AS/400

copying to a folder with .zip extention

Is it possible to use CPYTOIMPF to copy file to a folder with the .zip extention Software/Hardware used: Iseries

how create a printer file in AS400

HI, The message shows "Mistakes in the DDS not allowed with the specified GENLVL, one has not found the device of printer PRT01. File PRTF1 has not been created in the library HIPTSTMAP1"   Obviously use CRTPRTF. Probably another way exists to create the file of printer. THANKS. ...

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Every evening we create Save Files of our Production Libraries on our Production System. The next morning we FTP these Save Files to our Development System and do Restores to our Production Libraries on our Development System. We use TurnOver to handle the changes to our SQL Tables, Indexes, and...

Need to find everyplace a file is being used.

I have a file that we are adding a field. Need to find every program the file is being used to know which ones need to be recompiler. Would be nice to do one big search of the entire library.  Software/Hardware used: as400

RPGLE. cpytopcd

I have tried to create a file where every record is 80 characters long. Every record should be filled with spaces if the record is shorter than 80 char. In my program I use cpytopcd and this command seems to cut every record if there aren't any more characters. If you look at it in hexadec...

AS/400 file transfer window disappears

as400 file transfer window drops to the bottom never to return.

data encryption

I am working on a project where I need to be able to pass a string through a SHA-2 encryption and then use the result as part of a call to open a URL.  The URL call is a breeze.., If there source code out there that has the SHA-2 algorithm that can run on the iSeries?  If it has to be in a JAVA...

Change of IP address on MIMIx dr server

Hi, I want to change IP address of my AS/400 which is also the DR server (it has MIMIX on it), kindly tell what measure should i take for Mimix before changing the IP address. Please advice ,its urgent.

Analyzing Security Audit Journal

Hello, could you please tell me where can I find a book, guide or course about Tracking and Analizing Security Audit Journal on iSeries?  I have tried Appendix F on Security Guide but there are not all entries and it does not explain how to analize records in journal.  Thanks a lot ...

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Using prototypes and data structures

How do I convert the following into using prototypes (including the *ENTRY) and /free?? D RDCTL         E DS  EXTNAME(RDCTL)     Software/Hardware used: V5R4 RPG

How to copy source code of Pgm into Flatfile in COBOL

I want to read the one of the pgm's source code through my another program. So anyone plz suggest me how can i read the source code?

AS/400 Software Migration Tool

Which AS/400 Software Migration Tool would you recommend with the most features at an exceptional value? Software/Hardware used: AS/400 Operating System V5R4

How to handle deletion in RPG

I have a file(A) that needs to have records deleted from it based off information in another file(B). I think the logic should be... Read A Chain to B if criteria met delete record. Is there a better/cleaner way to do this? I do not have much experience with RPG.

Is the new WRKDBF out yet?

Anyone heard if the efforts to recreate a WRKDBF utility have borne fruit yet? Once again I find myself needing a general purpose file view utility, and hover on the brink of writing something, for I saw somewhere that a new one was being put together. Software/Hardware used: i5 v5r4

decimal data error

I declare time field in RPG as D btime    4  0 eval btime = 2400 this one i pass to a CL program with var type var(&tim) type(*dec) len(4,0) and this in turn passed to another RPG program D stime    4  0 when it comes to third program it has some hex char shown in debug as belo stime = 2_4_...

Upload Spreadsheet to AS400 using Excel addin - creates graphic fields for alpha fields

I am using the Excel addin to transfer excel files to our AS400.  The file does not exist on the AS400 and when the transfer runs, the field created for the alpha fields is 'Graphic' when I display the file field definitions.  I cannot read these fields in my RPG program - they are only text...

The most-watched IT questions this week: Oct. 20, 2009

Here are the 5 most watched questions on ITKE: There's some great discussions going on ranging from SQL to diagnosing app crashes. Go answer a question now and take your shot at winning a TV, or check out the rest of the top 10 on the Community Blog: 1.ORA-31672 in oracle 11g tops the list, with...

Suppress FTP messages

I've got a program that FTP's (put) files to another system. I always used the program in batch mode. Now I'm trying to ref the program interactively. But message 'Press ENTER to end terminal session.' requires user intervention. Does any know how I can suppress FTP messages while running in...

Tracking data changes on IBM i with triggers

Hi I like to implemnet this tip can you share the sources files of this tip