Administration and Programming Guide for OS/400

Configuring Net.Data

Net.Data for OS/400 is delivered as a standard part of:

• IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities/400 V3R2, V3R7, V4R1, and V4R2
• IBM HTTP Server for AS/400 V4R3 and subsequent releases

There is nothing extra to buy; and there is no Net.Data software that you need to download and install.

The AS/400 TCP/IP and HTTP Server software that you need comes standard with OS/400, but is optionally installed. The following optional software should be installed on your system for the following versions of the OS/400 operating system:

• For IBM OS/400 operating system Version 3 Release 2, Version 3 Release 7, and subsequent versions and releases (57xx-SS1):
  • IBM TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities/400 (57xx-TC1)
• For IBM OS/400 operating system Version 4 Release 3, and subsequent versions and releases (57xx-SS1):
  • IBM HTTP Server for AS/400 (57xx-DG1)

After installing Net.Data, complete the steps described in the following sections to configure Net.Data for OS/400. The steps include:

• Copying the Net.Data Program Object to Your CGI-BIN Library
• Creating an Initialization File
• Customizing the Net.Data Initialization File
• Setting Up the Language Environments
• Configuring the Web Server
• Granting Access Rights to Objects Accessed by Net.Data