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iBridge Overview
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.
iBridge Installation
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 *FTPFrom 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:\>FTPReturning to the iSeries session with the security offer user profile, issue the next command to restore the library from the save file.FTP> username: FTP> password: FTP> bin FTP put c:\ibridge qgpl/ibridge FTP> quit C:\>exit
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 IBRIDGEthe 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 Menu
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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Selection
F1=Help F3=Exit F12=Cancel
Option 1
Schedule an iBridge Job. Enables all the spooled files from a single output queue to be migrated from the iSeries, converted to text, and moved to an alternative platform such as a Windows or a Unix Server.
Schedule iBridge Job (SCDQQC)
Type choices, press Enter.
Put output queue . . . . . . . . Name
Library . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL
Archive output queue . . . . . . Name
Library . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL
Target Path (Default Assigned) ' '
MPUTQ Scheduled Time . . . . . . '18:45:00' 00:00:01-24:00:00
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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
Option 2
Put Queue Entries to Network. Provides the means to explicitly move a single spooled file from the iSeries to an alternate platform and includes a conversion format as text, rich text and PDF.
Put Queue Entries to Network (MPUTQ)
Type choices, press Enter.
Put output queue . . . . . . . . QPRINT Name
LIBRARY . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
Archive output queue . . . . . . ARCHIVE Name, *NONE
LIBRARY . . . . . . . . . . . *LIBL Name, *LIBL, *CURLIB
Target Path (Default Assigned) ' '
FTP Host (Default Assigned) . . '192.168.0.105'
User Name (Default Assigned) . . 'ISERIESCLIENT'
User Pass (Default Assigned) . 'ISERIESCLIENT'
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F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys
Command API
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 . . . . . . . . .
More...
F3=Exit F4=Prompt F5=Refresh F12=Cancel F13=How to use this display
F24=More keys