AFP report to PDF (20bytes naming convention for PDF)
Have a look at Gumbo Software Inc. They have a product Spool-a-Matic that does convert AFP to PDF. It’s specifically for iSeries and you can use their commands in a CLP. I’ve used it to convert AFP to PDF Ok but not tried overlays.

View Answer   |  May 31, 2012  9:14 AM
AFP, PDF

Clear a logical file
Logical File doesn’t contain data and it provides only window to view the data from one or more Physical Files. So, I hope there is no matter to think of clearing Logical file. Folks, correct me I am wrong.!!

View Answer   |  May 30, 2012  9:39 AM
Logical File

Field reference file
Yes The onlyu time it is needed is when you are creating objects and you are referencing it. BUT remember, if you delete it and then need to recreate an object, that will fail until you change the refreence in the source.

View Answer   |  May 29, 2012  12:19 PM
Field Reference File

Hold spool files during CRTLF
For CRTLF, you can set the printer file to hold by default:<pre> CHGPRTF FILE(QSYS/QPDDSSRC) HOLD(*YES)</pre> You could also change its default *OUTQ. But why? There might be a better alternative depending on what your business problem is. You asked about a specific technical item that might have no good answer. If you describe the <i>business [...]

View Answer   |  May 26, 2012  4:28 AM
AS/400 Spool Files, AS400 iseries, CHGCMDDFT

level check error
Also, are you using the correct DSPF. Do a WORKOBJ *all/yourCLP and WORKOBJ *ALL/yourDSPF to see if you have multiple version on your system.

View Answer   |  May 25, 2012  2:13 PM
AS/400, CL, DSPF, iSeries

Internet file sharing
Not sure I follow you. Where is the data now? on a PC or other machine? Who is going to host the data you want to share? If your final destination is the internet it most likely done via FTP. If not directly with a FTP command it’s done through an upload utility. Which still [...]

View Answer   |  May 25, 2012  2:05 PM
Client Access, FTP Server

AS/400 question
DSPPFM DFU CPYF *PRINT

View Answer   |  May 24, 2012  8:10 PM
AS/400, AS/400 Query

iSeries AFPDS printing to an IP printer is not supporting images to IP printer.
You would need a printer with an IPDS card to print AFPDS pages. You can find several variations of IBM Infoprint printers that will fit your printing needs, but be aware the IPDS card is about $600 in addition to the cost of the printer. You can also go with IPDS emulation software to utilize [...]

View Answer   |  May 24, 2012  7:30 PM
AFPDS, iSeries, iSeries printing, PRTF, RPGLE, TCP/IP

Sign on to AS/400 through Windows 7
Sorry – that’s message CWBSY1011

View Answer   |  May 22, 2012  4:33 PM
AS/400, Windows 7

Copy/Change IBM i Multiple SpoolFiles To New User
What are you tring to do by assigning the spoolfiles to a new user ? If that is the case why not just run the job under the user profile where the final spoolfiles need to go? If someone else needs these report,wouldn’t copying to a different OUTQ work? The only reason I can see [...]

View Answer   |  May 21, 2012  6:14 PM
IBM i, IBM spool files

Enter Key
How is the “ENTER” key mapped?? The PC “ENTER” may be the enter key for the AS400 or it may be the right side “CTRL” key. If the right “CTRL” key is the enter key, then the PC “ENTER” key becomes the “FIELD EXIT” key. Not sure of this software, just check the keyboard configuration.

View Answer   |  May 21, 2012  5:24 PM
AS/400, AS/400 terminal

CPF4131 in a CLP
This has been around for a long time. It is the same as an RPG program. If you modify a file PF, LF, DSPF and reference it in an RPG, CL, COBOL, etc program; you will get a level check. So when you recompiled you got the new definition and all is well.

View Answer   |  May 21, 2012  4:39 PM
AS400/RPG, CLP, SNDRCV

Sending an email to the team using AS400 at friday 4 PM.
You start by creating a scheduled job (WRKJOBSCDE) to run at 1600 every Friday. Call a new CL program. This new program can SNDMSG to a list of User Profiles or SNDDST to a list of email addresses.

View Answer   |  May 21, 2012  4:08 PM
AS/400, AS/400 email

Remove extra spaces from a graphic or UCS2 field in RPGLE
I’m not sure what problem you are running into, but the following sample code uses trimr to successfully determine the blank trimmed length of a UCS2 field and to concatentate a blank trimmed UCS2 field with a space and then another UCS2 field. <pre> dUCSField1 s 15000c dUCSField2 s 15000c dSpace s 1c dTargetField s [...]

View Answer   |  May 19, 2012  1:04 PM
AS/400, RPGLE

Mainframe to AS 400
I came from a mainframe environment. I started with IBM 360 back in 1974. In 1980, I started with a system 38 (in COBOL). It was the best move I made except going to the AS400 (then iSeries). I have (for about a year) moved back to the main frame (I hated it). It would [...]

View Answer   |  May 18, 2012  1:18 PM
AS 400, Mainframe

Real-time applications of Multi format logical files
In a conversion effort the records were similar size but had a record type that indicated which record was read. You would have a header or several header records for an order indicating: Billing account#, address and shipping address, Shipping instructions Order Item detail Item Bill of Material Multiple serial# Order total records Usually the [...]

View Answer   |  May 18, 2012  1:33 AM
AS/400, AS/400 logical file

Pre-Req PTF’s (AS/400)
Except for very rare cases, the delayed PTF’s can all be applied at the same time, and the system will handle the sequence.

View Answer   |  May 18, 2012  1:32 AM
AS/400, iSeries, PTF Installation

Urgent – User not able get pop up window whenever there is a notification message received.
I just had a similar issue. We had a few devices that were named the same as some user profiles. This caused 2 message queues (same name, different library) to be created. After changing the Client Access (communications, configure) to use Specify Workstation ID and having blanks in that box (rather than the user name), [...]

View Answer   |  May 17, 2012  8:59 PM
AS/400, AS/400 error messages, DSPMSG

printer configuration
You can do a CHGPRTF ‘your file’ OUTBIN(new value) to do a permanent change or OVRPRTF ‘your file’ OUTBIN(new value) to do a change for this job

View Answer   |  May 17, 2012  3:35 PM
AS400 printing issue, AS400 printing jobs

AS/400 spool file
Another possibility :SNDNETSPLF. You can send a copy to yourself and then modify it to desired OUTQ Bye

View Answer   |  May 17, 2012  2:51 PM
AS/400, AS/400 Spool Files