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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| AS400 startup error message | 10/4/2011 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: Following an AS400 Powerdown this weekend. Our AS400 will not startup up. The front panel is ... A: This situation is one that requires you to call your IBM business partner or hardware provider. ... | ||
| Tool Bar | 4/6/2011 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: This may seem like a silly question, but i am working with AS/400 and somehow turned the tool bar ... A: Unfortunately, there's no easy or direct answer to your question. The main problem is that there are ... | ||
| Exit key | 12/1/2010 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: I have a specific requirement to have a field of size 26. Any data entered in this field must return ... A: The answer depends on whether your barcode scanner has an option to automatically fill the field, ... | ||
| Tape Capacity info | 11/30/2010 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: sir, i would like to know the command if possible, to check the remaining capacity of a back-up ... A: Unfortunately, IBM does not offer us a command that calculates the remaining capacity of a tape. ... | ||
| PASSING ARIABLE FROM CLP TO ASP WEBPAGE | 10/31/2010 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: Good Morning I am trying to pass a variable with the help of STRPCCMD. can u help me. My command is ... A: At the end of line 0008.03 add a space before the final *CAT. At the end of line 0008.04, change ... | ||
| PASSING ARIABLE FROM CLP TO ASP WEBPAGE | 10/6/2010 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: Good Morning I am trying to pass a variable with the help of STRPCCMD. can u help me. My command is ... A: I'm assuming that you are using a CL program to issue the STRPCCMD command. 1. Define a field 123 ... | ||
| as400 querry | 9/28/2010 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: How to create a printer file for RPG program????? Plz also mention the steps to create printer ... A: Unfortunately, the subject of creating printer files is more complex than I can fully explain in an ... | ||
| querry regarding CL/400 | 9/15/2010 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: Please explain about opnqryf and how to use it in CL400 and other HLL.Also explain about the ... A: The OPNQRYF (open query file) command is used in a CL program to create a temporary index over a ... | ||
| querry regarding CL/400 | 9/7/2010 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: Sir plz tell me about Data area ,messages and data queue. Which type of program we can create in ... A: You can use a CL program to create any of these. For example, if I wanted to create a 10-character ... | ||
| querry regarding CL/400 | 8/30/2010 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: My question is that what type of program we can create in AS/400 using control language? A: CL language is used to create programs that execute a series of AS/400 commands, typically to ... | ||
| Data entry screen | 8/19/2010 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: i want to design a data entry screen that will validate the field from a database and also allow ... A: Unfortunately, this is a subject for an introductory course on on AS/400 or iSeries programming, and ... | ||
| Need information about subfile | 8/10/2010 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: Want to know which type of subfile the Display file contains, without seeing the DDS or RPG program. A: Using native iSeries or AS/400 programming, I'm not aware that subfiles are categorized by type, ... | ||
| Program Changes | 7/22/2010 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: I generated a list of programs for which the creation date have changed during a selected period. ... A: Manny; When an object is created, the 'Creation date' and 'Change date' are both updated. In the ... | ||
| Call a program to restore libraries | 5/3/2010 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: I would like to know how to write a program that will restore libraries from tape(previously saved ... A: To restore an entire library (this will replace the entire library on your system with objects as ... | ||
| Connect to V5R1 IFS using Win 2008 | 3/16/2010 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: Is it possible to make a network connection from Windows 2008 to folders on the IFS in V5R1? It ... A: I would 'think' so, however, I do not have either a Win2008 server or V5R1 system to test with. ... | ||
| Limit User Profile to Read only | 3/15/2010 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: I have been asked to create a generic user profile for conversion of data to new warehousing system. ... A: One way is to use the following commands to first revoke all authority for the user, then grant them ... | ||
| sys0055 on 9402-236 | 3/4/2010 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: Pete, did you ever solve the error Nonprivileged pgm accessing privileged transient" issue on the ... A: Sorry, no. The Advanced 36 (236) was a special model of the AS400, kind of a cross between the two. ... | ||
| Auto enter in display file | 1/7/2010 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: Is there a way to take the value of two field, just filled in, (enter not hit yet) and populate them ... A: Yes - by using the AUTO(RA) or CHECK(RA) option on the second field. When the second field is ... | ||
| as400 | 12/10/2009 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: what is as400? Is it a pc or a server? Please explain clearly? ANSWER: I don't know that I (or ... A: I don't know the current number-IBM doesn't publish that information. At one time, it was in excess ... | ||
| as400 'explained' | 12/9/2009 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: what is as400? Is it a pc or a server? Please explain clearly? A: I don't know that I (or you) have enough time for me to completely explain the 'AS400', but I'll ... | ||
