I have downloaded a save file from the IBM i to the Windows PC and I want to be sure that whatever contents in the Save file on IBM i must be downloaded in a save file downloaded to the PC. One approach I can use is to upload the save file again from the PC to IBM i and then display its contents using the DSPSAVF command.
Is there any jar file available to be used for viewing the IBM i save files on my Windows PC itself so that I won’t have to upload it back to verify its content?
I once came across a Jar file for viewing the IBM i save files on your Windows PC namely
_jSAVFJAR file which is a tool created for handling IBM i save files (SAVF) on a PC. It allows us to view, extract, and manage the contents of the save files directly from the desktop.Please note that
_JSAVFis not an official IBM product, therefore it may not be available directly from IBM’s website. It may be often distributed throughcommunity resourcesorforumsrelated to IBM i (AS400) orthird-party vendors. You might get this JAR available on the internet.But if you get this JAR by any means then you can easily run it and you have to ensure that the Java runtime environment (
JRE) is installed before running this Jar file as it’s a Java application.You can run it either by the
_jSAVFJAR GUI and you can use it to open the SAVF files and view their contents on the desktop.You can also run it from the command prompt or terminal window. First, navigate to the directory where you downloaded the
_jSAVFJAR file, and then execute the JAR file using the following command.java -jar _jSAVF.jarplease make sure to check the documentation that comes with the
_jSAVFJAR file for the instructions to use.