IBM AS400 Client Access Express Forum

Client Access is a client for IBM's famous ISeries/400 (formerly known as AS/400) machines. The program provides a flexible, scriptable environment with data connections and various administrative tools. This is built on the 5250 telnet emulation, but also provides SQL based data transfer from/to to the server, and a professional API for further developments.

Has anyone made this work?

I have been unable to do so with any meaningfull functionality. There are Linux versions of the 5250 for iSeries now at IBM and am in hope that running a native version will be available soon.

Well, there is native version, but with much much less functionality. (On request I can help to get it.)
Unfortunately however I can install the windows client, I was not able to manage any connection.

I can get it to install using a Windows 2000 Bottle. I have not been able to get anything to run. It acts like it is going to run but never does. I have tried just about every EXE in that folder as I can and nothing ever runs.

It would be great if it worked but as it stands now I think it needs some other .dll's to get it working.

I used to work at the iSeries Support Center in CS1 which is the connectivity que and I know that there were other dll's that were needed to get it up and running that are not what you would call "normal" windows dll's.

I might make a call to a few folks @ IBM that might be able to help.

-David 😀

Update: I have UBUNTU 6 and Client Access V5R3M0 I can't get anything to run. Nothing and I am not sure why at this point. Can someone from Codeweavers look at this app to see why not?

The Linux Version is just 5250/Telnet and ODBC. I need to be able to use OpsNav more than anything else to move to Linux at work.

-David

If you install V4 version of client access, then you'll be even able to run some parts, but unfortunately I wasn't still able to connect with PC5250...