| Where is the source | 12/9/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: I need to find out the name of the source file of a ILE program. I am getting a blank using DSPOBJD. ... A: This happens when an ILE program was created by binding several modules together using the CRTBNDPGM ... | ||
| Record Advance on SDA | 12/4/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: We scan serial numbers from barcodes into the screen and then auto advance to the next screen based ... A: It's possible that the AUTO(RB) or AUTO(RAB) keyword (which right-adjusts and blank-fills the field) ... | ||
| AS/400 error | 12/3/2009 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: Mr. Mayhew. I did a search on the Internet for an error code we're getting on our AS/400 (eSeries) ... A: I never did hear back from the other request, so I'm not sure what the solution was. However, the ... | ||
| Call Stack | 11/19/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: I would like to know if there is a way to retrieve a list of all programs called during a certain ... A: From V5R1 forward, IBM has offered an API called QWRCSTK that allows you to retrieve the call stack ... | ||
| Restoration | 11/2/2009 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: I have restored objects(Journal Receivers) from a expired tape (in WRKMEDBRM it is shown as ... A: I was out of town on business for a couple days. I don't work with journaling that much, but do have ... | ||
| Restoration | 10/30/2009 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: I have restored objects(Journal Receivers) from a expired tape (in WRKMEDBRM it is shown as ... A: The expired status in BRMS should not affect the data on the tape, it only means the tape can be ... | ||
| Limiting login to a single workstation (PC) | 9/10/2009 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: Is there a way to limit a user logging in to AS/400 from single PC? Due to a security concern, we ... A: I don't believe there is a way to restrict a specific user from logging in from multiple devices ... | ||
| 'Wrong input' error on AS400 after duplicate key error | 8/24/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: I'm a beginning RPG programmer and have written a standard 'maintenance' style program that uses two ... A: It's difficult for me to tell for certain what your problem is because I don't recognize 'Wrong ... | ||
| AS400 (CMD Program) | 7/13/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: I have created a simple program in CL to add few libraries to library list. I run that program from ... A: I am assuming that there are no parameters to be passed to your CL program. 1. Create a QCMDSRC ... | ||
| 5.4 upgrade | 6/3/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: are there any procedures on how upgrade from one version of operating systems to another A: Yes, there you can find support documents that explain how to upgrade operating system versions at ... | ||
| Display File | 5/28/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: I have a 15 position field in a display file that is used to enter part numbers. In the past, user ... A: To be certain that the alpha characters are converted to uppercase, I use my own conversion ... | ||
| As/400 9402-236 Print problem | 5/7/2009 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: I am working to recover some print reports for a client that were accidentally deleted from their ... A: Sorry Mark, I'm not able to help with this one. That 236 is just too old and I've forgotten almost ... | ||
| Report on deleted records | 4/22/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: How would I run a report by library to provide a listing to show only the number of deleted records ... A: The DSPFD command has an option to create a OUTFILE, with fields that include the file and library ... | ||
| Putting more records in a printer file page.. | 4/20/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: I have an old RPG program, which is utilising only 30 lines..i want to extend it by putting some ... A: This is a hard question to answer without seeing both the RPG source code and the procedure that ... | ||
| Error sys 400 9402 f04 | 3/11/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: after powering on the system after 2 minutes receives error code and attention light error code # ... A: This is a hardware error, and you may need IBM hardware support (1-800 IBM-SERV) to help you figure ... | ||
| Change User ID when sign on AS400 | 2/10/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: My company will change the all user ID of the AS400, Every old User ID will mapping to a new User ... A: To my knowledge, the Program Status Data Structure is a read-only structure, and not able to be ... | ||
| Match *PGM Type Object to a source member | 1/24/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: I try to match a compiled object to a source member with the method of recompiling source member to ... A: The best I can suggest is that, for any given program, assume that the source with the most recent ... | ||
| Match *PGM Type Object to a source member | 1/23/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: I try to match a compiled object to a source member with the method of recompiling source member to ... A: If you use the DSPOBJD command, you can create a file containing information about all of your ... | ||
| how to find the record which errored out while writing a duplicate record | 1/21/2009 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: How can I find the record which errored out while writing a duplicate in a file? Can Journal dump or ... A: When the duplicate key message appears, select the 'D' dump option. This will produce a report in ... | ||
| download from as400 into excel programatically | 12/26/2008 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: in excel there is an add-on to transfer the data on the open worksheet (ie not transfer to a file). ... A: This is actually out of my expertise area (I'm mainly hardware oriented), but I have worked with the ... | ||
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