oledb to ibm db2 - no tables?

Hi.
I am upgrading a datawarehouse from sql2000 to sql2005.
Unfortunately, there is something wrong when I try to get the list of
available tables/views to import from ibm as400.
It worked fine on sql2000 (I was using "iSeries Access ODBC Driver") but
there is no such driver available on sql2005. The only available driver is
the "IBM DB2 UDB for iSeries OLE DB Provider" which cannot display the list
of all the available tables / libraries on the remote system. The message
is: "The source database you have selected contains no visible tables or
views." On sql2000 I was able to fetch the list of all the available tables
in all the libraries, put a tick against some of them and just import them
to the sql server.
I noticed that I can use the .Net driver for ODBC which allows me to import
data from any odbc source (defined in control panel -> administrative tools
-> odbc...), but this approach requires typing the whole sql statement for
each source table. This could be OK for a single table, but there are more
than 50 tables I need to import and writing separate sql statement for each
of them is something I would like to avoid.
Is there anybody with good experience regarding this issue? Please help...
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PLI'm succesfuly accesing AS/400 files via OLEDB from SQL Server 2005 SP2.
When selecting from libraries files I simply do " SELECT * FROM
AS400OLE.AS400.LIBRARY.FILE " and it works fine (IMHO faster than ODBC too!)
Here is my linked server script, hope it will help you:
(our AS/400 system name is.. AS400 :-) ).
/****** Object: LinkedServer [AS400OLE] Script Date: 04/16/2007 16:58:00
******/
EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedserver @.server = N'AS400OLE',
@.srvproduct=N'AS400', @.provider=N'IBMDA400', @.datasrc=N'AS400',
@.catalog=N'AS400'
/* For security reasons the linked server remote logins password is changed
with ######## */
EXEC master.dbo.sp_addlinkedsrvlogin
@.rmtsrvname=N'AS400OLE',@.useself=N'False',@.locallogin=NULL,@.rmtuser=N'AS400USERID',@.rmtpassword='########'
GO
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'AS400OLE', @.optname=N'collation
compatible', @.optvalue=N'false'
GO
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'AS400OLE', @.optname=N'data
access', @.optvalue=N'true'
GO
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'AS400OLE', @.optname=N'dist',
@.optvalue=N'false'
GO
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'AS400OLE', @.optname=N'pub',
@.optvalue=N'false'
GO
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'AS400OLE', @.optname=N'rpc',
@.optvalue=N'false'
GO
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'AS400OLE', @.optname=N'rpc out',
@.optvalue=N'false'
GO
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'AS400OLE', @.optname=N'sub',
@.optvalue=N'false'
GO
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'AS400OLE', @.optname=N'connect
timeout', @.optvalue=N'0'
GO
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'AS400OLE', @.optname=N'collation
name', @.optvalue=null
GO
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'AS400OLE', @.optname=N'lazy schema
validation', @.optvalue=N'false'
GO
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'AS400OLE', @.optname=N'query
timeout', @.optvalue=N'0'
GO
EXEC master.dbo.sp_serveroption @.server=N'AS400OLE', @.optname=N'use remote
collation', @.optvalue=N'true'
"Piotr Lipski" <piotr.lipski@.nie.p0czta.spamuj.bo.onet.w.ryj.pl> wrote in
message news:1rjimvs4uyts7$.3ctxiz7tm0uv.dlg@.40tude.net...
> Hi.
> I am upgrading a datawarehouse from sql2000 to sql2005.
> Unfortunately, there is something wrong when I try to get the list of
> available tables/views to import from ibm as400.
> It worked fine on sql2000 (I was using "iSeries Access ODBC Driver") but
> there is no such driver available on sql2005. The only available driver is
> the "IBM DB2 UDB for iSeries OLE DB Provider" which cannot display the
> list
> of all the available tables / libraries on the remote system. The message
> is: "The source database you have selected contains no visible tables or
> views." On sql2000 I was able to fetch the list of all the available
> tables
> in all the libraries, put a tick against some of them and just import them
> to the sql server.
> I noticed that I can use the .Net driver for ODBC which allows me to
> import
> data from any odbc source (defined in control panel -> administrative
> tools
> -> odbc...), but this approach requires typing the whole sql statement for
> each source table. This could be OK for a single table, but there are more
> than 50 tables I need to import and writing separate sql statement for
> each
> of them is something I would like to avoid.
> Is there anybody with good experience regarding this issue? Please help...
> --
> PL|||On Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:00:42 -0400, Rafael Lenartowicz wrote:
Thanks for hint. In the meantime I've re-installed the whole as400 software
suite, choosing "full" option this time - and it definitely works better.
At least, I can get the list of all the tables on remote system.
Unfortunately, I still cannot get the full list of all the columns in a
particular table - I have to run "select * from [as400table]" to do it.
Anyway, I'm happy enough. I can import data (and schedule the import
packages). Next step will be learning how to fire ssis packages on demand.
Cheers,
PL
> I'm succesfuly accesing AS/400 files via OLEDB from SQL Server 2005 SP2.
> When selecting from libraries files I simply do " SELECT * FROM
> AS400OLE.AS400.LIBRARY.FILE " and it works fine (IMHO faster than ODBC too!)
> Here is my linked server script, hope it will help you:
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