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Link SQL tables to AS400 tables

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Hi

I have been asked to link the data in my SQL database to the data inputted into an AS400 database. I am totally clueless as to the table structure but figure it cannot be that difficult.

My SQL database has an Access front end. That means that all I need to do is link the tables and change the field names to what they currently are in my existing tables so that I don't have to redo all the queries.

I just need to know that this is possible and what I will need to do in order to make this happen.

Anyone able to assist?
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if you're looking to pull data from both sources in the same query, i'm smelling linked server happiness with its concomitant security credential issues...

i haven't touched AS/400 for some time now, but i suspect you will need to upgrade the client access install on the SQL server to whatever makes the AS/400 happiest, then create an ODBC link on the SQL box pointing to the AS/400 db,then link using OLE for ODBC...

at a guess...

thereafter any queries to the AS/400 data would be prefixed with the link reference: "MYLINKREF".MyCatalog..MyTable...

or hunt around for references to linking SQL to AS/400...
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Thanks Puppi - I am doing that now. The alternative would be for them to run a query and send me the data that I need - but that is too messy in my mind. They would then have to click buttons in my app for the data to come through. I want this to be as easy for them as possible as it seems my interim program is going to be around for a while.
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Jip Link Server is the best way to go. Bear in mind that it could cause one huge performance knock. Especially since you are not linking a SQL server which the link server stuff was designed for.
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Mmmm am I going about this the wrong way then?
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