Go Save backup question
I use GO SAVE, Option 21 for full backup – and set to run unattended at 23:55:00. When I come in the console says “errors running this command”. When I check the DSPLOG, it shows that all but 22 objects not saved. question: is there a way for me to look at the files selected [...]

Answer Question   |  December 23, 2009  12:29 PM
AS/400, Backup & recovery, DataCenter

Query Security
I have written several queries which I don’t want others to change. I edited the authority for this query and changed the object authority to *EXCLUDE for user *PUBLIC and all other authorized users. However, users are still able to access and change my queries. Why? What do I need to do?

Answer Question   |  October 6, 2006  8:33 AM
RPG, RPGLE, Security

CLP training tutorial
hello, I was wondering if there were any CLP programming tutorials available? Or maybe even some sort of online training? Cedric

Answer Question   |  October 5, 2006  5:45 PM
CLP, RPG

Tab delimited file
I have been asked to produce a file in an RPG program. The file is being used in some kind of interface and needs to be ‘tab delimited’ What is tab delimited? How do I create a tab-delimited file? Thanks

Answer Question   |  December 23, 2009  12:42 PM
Application development, RPG, RPGLE

FTP using *SSL
I am running v5r3 and am attempting to FTP to a Tumbleweed Securetransport server from our iSeries system using the command: FTP RMTSYS(xxxx) PORT(999) SECCNN(*SSL) I get the following response: Connecting to host xxxx at address xx.xxx.xxx.xx using port 999. 220 qweb1 FTP server (SecureTransport 4.5.1) ready. 334 SSLv23/TLSv1 The connection isn’t opened and IBM [...]

Answer Question   |  October 4, 2006  12:23 PM
Access control, AS/400, Browsers, filtering, Security, Servers, SSL/TLS, TCP, Web security

Secure FTP from I5 Windows.
We have an I Series running V5R3. We need to be able to send a file from our I5 to a bank ftp server, securely. Right now the banks ftp is unsecured. What steps would we need to do on our end? I assume that since the bank is providing the ftp server, they would [...]

Answer Question   |  December 23, 2009  4:26 PM
AS/400, PC/Windows Connectivity

datagate/400
We are currently running Datagate/400, when It was installed the option to clear the cache was specified as ‘N’, now the cache library is getting too big, we would like to change the option to ‘Y’, without reinstalling Datagate, any ideas?. I know we can manually deleted these files from the library.

Answer Question   |  October 8, 2006  3:42 PM
AS/400

Monitoring VRYCFG
Hello, Well, I need some advice because I’m one more time a little bit lost in my learning of AS/400 programming. Here is what I’m trying to do: Everytime that the AS/400 receives a VARY OFF on 1 specific device, I would like to execute a program after the VARY OFF is complete. I was [...]

Answer Question   |  October 5, 2006  9:16 AM
Application development, AS/400, CLP, DataCenter, RPG, RPG ILE, RPGLE

Send a program completion message to a user
A user call an update program – which will complete in a nanosecons as it reads 1 record and updates it. How Can I send a message to the user from the pgm giving completion data? Program could be CL or RPG3/4

Answer Question   |  December 23, 2009  6:01 AM
Application development, RPG, RPGLE

The server with this database is no longer responding
I am trying to access a link in a Database on the LNS through the lotus client but it is throwing the error message ‘The server with this DB is no longer responding Should notes switch to a replica on other server’. The link is accessible from a other client.I have shutdown the firewall also. [...]

Answer Question   |  September 29, 2006  9:51 AM
Application development, AS/400, AS/400 careers, Backup & recovery, CLP, DB2 Universal Database, Lotus Domino, Printing, RPG, RPGLE, Security

ISO date Formats and Move
I need to do 2 things . Perform day additions and deductions on a date format yyyymmdd. Am I correct in thinking this is *ISO format? And is there any example code of arithmetic? 2. Also I have been advised on RPG4 not to use MOVE to change char to dec. Is this correct, and [...]

Answer Question   |  October 2, 2006  8:53 AM
RPG, RPGLE

How can I determine if the SMTP server is active from a CL program?
In a CL program, I want to start the SMTP server using the command STRTCPSVR *SMTP if it is not already started (such as being auto-started at IPL time). I then intend to end the server at the bottom of the CL, but only if the CL program actually started it. I tried issuing the [...]

Answer Question   |  October 3, 2006  5:14 PM
CLP

Audit Journal entry type ‘AD’ for stream files (*STMF)
Hi, When I analyse the audit journal for the journal entry type `AD?, I can see the following entries. My question is that in this type of entries I can not see object level details, (Object is *N). Is there any other method to see the object level details or any other related journal entries [...]

Answer Question   |  December 23, 2009  1:16 AM
AS/400, Security

calling an external web service from RPG
Our web guys have created a web service that we need to access from an RPG program. we have the URL http://999.99.99.99/mywebservice.asmx data will be passed to and from via SOAP format. Martin.

Answer Question   |  October 6, 2006  2:48 PM
AS/400, Programming Languages, RPGLE, Web development, Web services, Web Services Standards

Tape Duplication Problem
Hello, I was wondering if any one is experiencing problems with either of the following tape drives: 3580-L33 or 3581 L38. Problem >> on a daily basis we use Duplicate Media using BRM (DUPMEDBRM) to duplicate our tapes. This job has a normal completion time of 1 hour. From time to time, the tape duplication [...]

Answer Question   |  September 27, 2006  10:06 AM
AS/400, Backup & recovery, DataCenter

Api usage
Hi! Any one that knows where (in which library) to find the CEERARN0 api? The crtpgm command can’t find the module. Best regards! //MikEhr

Answer Question   |  September 26, 2006  7:20 AM
Application development, AS/400, RPGLE

As400 files – a basic question from a newbie
I know this is going to sound silly – a file has a format/formats. What is a ‘member’?

Answer Question   |  December 23, 2009  3:16 AM
AS/400, Backup & recovery, CLP, DataCenter, Printing, RPG, RPGLE, Web development

CFINT
My company is experiencing a serious performance problem due to CFINT. I’m sure we’ve reached our threshold and now IBM is making us pay the penalty. We have ordered a trial version of the GoFaster product, but none of us have any experience with such a package. Have any of you used this product or [...]

Answer Question   |  December 31, 2011  3:22 PM
AS/400

subfile
how to return the control to the program in self expanding subfile while pressing page up

Answer Question   |  December 23, 2009  2:17 PM
RPGLE

CL test for user in group
I need to test for a specific user in a group to allow them access to a menu option in a CL program. I have already created the new group and added users to it. I need help with the actual CL command to test &user in &group. Tks

Answer Question   |  September 25, 2006  12:12 PM
CLP