Re: Migration tools mainframe (IBM) to Midrange??

Peter Cumming <pcumming_at_ix.netcom.com> wrote:

>Does anyone know of any tools that can run on a mainframe (IBM) and pull
>data (extract) for transfer to a midrange (Unix) box in an efficient
>fashion?? Currently we have to write custom programs on our mainframe to
>extract data we want to a flat file. Then for each extract we must
>unpack any packed data (Comp-3) fields on the mainframe.
>Then we transfer the data from the Mainfrmae to the midrange and BCP it
>in to the database. We could also do a hyperchannel.
 

>Wonder if there is some better or quicker way or some product...
 

>Thanks for an email reply.
 

>Peter

Peter,

We are using Connect Direct from Stirling Software to transfer files between our various UNIX boxes (AIX and HP-UX) and our IBM Mainframes over the SNA Network.

| Ted Linnell                     <edlinnell_at_acslink.net.au> |
| BSc GradDipDP CNA MACS PCP                                 |
| Nunawading, Victoria , Australia                           |
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