>I think we are using Client Access right now. It is a stuggle and always ends up being a them vs. us, us being pc people obviously. I figured out how to get the data out as text and then pop it into VFP. It is easy to manipulate then, but the big problem is then getting it back to an AS 400 form. We have tried before, but the AS400 team either doesn't know how or doesn't want to mess with it. Just wanting to sidestep the whole issue and do it ourselves. Likely won't work like that. An info will make it easier. Have a good turkey day!

I remeber working with HLLAPI(?) stuff 8 or 9 years ago between an AS400 and some Windows apps, but it's been a long time, I'm out of date, and don't know the current market. IBM has a whole set of APIs that will permit interaction between AS400 apps and PC apps. There are a whole range of 5251 emulator products with APIs that might be able to help. You need someone with significantly more recent experience than I have on, especially on the AS400 side of the world, and the client's AS400 people still have to tell you what access they'll allow - they're the ones who'll limit your app's access and dictate the products that they're willing to support.