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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| 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 ... | ||
| Operating system V5M4.0 | 12/3/2008 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: What are the disk drive requirements to upgrade to this version or higher? A: Version 5.4 requires a 17gig load source drive (or higher). This drive can be part of a parity set ... | ||
| Problems printing 12 CPI from our AS/400 with our new printer OKI 3391 ML | 11/28/2008 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: Please help. I am having problems printing 12 CPI from our AS/400 with our new printer OKI 3391 ML. ... A: Michael; Actually, I'm somewhat impressed that you were able to get the printer to work at all. ... | ||
| Monitoring a user | 11/10/2008 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: I would like to find out about a user , what he has done in last 6 month?the system is :OS/400 V5 ... A: Unless you have been saving the system history logs, there is no way to look at activity as far back ... | ||
| Monitoring users | 11/10/2008 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: Is there a way to monitor a user? I would like to find out about a user , what he has done in last 6 ... A: Unfortunately, OS/400 offers no way to monitor the activities of a user, other than a job log, which ... | ||
| logical files...or not | 10/28/2008 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: I have 4 phyical files, each with a different record format. One of these files contains the header ... A: Presuming that the detail records share a key field with the header record such as an order number, ... | ||
| IBM AS/400 | 10/2/2008 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: We moved our machine to a new room. the Machine gives an error 67573200. Can you please tell me ... A: Joan, can you tell me what model of AS400 you have? It should be on a small label on the front of ... | ||
| AS400 emulator keyboard | 9/9/2008 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: Hope someone can help me. In a normal dspf if you have a numeric input/output field defined when you ... A: The - key on the keyboard pad in most emulation software represents a "FIELD MINUS" key. The user ... | ||
| Disk arm utilization | 9/3/2008 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: What is an acceptable percentage over a two hour period of the percent busy in the wrkdsksts ... A: That's a good question, and one that is commonly asked, but also one to which IBM gives no simple ... | ||
| question on as400 | 7/22/2008 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: by which we can call the cls . A: To create a menu, most programmers design a DDS display file to describe the menu options, and a CL ... | ||
| Restoring system on another AS/400 | 7/16/2008 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: As a part of 'Disaster Recovery Backup Plan' I wanted to restore our system to another AS/400. We ... A: You 'one-upped' me! I forgot that section was back there. It's for more experienced users, but ... | ||
| Restoring system on another AS/400 | 7/16/2008 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: As a part of 'Disaster Recovery Backup Plan' I wanted to restore our system to another AS/400. We ... A: Rashid; I have done this as part of a D/R plan or just system upgrades at least 100 times. The ... | ||
| ODBC Access AS/400 | 7/3/2008 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: Is it possible to access files across multiple libraries with one ODBC connection to Windows? For ... A: I believe this is possible, but ODBC is not my area of expertise. I will have to do some research ... | ||
| as400 | 6/21/2008 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: what is as400 A: The AS/400 is a mid-sized business computer, although NOT PC-based or network based. It is ... | ||
| About As400! | 6/9/2008 | Pete Mayhew |
| Q: Where could i get info about AS400 system architecture completely free of cost? I mean, the range of ... A: The bad news is that there is not a lot of information available about the AS400/iSeries/i5/System ... | ||
| as400 error message | 4/7/2008 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: What does the error message: System hardware error SRC-B3014F01 mean. The system seems to be running ... A: Hardware problems are not really my area of expertise, and I do not have access to a manual of ... | ||
| Error Messages | 3/26/2008 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: In a subfile, if we use SFLMSG we get a fixed error message as OPTION NOT VALID. Instead of that, I ... A: To my knowledge, there is no way to send a variable message using the SFLMSG option. I tried ... | ||
| Adv/36 model 9402 | 3/13/2008 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: While trying to backup the LIC (option-5) the orange light comes on about 5 min into it and it ... A: Typically, a software error message takes the form of CPF0001 - three letters and a four digit ... | ||
| DEBUG S36 BY STRDBG COMMAND | 3/5/2008 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: MY PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN DEBUGING BY STRDBU A PROGRAM (S36 PGM) THAT SBMJOB I CANT SEE THE ... A: As I recall, DEBUG functions differently for System/36 programs. I do not have access to an AS/400 ... | ||
| Barcodes from AS400 to HP Printer | 2/7/2008 | Concise Systems/Laird Scranton |
| Q: We use an AS400 in our company and have a programming staff that does all programming for the ... A: The manual that came with your printer should indicate whether it is capable of advanced printer ... | ||
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