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CHGPF doesn’t change the based on LFs

QCDT — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:15:45 +0000

I used the CHGPF command to change the record layout of a Physical File but the based on Logical Files were NOT changed – the Format Level Identifier still had the old value.

Can we change length of CSV File

deepu9321 — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:22:44 +0000

Hi guys, I have a CSV format file in my database which is used for Adhoc reporting. Now, I need to increase the legnth of that file. I am trying to increase using CHGPF command, But I wasnt able to do the same. Will any one of you suggest me the way for increasing the legnth of CSV file?

How do I change the field length in a physical file using chgpf command?

Girilabs — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:07:12 +0000

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CHGPF error in Iseries v5r4

AS400TEC — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:09:34 +0000

The CHGPF command is giving error when used to change the CCSID from 37 to 285 in a pf in iseriee V5R4. The files are empty but it is showing the error as ” Error occured during the update of physical file PFILEA in library LIBA using source file located in library LIBINST..”

db2/400

Askt — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:15:03 +0000

I need add a field in existing Physical file without imacting any thing file?

i know CHGPF command but i am not sure about which parameter needs to be update…

Please advice…

Problem in CCSID converting

Proturborandza — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:09:53 +0000

I have a QM query that forms up a DB file. A physical file. A file that afterwards will be tranferred to the excel worksheet.

All the source DB files (as well as all the records inside) that I use in the QM query are having the CCSID=297 (french). But the data itself stored in these DB files sometimes written in russian. So, to have no complaints from users I do the DDS of physical file where I set all the needed records to CCSID value 1025 (russian). Then I just copy the data from the 297-encoded file to the 1025-encoded. That’s the way IBM recomend to do it.

Almost everything is right after the copying except one little thing. Not all the letters are correctly mapped.

I’ve tried to make it the different way – make a interactive query (WRKQRY). The interactive query doesn’t specify the restricted CCSID. So I’ve managed to use CHGPF command to change the CCSID to 1025 value.

But using the interactive query is not a right way, isn’t it?

So I think that possibly there’s a mistake in the locale char mapping.

Finally, the question: how I can operate and/or change (if it’ll be needed) a locale file?

Technicals: iSeries v5r3 as/400 server, 5250 terminal, iSeries Access for windows v5r4.