . . . .     *LIBL       Name, *LIBL                   
 Delete spooled file  . . . . . .   *NO           Character value, *NO, *YES    
 Ifs Path File  . . . . . . . . .                                               
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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 F3=Exit   F4=Prompt   F5=Refresh   F12=Cancel   F13=How to use this display    
 F24=More keys