i5 Questions


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.

Answer Question   |  December 12, 2011  1:51 PM
AS/400, DB2, DB2UDB, i5, iSeries, WRKDBF
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5,505 pts.

Database member Cross reference in Qsys? – Where’s it hidden?
A number of useful objects are in Qsys these days. Items like QADBIFLD are very useful when you want a system wide search for a field. I’ve been looking for the equivalent for file members. Specifically, I want to search for all occurrences of a given file member name across the system’s many libraries/files. Can’t [...]

Answer Question   |  October 8, 2009  10:39 AM
AS/400, i5, iSeries, Physical Files, V5R4
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5,505 pts.

i5 software to download currency exchange rates
Does anyone know of i5 software packages or web services that will allow me to download currency exchange rates to our i5 via FTP. I don’t need a conversion of dollar amounts, just the rates. Thank You,

Answer Question   |  October 19, 2009  1:17 PM
FTP, i5, i5/OS
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10 pts.

iNavigator error message
I am getting an error message under Basic Operations/Printer Output even if I am logged in as QSECOFR to the i5. The error message: System iNavigator/ An unexpected error occured. Check the system iAccess java trace log for additional information. Running Windows XP Pro SP3, fresh install System iAccess for Windows V6R1. I need to [...]

Answer Question   |  September 30, 2011  8:00 PM
AS/400, i5, iNavigator, SST
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85 pts.

BRMS commands
Can Any body list out some basic  BRMS COMMANDS TO WORK ON THAT?

Answer Question   |  January 28, 2012  1:05 PM
i5, i5 Commands, iSeries
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1,635 pts.

Adopting open Source on i5
There is at last a growing open Source community on i5. What measures should be taken before adopting any open source and allowing it inside the firewall?

Answer Question   |  August 14, 2009  7:10 AM
i5, Open source
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5,505 pts.

Disappearing i5 spoolfile
I have a spoolfile I suspect a user is moving to a printer, without saving first. Other users are thinking is not generating. It only happens to Friday nights report. I actually caught it on 7/31/09 but didn’t think to save it then. I didn’t move it so I could see what happen on Monday. [...]

Answer Question   |  August 5, 2009  2:09 PM
AS/400 Spooled Files, i5, V5R4
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45 pts.

What’s a good, simple reliable way to log errors for later investigation?
I’m doing new work in an old old system. It’s built with a bit of everything you could use from System/34 onwards – except maybe WSU. Naturally, as I Put together new functions, I test return codes, record locks, database integrity as I go. Just spent a couple of hours finding out that a function [...]

Answer Question   |  August 5, 2009  12:42 PM
DB2, DB2 error logs, i5, Joblogs, Logging Operators
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5,505 pts.

Data Queue Entry across Partitions
Is there a way to send a data queue entry across a partition on the i5?

Answer Question   |  July 31, 2009  4:47 PM
i5, i5 Data Queue Entry, i5 Partitions
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5 pts.

IBM Bladecenters
Are the IBM I5 Bladecenter H and the IBM I Bladecenter HS, the same hardware, and if so does anyone know if Exchange 2007 can successfully run on this platform.

Answer Question   |  June 18, 2011  6:53 PM
Bladecenter, Exchange 2007, i5, IBM, IBM i Bladecenter HS, IBM i5 Bladecenter H
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1,810 pts.

i5 command with key parm and prompt pgm
Hi, I have a command that has a key parameter which is working perfectly. The key parm is used to save that instance of the commands parameters to a data area of the same name if it does not exist. It is also used to load the command with previously entered values. This is so [...]

Answer Question   |  July 7, 2009  4:16 PM
i5, i5 Commands, KEYPARM
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320 pts.

Java on AS/400
Hi All,I want to know what is the best configuration of i5 system to run JAVA application such as M3 ERP.

Answer Question   |  June 3, 2009  11:01 AM
ERP, i5, Java, M3 ERP, OS/400
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85 pts.

JAVA and i5
Hi All, I want to know what is the best configuration of i5 system to run JAVA application such as M3 ERP.

Answer Question   |  July 8, 2009  5:07 PM
ERP, i5, Java, OS/400
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85 pts.

Mercurial on iSeries?
I’ve got an i515, running V5R4, with no PASE at all. Is there any way for me to create some programs that would allow me to store/backup my programs on a mercurial server? Just curious if anything exists (for free) like this.

Answer Question   |  May 6, 2009  3:07 PM
AS/400, i5, iSeries, Mercurial, V5R4
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4,990 pts.

Xerox 4595 Meter Report
We have a Xerox 4595 attached to our i5 as a remote outq. It works well, except the meter report (a.k.a. usage report) counts all pages printed from the i5 in one user account with the name “unknown@port97″. What we want, of course, is the true user IDs listed in the report so office management [...]

Answer Question   |  April 3, 2009  3:22 PM
AS/400 printing, i5, WSCST, Xerox 4595
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40 pts.

Howdo I incorporate .bmp images into i5 printer/spool file?
We use overlays with static images(logo), but I need to include a .bmp image into a spool file based on link data (on the iseries) that points to a .bmp file on the IFS. Really don’t want to recreate the wheel by making page segments out of these images (there are many of them), and [...]

Answer Question   |  April 1, 2009  6:52 PM
AFP, AFPDS, AS/400 printing, AS/400 Spooled Files, i5
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5 pts.

Authority Question
We have 2 iSeries Servers. I have setup Anynet support. I am trying to give our DBA the ability to use the SAVRSTOBJ command, but I keep running into the fact that the DBA needs *ALLOBJ authority when Allow Object Differences *ALL is selected. Any words of wisedom, Thanks, Bill Poulin

Answer Question   |  May 18, 2011  7:56 PM
*ALLOBJ, Anynet Support, AS/400 security, i5, iSeries, SAVRSTOBJ
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2,480 pts.

System Request Menu
How can you control access to the System Request Menu ? Want to deny end users, but allow programmers, operators, etc. Thanks, Bill Poulin

Answer Question   |  March 17, 2009  4:37 PM
AS/400 user permissions, i5, iSeries, System Request Menu
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2,480 pts.

RSTLIB and Journaling
I am doing a SAVLIB of our Production Data Libraries creating SaveFiles on our Production iSeries, then thru FTP, transferring the SaveFiles to our Development iSeries, then doing RSTLIBs. During the RSTLIBs I get a CPF7085 – Journal QSQJRN already exists and CPF3756 – JRN QSQJRN not restored. It was my understanding that doing a [...]

Answer Question   |  December 8, 2008  4:31 PM
AS/400, FTP, i5, iSeries, RSTLIB, RSTLIB Errors, SAVLIB
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2,480 pts.

Does anyone know if Mime&Mail (MMAIL) works with i5/os V6R1?
We use MMAIL daily at our shop. We will replace our i5 this winter, the new i5 will come with V6R1. Does anyone know if MMAIL will work on V6R1? Any issues with conversion, APIs or etc.?

Answer Question   |  April 2, 2009  6:29 PM
AS/400, i5, i5/OS, iSeries, MIME & Mail, MMAIL, V6R1
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40 pts.