I've not tried this, but it should probably work (I'll add it
to my list of things to attempt :).

  Install Samba/iX (available at ftp://www.3k.com/POSIX/samba.htm )
and create a share that maps to the location of your CSV files.
You should then be able to connect to that share and access those
files as if they were local to your PC.  If they are currently
fixed length files, they will be turned into bytestream when saved
back out by Excel, and you also "could" have some problems initially
accessing all of the data.  To be safe, you should probably 'tobyte'
the files ahead of time.

Regards,
Michael L Gueterman
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Seamus
> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 1998 2:00 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HP3000-L] Help pls: Open a MPE text file direct from Excel97
> using ftp
>
>
> Hi,
> I'm trying to make some text files (they are CSVfiles) on my HP3000
> available to Excel users on our PC network.
> I believe Excel97 should be able to open these files using
> the File/ Open/
> Look In / Internet addresses(FTP).
> Does anyone know how to do this ? I can get through to the
> HP3000 but the
> directories/accounts are not displayed correctly nor are they
> browsable and
> I can't see the files. Is there some way I can specify the file in the
> Add/Modify FTP address box?
>
> While we're on this.. How do I do an FTP connect to the
> HP3000 from IE4.0. I
> saw the URL syntax somewhere but can't remember where.
>
> Thanks.
> Seamus
> [log in to unmask]
>