I am trying to access the data on our AS400 using MS SQL 7.0. We are currently working on a project to mothball our AS400 and use SQL and VB on NT Servers. (Don't yell at me.....I had no choice in this matter!!!)I have used the Transformation function of MSSQL 7.0 to update tables on the SQL Server. I would prefer being able to define views/tables that directly reference my AS400 data (similar to MSAccess Linked Table). Defining the AS400 as a MS SQL 7.0 "Linked Server" seems to be the way to go but I have no clue as to filling in the following fields: Should I use "Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Driver" or "IBM AS400 OLE DB Provider"? and what about these fields: Product Name, Data source, Provider string, location, and catalog. Thank you for any help you can give me.

I have used the Transformation function of MSSQL 7.0 to update tables on the SQL Server. I would prefer being able to define views/tables that directly reference my AS400 data (similar to MSAccess Linked Table). Defining the AS400 as a MS SQL 7.0 "Linked Server" seems to be the way to go but I have no clue as to filling in the following fields: Should I use "Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Driver" or "IBM AS400 OLE DB Provider"? and what about these fields: Product Name, Data source, Provider string, location, and catalog. Thank you for any help you can give me.
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